Balancing the Crusty and Old with the Shiny and New
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In his journeys, Bob Galen has discovered that testing takes on many forms. Some organizations have no automated tests and struggle to run massive manual regression tests within very short iterative releases. Other organizations are going “all in”―writing thousands of acceptance tests in Gherkin. The resulting imbalance in their testing approaches undermines an organization’s efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery nimbleness. Bob shares ideas to bring balance to testing. He explores the choices: manual vs. automated testing, designed and scripted test cases vs. exploratory tests, and thoroughly planned test projects vs. highly iterative reactive ones. Bob describes how to balance traditional test leadership with an iterative and whole team view to add value. And finally, he explores the balance of the gatekeeper vs. leading the collaboration with stakeholders to find the right requirements that solve their problems. Take away a strategic approach to structure your testing and a renewed understanding of how testing fits into a healthy and balanced culture.
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Q: Do you start initiatives in a complex domain by attempting to answer “what are we going to deliver and when”?
Q: Do internal stakeholders negotiate a scope and date agreement with development and then expected teams to keep “on track” to deliver the agreed deliverables by the agreed date?
Q: Do developers cut corners in order to achieve this?
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We will also outline how to lead your organisation to the co-operative game aligned with Agile methods. This includes at least 7 specific techniques.
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[To download this complete presentation, visit: https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
This introduction to Agile and Scrum is a presentation that provides a high-level overview of Agile and Scrum methodologies. The presentation is aimed at individuals who may have heard of Agile and Scrum but are not familiar with the concepts or principles.
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The key roles and responsibilities within a Scrum team are discussed next, including the three key roles of Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team. An explanation on how these roles interact with each other and the wider organization is provided.
The Scrum framework and its key components, including an overview of Sprints, Backlog, and Artifacts are also explained. The Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, are also covered.
Lastly, successful examples of how Agile and Scrum are used in various industries, such as software development, marketing, and education are presented. Discussions on how Agile and Scrum can be adapted to fit the needs of different projects and organizations are also provided.
By the end of the Agile and Scrum PPT presentation, attendees would have a solid foundation in Agile and Scrum methodologies, including a basic understanding of the principles and values, the Scrum framework and its key components, and the roles and responsibilities of the Scrum team. They would be equipped with the necessary knowledge to apply Agile and Scrum to their own work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the basic principles, values, benefits and drawbacks of Agile and Scrum.
2. Understand the key roles of the Scrum team, and the Scrum framework and its key components.
3. Understand how Agile and Scrum can be applied to various industries and projects and adapted to fit different situations.
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- 2. Bob Galen Velocity Partners An agile methodologist, practitioner, and coach based in Cary, NC, Bob Galen helps guide companies in their adoption of Scrum and other agile methodologies and practices. Bob is a principal agile evangelist at Velocity Partners, a leading agile nearshore development partner; president of RGCG; and frequent speaker on software development, project management, software testing, and team leadership at conferences and professional groups. He is a Certified Scrum Coach, Certified Scrum Product Owner, and an active member of the Agile and Scrum Alliances. In 2013 Bob published Scrum Product Ownership–Balancing Value from the Inside Out. Reach him at bob@rgalen.com.
