Confessions of a Former Agile Methodologist
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While I am best known as a Java evangelist, my day job prior to joining Oracle was Chief Agile Methodologist where I facilitated 3 company-wide Agile rollouts. If you are skeptical of folks trying to sell you certifications, frustrated with the institution of new processes and tracking systems, or wary of process experts taking the place of technical leadership, then this is the session for you. Come learn the insider secrets of how Agile works in a large enterprise from someone who has been in the eye of the hurricane. However, be warned that this knowledge will give you the power to change the development culture in your organization for better or worse -- are you ready to shoulder this responsibility?
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- 1. Confessions of a Former Agile Methodologist Stephen Chin (@steveonjava) Java Technology Evangelist JavaOne Conference Chair
- 3. Once upon a time… I was a happy hacker 3https://www.flickr.com/photos/brickpimp/8453569593/
- 4. Working in teams with friendly coworkers… 4https://www.flickr.com/photos/oblongpictures/5250948891/
- 5. But a scary boss! 5https://www.flickr.com/photos/oblongpictures/5250948891/
- 6. Who went on "vacation" suddenly… 6https://www.flickr.com/photos/grandvelasrivieramaya/3179390917/
- 7. And I was left holding the banana… 7https://www.flickr.com/photos/kerrythomas/14765382780/
- 8. So we decided to go Extreme! 8https://www.flickr.com/photos/kwl/3401221326/
- 9. We started pair programming 9https://www.flickr.com/photos/benjamingolub/3789762583
- 11. And began working at a sustainable pace. 11https://www.flickr.com/photos/isherwoodchris/7653012036
- 12. It was a lot of fun, and we were very productive 12
- 13. Then I set out to join the empire! 13https://www.flickr.com/photos/activars/6616140577
- 14. It was a little daunting at first… 14https://www.flickr.com/photos/legofenris/4641828205/
- 15. But we had good teams 15 https://www.flickr.com/photos/isherwoodchris/7322132364/
- 16. One day the boss called… and wanted my help to implement Agile 16
- 17. So we started a mission to convert the organization 17https://www.flickr.com/photos/prodiffusion/5714174718
- 18. With the help of a few elites, like Ron Jeffries 18https://www.flickr.com/photos/s3a/5153797926/
- 22. Rolled out new development practices 22https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/5765576376/
- 23. And let the troops get creative 23https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/6113247118/
- 24. There were some dissenters… 24https://www.flickr.com/photos/si-mocs/5593371079
- 25. But a few heads rolling didn't slow us down… 25https://www.flickr.com/photos/s3a/2064339106/
- 26. And the Agile rollout was a huge success! 26https://www.flickr.com/photos/valiantize/11282717814/
- 27. As the organization grew, we prepared a large Agile force 27https://www.flickr.com/photos/jedmed/5359805561
- 28. And deployed the big ships 28https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/25269593
- 29. But doing Agile at large scale was a lot different 29https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/542500748/
- 30. We spent most of our time in meetings… 30https://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylawyer/6884959175
- 31. Instituted lots of "processes" 31https://www.flickr.com/photos/legofenris/4776824191
- 32. Did company-wide invasion release planning 32https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrovezini/5450412111/
- 33. And had to resolve internal conflict 33https://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnylawyer/6884960361/
- 34. Conquering the Universe with Agile turned out to be a lot of work! 34https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/83176915/
- 35. So, I made my escape from the Empire 35https://www.flickr.com/photos/p_valdivieso/9006007735
- 36. And went back to being just a normal guy… 36https://www.flickr.com/photos/d35ign/11826583146
- 37. Some things I learned… 37https://www.flickr.com/photos/23950335@N07/6032572260/
- 38. The Agile Manifesto Process and toolsIndividuals and interactions over Following a planResponding to change over Source: www.agilemanifesto.org Comprehensive documentation Working software over Contract negotiationCustomer collaboration over
- 39. The Agile Industry Manifesto Continuous improvementExpert advice over In-person collaborationTooling licenses over CraftsmanshipMethodologies over Clean codeMetrics over https://www.flickr.com/photos/dieknochenblume/8454004839
