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Building value based teams december 2019
- 1. Building value basedteams Lean Agile Practices December 2019 hussam.ahmad@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/
- 2. page 02 Who am I? •67-model human(Palestinian Syrian Norwegian) working globally in multicultural environments • Experience wise: • 10 years from social care and education sector • 25 years from the IT industry • System Architect, Developer • Product and Project Management • C-level executive, CEO • Coaching • Lean-Agile @scale (leadership & Implementation) • Waste management in Software development • Communication & Motivation • Goal setting & Achievement • Personal development hussam.ahmad@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/
- 3. page 03 The house ofLean • Alignment • Relevant briefing during the Product Increment planning • Establish backlog visibility and grooming routines • Adjust to match the vision and mission periodically • Built in quality • Refuse releasing undone work • Reduce tech debt • Integrate UX, Architecture and Operations in the flow • Transparency • Visualize everything • Ownership for success & failures • Allow failing & Learning (Coaching Kata, Coding Dojos, Community of Practice) https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com
- 4. page 04 Value streams explained •Value is whatever you provide your customer in exchange for something valuable for you • Value is created and delivered • Value Creation Process + Value Delivery Process = Value Stream • Information and Resources flow through the stream https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Value Adding value Adding value Adding value Adding value
- 5. page 05 A Pizza deliveryvalue stream https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Channels Web, Phone, Table Pizza Selection Place an order Pizza baking Pizza delivery Adding value Adding value Adding value Adding value I want a pizza 1. Decide on a supplier 2. Go through the menu 3. Decide on order form 4. Chose the Pizza 1. Size 2. Thickness 3. Toppings 4. Cheese 5. Place the order 6. Bake the pizza 7. Deliver the pizza 8. Make a payment 9. Enjoy the deal
- 6. page 06 A Pizza deliveryvalue stream- How we identify the steps https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Channels Web, Phone, Table Pizza Selection Place an order Pizza baking Pizza delivery Adding value Adding value Adding value Adding value I want a pizza • Identify the steps needed for value realization • Do not go into details • Exclude steps from external processes if not really needed (Braches like in ERP) • Ask: What does the process for value creation and delivery look like? • Ensure: added value after each step
- 7. page 07 A Pizza deliveryvalue stream – Identify the systems needed https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Channels Pizza Selection Place an order Pizza baking Pizza delivery I want a pizza • In this step we identify what systems either are already in use or should be developed/involved in the value stream • Also draw the connection between the system and steps it is used in Web, Phone, Table Pizza selection System Pizza ordering ERP Pizza Delivery System Drivers & Routing
- 8. page 08 A Pizza deliveryvalue stream – Identify system requirements https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Channels Pizza Selection Place an order Pizza baking Pizza delivery I want a pizza • For each system • We need to identify both functional and non functional requirements => backlog • Estimate the backlog based on experience => Prioritized backlog • Estimate manpower needed for both creation and delivery => Cross functional team Web, Phone, Table Pizza selection System Pizza ordering ERP Pizza Delivery System Drivers & Routing
- 9. page 09 Adding confidence levelto the estimate https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Knowledge Confidence rating - Done similar many times - Reliable measurements exists either internally or externally - No unclear requirements High - There are some unknowns - Measurements exist, but vary in a range Medium - No experience in this area - We need to acquire both system development and Product Management knowledge Low
- 10. page 010 How to buildthe teams https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com • Team types • T1: Component based team (ERP, Deployment, Front End, back end) • T2: Technology based team (Web team, Mobile team, Oracle) • T3: All Ends- End to End team (by product, value stream step, market segment) • Optimized for: • Speed and functional quality: T3 • Technical robustness: T1 • Expertise: T2 We should chose Cross functional Teams as often as possible Web, Phone, Table Pizza selection System Pizza ordering ERP Pizza Delivery System Drivers & Routing
- 11. page 011 Empowertheteam Effective complete delivery& communication in a development team • With cross functional teams we gain: • Coordination of whole requirement happens locally in the team • No handing off before a complete requirement is DONE • Broader skills and system knowledge • Long lived with predictable delivery • Can deliver independently from other teams • Focus on whole system and not sub optimized Developer ArchitectTester Developer Developer Business analyst Product owner Potentially shippable product Customer specific function hussam.ahmad@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ Eliminate waste Deliver as fast as possible Amplify learning Build integrity
- 12. page 012 We deliver iterativelyand in increments https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com
- 13. page 013 We work incadence and synchronized manner • All teams start their iteration at the same time to allow: • Co-planning • Predictable capacity • Identification of dependencies • System integrity by managing frequent integrations • Learning • Synchronization enabled by • Capacity margins • Synchronized events • Short queues https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com
- 14. page 014 Why should wegather around the VALUE • System thinking • We do not optimize one single process only • We take a holistic view of the whole system • Better efficiency: • Less waste • Fewer Handoffs • Faster delivery • Better collaboration: • Collaborative work on common goals • Easy to understand by everybody • => Higher satisfaction both internally and externally https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com
- 15. page 015 How to buildthe teams https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com • Let us do this as an exercise in groups • Identify the Requirements • Decide on number of resources with different skill set • Decide on team type you think is a fit • Decide on number of teams • How to coordinate the teams Web, Phone, Table Pizza selection System Pizza ordering ERP Pizza Delivery System Drivers & Routing
- 16. page 016 A Pizza deliveryvalue stream – Identify the teams https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussamahmad/ hussam.ahmad@gmail.com Channels Pizza Selection Place an order Pizza baking Pizza delivery I want a pizza Web, Phone, Table Pizza selection System Pizza ordering ERP Pizza Delivery System Drivers & Routing 13 (4 Web, 3 mobile, 2 test, 1 BA, 1 Arch, 1 deployment, 1 SM) Just integration with SAP 6 (1 GIS, 1 Web, 1 Test, 1 BA, 1 DB, 1 SM)