My Agile Suitcase Peter Stevens SGPHX Pecha Kucha
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"My Agile Suitcase" - A humorous look at using Scrum to rescue a failing project.
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- 1. My Agile Suitcase Photo: Peter Stevens “On a trip to Waterfall Island” Peter Stevens @peterstev (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2015 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 2. There’s a ship sinking off of Waterfall Island Photo © leonardo viti - fotolia (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2015 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 3. 1. Do you want me to be here? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch Photo © javarman - fotolia File 1
- 4. 2. What are we trying to achieve? © 2008 - 2013 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch(cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 5. 3. What is your biggest impediment? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 6. 4. What was your best project like?PhotocourtesyofIainFarrell@flickr (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 7. 5. What has worked for us in the past? Management - Clear Vision & Goals - Clear priorities - Clear decisions - Clear responsibilities - Management Support for the Teams, People & Project - Focus - Close cooperation with the customer - Motivated, Activated & Empowered Team Members Technical - Short feedback loops - Running systems early - Clear Acceptance Criteria / Tests - Good tools and equipment - Risks handled early - Early and regular integration - Thorough Test Suite - Automated Test Suite (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 8. 6. Who wants this project to be their best ever? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 9. 7.Whowillbetheproductowner? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 10. 8. Where does it hurt? - Picuture courtesy of Jan Tik@flickr (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 11. 9. Hey Team, what does it mean to be done? © 2008 - 2013 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch(cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 12. 10. Where does it really hurt? © 2008 - 2013 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 13. 11. Can you give us time to learn Scrum? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 14. 12. How can we work together effectively? (cc) Atrribution Share Alike Aldan Jones(cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 15. 13. How do we deliver regularly? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 16. 14. How do we know its working? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 17. 15. How do we communicate with each other? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 18. 16. How do I take care of myself? (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 19. 17 How do I take care of my team? Champgane © julian_rovagnati-fotolia(cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch
- 20. 18 When can I go home?PeterStevens @peterstev–scrum-breakfast.com peter@saat-nework.ch (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch “Let’s make this project our best project ever!
- 21. Acknowledgements - This presentation is sharable under Creative Commons (CC) BY Attribution 3.0 Unported http://creativeco mmons.org/licen ses/by/3.0/ - Some images are © their owners. (cc) BY 3.0 2008 - 2014 Peter Stevens | saat-network.ch thanks to mrwallpaper.com for waterfall-seljalandsfoss-island
Editor's Notes
- Hey everyone, how are you doing here on Agile Island? I am so glad to be back! How's the cool-aid? Great Stuff, huh? I just got back from Waterfall Island – you see, there was this sinking ship that needed saving... Since so many of us get called over there, I've been asked to share the contents of my Agile suitcase. What do I use to save the ship?
- One problem: They don't like cool-aid on waterfall Island. “That may be cool in Colorado, but not here!” So I don't tell them about the cool-aid. So what do I bring instead? Questions. Twenty powerful questions? Nope! I've only got 18 more slides.
- The first time I went to waterfall island, the chief developer said to me, I've been here since the beginning. You're Project Leader number 5. Why should I pay any attention to you? You team's Emotions are the key to your success! So how do you get them on board?
- Note the use of the word, “we”! I like to start with the ship, and the team's concerns… There is a ship out there sinking. It's our job to save it. And someone is really desperate to have it saved. Let's get agreement that we're here to save the ship And focus on that!
- What better way to get the team on your side than to start addressing their issues? We talked about our goals. What is making them hard? What can we do to make it easier? The people on the project are experts! They know where the issues are. Help them and they'll help you.
- Quick question for you: How many of you are working on your best project ever? Quick show of hands Quite a lot of you! Of course – you're doing Scrum! How about that floundering team…? Hardly any! So this is my first impediment!
- So I ask the team to share the stories of their best projects. If we want this project to be more like our best projects, What are the patterns we should emulate? This list is pretty typical, especially the stuff on the left. In fact, if you agree to do Scrum, this is what you should be able to achieve, including the stuff on the right. Uh-oh, I just mentioned the cool-aid....
- Is this is a silly question, or what? Scrum implements a couple of simple patterns: Inspect and Adapt at regular intervals Deliver stuff that works every sprint. The whole team solves the problem A coach helps the team perform better One voice speaks for the customer .
- It's not cool aid. It's what we know works well. So I always start with Scrum! Who is going to be that one voice? Well, who is feeling the pain? Who is most worried about the ship? Who's bonus will be cut if the project fails? That's person I want as product owner.
- Next I ask the PO where it hurts. Arrah!!, it hurts everywhere! The ship is sinking! Do something! My first Product Owner was so frustrated, any issue provoked a cry of pain! What did I do? Help him calm down so we could work constructively together.
- You team likes problems. So here is their first problem! Some thing for them to work on While I calm down the Product Owner. If we are going to ship something, it has to be done. What does it mean to be done? How do we know it's done?
- Now its time to go back to Product Owner And talk about the ship. When does it need to float? -- By Christmas. What does that ship need to float? -- Everything! OK… what should we do first? Refurbishing the captains quarters!? Why will that help the ship float? “Why?” is a great tool for prioritization
- Will an investment in performance give a return? If everyone is under so much pressure, that the answer is no, maybe that ship is already sunk.. . In which case, I can go home early.
- I like to think of Scrum as a set of working agreements. Things we do, constraints we accept, so we can be more effective. What else can we do? Keep asking this question. Small things add up! This is how we improve performance with Scrum. This is how we get happier teams.
- Delivering something useful every two weeks can be a huge challenge. Some may even ask why we need it… Simple! So we can do it on demand. This is where we start the conversation about engineering practices. You won't deliver reliably without them!
- How do you know the cool-aid is having it's effect? How do you know it's real and not cool-aid? Two signs: Sticky notes everywhere! Better morale (Getting closer to our best project!) One team said, “But we're not allowed to put stuff on the walls! “ So we put stickies on around our screens. Waiting, working… done! I guess we showed them – Ha!
- Stickies and markers can be hard to find on Waterfall Island. So I bring my own. At least enough to get started. We use them to make Information radiators , which help us go from from politics to problem solving.
- Saving ships is a hard job! The danger is burning out. Many of my colleagues have had health problems, weight problems, you-name-it problems... I've had my share. I always took my swimsuit with me. Now I actually try to use it on every trip. And.. sleep is important. My Tip: Sauna or Hot Tub!
- How do I take care of my team? Man! I have no idea! I wish I had the answer the answer to this one. Where's Lyssa Adkins when I need her? Every team is different, and sometimes even the “hero” needs to ask for help!
- Nothing ruins a good coaching assignment like overstaying your welcome. Sooner is later that boat is floating and your team has things under control. It's OK. It's time to go back to Agile Island. Time to tank energy, and share stories! My time is up, thank you for yours! And see you in the open space…