1. WHY SHOULD I CARE
ABOUT
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Kiron D. Bondale
PMP, PMI-ACP, PSM II, ICP-ACC, PMI-RMP,CDAI/DASSM
kbondale@wcpconsulting.com
JANUARY 30, 2021
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2. Agenda
• Why Agile?
• Why Disciplined Agile (DA)?
• Why did PMI acquire DA?
• Fundamentals of Disciplined Agile
• Certification options
• How can I learn more?
• Q&A
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Why should I care about agile?
• Increased project complexity
• Increased competition for market share
• Talent retention
• Strong support from PMI
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Why is becoming more agile so complicated?
• The Manifesto was written by
technology professionals for the
software development context
• Some agile frameworks can be
overly prescriptive
• Agile for enterprise contexts is
more complex
• Teams lack guidance on how to
improve
• Scope flexibility can be abused
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5. What are some challenges with Scrum?
• Scrum is a revolution, not an
evolution
• It is a framework for product
management, not project
management
• It was not designed to scale to
enterprise delivery needs
• Sprints might not fit all delivery
contexts
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6. What does Discipline have to do with agile?
• Increased transparency
• Short-time frames from request
to completion
• Shorter feedback loops
• Self-managed teams
• Flexibility on scope
• Alignment with enterprise
standards
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7. So what is Disciplined Agile (DA)?
• Process-decision toolkit for improving
agility
• Provides choice & supports Guided
Continuous Improvement
• First developed within IBM in early 2009
with a focus on improving delivery
• Incorporates ideas from existing agile
methods & frameworks
• It is not about DA or Framework X, but
rather DA incorporating practices from
Framework X
• Supported by a multi-level certification
program
• Acquired by PMI in August 2019
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8. What prompted PMI to acquire DA?
• DA provides PMI with
comprehensive IP and thought
leadership
• Gives PMI “street cred” with the
agile community
• Aligns with the new principles-
based orientation of PMI’s
standards
• It is pragmatic and not
prescriptive
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9. DA is based on some solid principles!
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Delight
Customers
Pragmatism
Be
Awesome
Context
Counts
Choice is
Good
Optimize
Flow
Enterprise
Awareness

10. DA has evolved beyond the original Manifesto…
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11. DA enables Guided Continuous Improvement
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12. And supports de-risking & lean governance
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13. DA supports multiple lifecycles
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Program
Lean Exploratory
Continuous
Delivery: Lean
Continuous
Delivery: Agile
Agile

14. The Agile Lifecycle (project-oriented)
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15. The Lean Lifecycle (project-oriented)
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16. The Continuous Delivery: Lean Lifecycle
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17. DA provides process goals…
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18. And decision points with options!
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19. So what does the future hold?
• Seamless integration of the
NetObjectives Flex content into DA
• Extending DA’s process decision
making toolkit to other domains
(e.g. construction, manufacturing)
• Tighter integration of DA
certifications into PMI’s certification
system
• Integration of DA content into
PMI’s standards such as the
PMBOK® Guide
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20. PMI provides a comprehensive agile certification program
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21. How can I learn more?
• Self-learning:
• https://www.pmi.org/disciplined-agile
• https://disciplinedagileconsortium.org/
• Read a book (or two)
• Take a course:
• Self-paced, online Basics of Disciplined
Agile™
• Two day DisciplinedAgile Scrum Master
(DASM) or DisciplinedAgile Senior
Scrum Master (DASSM) workshops
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22. A deeper dive into the DASSM workshop
• We offer a live virtual version of the
two-day DASSM workshop for those
with 2+ years of agile leadership
experience
• It provides you with one free attempt
(within 30 days) to challenge the
DASSM exam & 14 PDUs
• The next live virtual sessions are being
held on
• February 3-4
• April 12-13
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23. Any questions?
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For more information about our
traditional PM and agile
training & consulting offerings,
please visit our website at
www.wcpconsulting.com