Agile Tour Clermont-Ferrand 2014 Keynote ouverture A Scalable & Reliable Delivery What do we have to learn from ….. ? Thierry Fraudet Agile Transformation Leader Michelin Group – Information System thierry.fraudet@fr.michelin.com

1. A Scalable & Reliable
Delivery
What do we have to learn from ….. ?
Thierry Fraudet
Agile Transformation Leader
Michelin Group – Information System
thierry.fraudet@fr.michelin.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/thierryfraudet
@tfraudet

2. The Race of sky
Chrysler Building:
Tallest in the
world from May
27, 1930 to April
30, 1931
John Raskob,
The product owner ;-)

3. William Lamb , Architect
The Race of sky
Fixed budget, end of
the project on May
first 1931, and as
many floors as
possible (value)

4. 1. The demolition started on
September 22, 1929
Timing

5. 1. The demolition started on
September 22, 1929
2. Excavation for the new building
began in January 1930
Timing

6. 1. The demolition started on
September 22, 1929
2. Excavation for the new building
began in January 1930
3. In March 1930 construction
began on the steel skeleton.
Timing

7. 1. The demolition started on
September 22, 1929
2. Excavation for the new building
began in January 1930
3. In March 1930 construction
began on the steel skeleton.
4. 11 months after construction
started, the interior systems
(elevator, electricity, plumbing,…)
were in place
Timing

8. 1. The demolition started on
September 22, 1929
2. Excavation for the new building
began in January 1930
3. In March 1930 construction
began on the steel skeleton.
4. 11 months after construction
started, the interior systems
(elevator, electricity, plumbing,…)
were in place
5. Construction was completed on
April 11, 1931, one year and 45
days after it had begun (410
days)
He open its door on may first, 1931.
Timing

9. I have no idea what this guy doing ?
But sure would be glad that was not my job 
An Agile guy ?

10. What we have to learn from Empire State building construction!
How they do it ?
• Focus on Foundation &
Framework
• Teamwork of owner, architect,
and builder
• Iterative & incremental
• Design for Simplicity &
modularity
• Focused on the flow
• Regular Cadence
• Small batches
• …

11. Structural
Steel
Schedule
Workflow

12. What we have to learn from Empire State building construction!
How they do it ?
• Focus on Foundation &
Framework
• Teamwork of owner, architect,
and builder
• Iterative & incremental
• Design for Simplicity &
modularity
• Focused on the flow
• Regular Cadence
• Small batches
• …
They used lean & Agile principles
to frame their works !!

13. Agile & Lean make organization works and help design big & complex things !!
“ It’s up to us to make Agile & Lean
works in our environment.. “
Thx !!

14. Reference
• Leading Lean Software Development,
2009, Mary & Tom Poppendieck
• The Empire State Building construction
project,
http://www.generalcontractor.com/resources/a
rticles/empire-state-building.asp
• Fast-track construction becomes the
norm
http://archrecord.construction.com/resources/c
onteduc/archives/0202fast-track-1.asp