Assurance of agile projects conference, 27th November 2013

1. Workshop: How can audit and
assurance mirror the Agile delivery
philosophy?
Alison Terry title and/or date
Presentationand Jayne Goble
27th November 2013

2. Delivery teams decide on
empirical performance
metrics and self monitor
• Key lines of inquiry
• Tests
• Cycle of intervention – when and how
Presentation title and/or date

3. Everyone is a collaborator
in delivering quality
• Key lines of inquiry
• Tests
• Cycle of intervention – when and how
Presentation title and/or date

4. External assessment focuses
on teams’ behaviours not just
processes and documentation
• Key lines of inquiry
• Tests
• Cycle of intervention – when and how
Presentation title and/or date

5. Four principles of governance for Agile delivery
Key lines of inquiry:
Light touch and
proactive
Focused on
activity
underway and
value of
products and
services
Key lines of inquiry:
•Skills and experience of
team
•Team dynamics
•Organisation of working
environment
•Permissions to make
decisions
Assessors
have high-end
skills, including
delivery
experience
Mirror the Agile
philosophy –
only do it if it
brings value and
does not
introduce delays
External
assessment
focuses on teams’
behaviours, not
just processes
and
documentation
Observation is main
method of evidence
collection
Presentation title and/or date
ICT and systems analysis team
•Prioritisation - order in which
the team tackles the tasks
Fail fast learn
quickly
Delivery teams
decide on
empirical
performance
metrics and selfmonitor
Use data to
improve
certainty
team will
deliver a
service of
quality
•Team response to the
results achieved
•KPIs and transparency of
management
•Timing and nature of quality
control by delivery team
Key lines of inquiry:
Everyone is a
collaborator in
delivering
quality
User
involvement in
assuring value
Senior
management
agrees quality
of service
upfront
•Culture – level of
commitment and openness
across organisation
•Business owner integration
into delivery team
•User feedback

6. Four principles of governance for Agile delivery
Key lines of inquiry:
Light touch and
proactive
Focused on
activity
underway and
value of
products and
services
Key lines of inquiry:
•Skills and experience of
team
•Team dynamics
•Organisation of working
environment
•Permissions to make
decisions
Assessors
have high-end
skills, including
delivery
experience
Mirror the Agile
philosophy –
only do it if it
brings value and
does not
introduce delays
External
assessment
focuses on teams’
behaviours, not
just processes
and
documentation
Observation is main
method of evidence
collection
Presentation title and/or date
ICT and systems analysis team
•Prioritisation - order in which
the team tackles the tasks
Fail fast learn
quickly
Delivery teams
decide on
empirical
performance
metrics and selfmonitor
Use data to
improve
certainty
team will
deliver a
service of
quality
•Team response to the
results achieved
•KPIs and transparency of
management
•Timing and nature of quality
control by delivery team
Key lines of inquiry:
Everyone is a
collaborator in
delivering
quality
User
involvement in
assuring value
Senior
management
agrees quality
of service
upfront
•Culture – level of
commitment and openness
across organisation
•Business owner integration
into delivery team
•User feedback