- 3. 1 Balancing the Crusty and Old with the Shiny and New Bob Galen President & Principal Consultant RGCG, LLC bob@rgalen.com A Tale of Crusty & Old... Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 2
- 4. 2 A Tale of Shiny & New... Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 3 Ultimately… You must decide the Balance Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 4
- 5. 3 Balance from to… Gatekeeper Argue, Stop, Block, Impede Over my “cold dead hands” It’s my call and I say it’s not ready This may take awhile Curiosity Ask about Goals Ask about confidence & readiness Ask about the Customer Focused toward team & value-based decisions 5Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC Balance from to… Testing Coverage We are 79.5% complete We need 2 days, 3 hours, and 32 minutes to complete our testing We must execute all tests Risk-Based Testing Feedback over coverage Targeted testing based on changes Exploration & Discovery Customer Engagement & Exposure Adjust! 6Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC
- 6. 4 Balance from to… Following the Plan Big plans, that are not read Big strategies that don’t adapt The goal becomes – completing the Plan But, we followed the plan Learn, Adapt, Realign Creating a shared strategy Inspect & Adapt Plans are nothing; Planning is everything The goal is customer delight 7Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC Balance from to… Follower Product, Project Management, or Development – “leads” Everyone along for the ride; keep your head down Stay out of critical path Lead by Example Creating a vision of the Customer Courage to tell Truth Hold the “whole team” accountable Pull vs. Push 8Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC
- 7. 5 Balance from to… Defend Your Turf Defend your actions Explain your intent Identify risks Explain strategies; the Why And the Why Not Team-based Results Collaborative strategies Business engaged with trade-offs Holistic risk management Show me the Money - DEMO 9Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC Balance from to… Short Term Deliver the release 1-shot at delivery Time drives everything Little refactoring Minimal bug fixing Long Term Deliver a “stream” of value Iterative delivery Adapt, pivot and re-deliver Customer feedback – “Good Enough” Robust refactoring 10Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC
- 8. 6 Deliver the “Ask” Follow the Use Cases Even if your “spider sense” is tingling, deliver what was asked Validate the “Requirements” Deliver the “Need” Creating a sense of the Customer for your team Helping craft Persona’s Delivering “working code” Validate with the Customer Building the right thing 11Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC Balance from to… Balance from to… Test Team Status, metrics Team meetings Grouse amongst yourselves Silo mentality “Done” as a function, then hand-off Cross-functional Team Plan, estimate, execute as a team Whole team view; developers test and testers design Throughput is the ultimate measure 12Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC
- 9. 7 Balance from to… Single-tier Automation Test team focused UI-centric; Capture Playback Singular tool Brittle UI – maintenance heavy Multi-tier Automation Whole team focused Ongoing integration Multiple, specialized tools Unit, UI, Component/API Finer grained work Open source frameworks 13Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC Balance from to… Trust, but Verify Them and us Testers: developers can’t test their own code Developers: testers don’t know how to test my code Trust, Accountability, Try and Fail Trust team members to do their jobs until they don’t Mistakes happen Fail forward as a team Reflect on continuous improvement 14Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC
- 10. 8 Balance from to… Leading by Telling Command & control Hierarchy Titles & roles Job descriptions Leadership held accountability Leading by Letting Go Vision & Mission Networks & Tribes Self-directed teams Roles, but Shared accountability 15Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC Parting Shots Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 16
- 11. 9 Shiny is a moving target Shiny and new isn’t always right Context matters Historical lessons, approaches, tactics, tools, approaches still work Experience matters Shiny fades giving way to the next shiny & new Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 17 Crusty is simply…stuck Just because you’ve always been “crusty” Your context changes continuously Technology changes Business changes Generations change Stuck doesn’t work, you need to inspect & adapt Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 18
- 12. 10 Imperative - You must decide how to Balance/ Bridge between the two… Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 19 Can’t do this without mentioning Yoda! The monkey is on your back I know it’s unfair I know it’s a burden I know it’s incredibly hard to balance effectively But BE the Change Look BACK to look FORWARD Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 20
- 13. 11 Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 21 Introduction Bob Galen Independent Agile Coach (CSC) at RGCG, LLC Principle Agile Evangelist at Velocity Partners Somewhere ‘north’ of 30 years overall experience ☺ Wide variety of technical stacks and business domains Developer first, then Project Management / Leadership, then Testing Senior/Executive software development leadership for 20 years Practicing formal agility since 2000 XP, Lean, Scrum, and Kanban experience From Cary, North Carolina Connect w/ me via LinkedIn and Twitter @bobgalen Bias Disclaimer: Agile is THE BEST Methodology for Software Development However, NOT a Silver Bullet! Contact Info Bob Galen Principal Consultant, RGalen Consulting Group, L.L.C. Experience-driven agile focused training, coaching & consulting Cell: (919) 272-0719 bob@rgalen.com www.rgalen.com bgalen@velocitypartners.net www.velocitypartners.net Blogs Project Times - http://www.projecttimes.com/robert-galen/ BA Times - http://www.batimes.com/robert-galen/ Podcast on all things ‘agile’ - http://www.meta-cast.com/ 22Copyright © 2014 RGCG, LLC 22