- 40. The Agile Industry Manifesto Continuous improvementExpert advice over In-person collaborationTooling licenses over CraftsmanshipMethodologies over Clean codeMetrics over https://www.flickr.com/photos/dieknochenblume/8454004839
- 41. ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US. 41Source: http://setandbma.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/agile-history/
- 42. No shortage of Agile books! 42
- 43. But they are not a substitute for experience 43https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/12815430035
- 44. How do you know things have gone wrong? • According to Chapter 5, Section 3, Verse 13 of the Agile Bible… • Expert XXX has a hyper performing team with 3 hour Sprints, so we need to do that! • Same issue comes up in the retrospective… for 3 weeks running! 44
- 45. Confession Time… • I have trouble disagreeing with Ron… maybe it is the gray beard. • The guy who forced all your Sprint lengths to line up – yeah, that was me implementing what Dean recommended. • I hate retrospectives! – I would much rather be coding. 45https://www.flickr.com/photos/38463026@N04/3925480958
- 46. The Agile Industry Manifesto Continuous improvementExpert advice over In-person collaborationTooling licenses over Clean codeMetrics over https://www.flickr.com/photos/dieknochenblume/8454004839 CraftsmanshipMethodologies over
- 47. There is a methodology for that… Geek Hero Comic – Salvatore Iovene – "Agile Development Explained" http://www.geekherocomic.com/2009/02/21/agile-development-explained/
- 49. Scrum – Ready to Sprint? 49https://www.flickr.com/photos/briancribb/5584373094/
- 52. What really makes projects fail? • Build server… yeah, that is Jonny's machine • We have unit tests… they are just manually run. And manually verified. • Software quality? Oh, that is what those guys over there do. 52
- 53. Confession Time… • I occasionally check in binaries, but that is better than not having them at all. • I trained teams on Scrum… when I should have been training them on JUnit. • All my Agile talks have been on… guess what, methodologies! (or anti- methodologies) 53https://www.flickr.com/photos/lon/5582656222
- 54. The Agile Industry Manifesto Continuous improvementExpert advice over In-person collaborationTooling licenses over CraftsmanshipMethodologies over https://www.flickr.com/photos/dieknochenblume/8454004839 Clean codeMetrics over
- 55. You Think You Are Independent 55 https://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvainkalache/14976661122
- 56. But you are NOT! 56 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nzdave/491411546
- 57. We are WATCHING YOU 57 Source: Deviant Art, created by SavageSauron http://savagesauron.deviantart.com/art/The-Great-Eye-326927311
- 58. You are a metric junkie when… • You log in to the Agile tool during vacation to make sure you have a pretty burn-down chart • To keep up with the other hyper performing teams, you inflate your estimates by a factor of 10… then 100… then 1000! • Your QA team won't accept the build when the code coverage drops below 98% 58
- 59. Confession Time… • Some weeks I spent more time in Excel then my IDE. • 100% code coverage? I have accomplished that with 0 assertions! • I have single-handedly killed projects with pie charts. 59https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoyvinmayvin/4865553148/
- 60. The Agile Industry Manifesto Continuous improvementExpert advice over CraftsmanshipMethodologies over Clean codeMetrics over https://www.flickr.com/photos/dieknochenblume/8454004839 In-person collaborationTooling licenses over
- 61. Need agility? There is a tool for that… 61
- 62. Remote Teams, we have a device for that… 62https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattystevenson/5818172762/
- 63. Bringing people together… that is costly! 63https://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/6635655755/
- 64. You have overdone the tooling when… • When the QA guy wants you to fix the coffee machine you ask him to file a bug first • The only person who writes stories in your planning meeting is the Scrum Master as he enters them in the online tool • You go into shock when you meet your team for the first time and realize you are the only guy… Pat, Alex, Kris, and even Sam are all females! 64
- 65. Confession Time… • I was one of those Scrum masters who entered in all the stories for my team. • Oh, and I also put all the estimates in for efficiency. • And I even built my own tooling and unleashed it on unwitting teams! 65https://www.flickr.com/photos/blackzack00/15206347052/
- 66. And the most important thing! • Stick with what you are good at… 66 Hacking Video Beer
- 67. Stephen Chin tweet: @steveonjava blog: http://steveonjava.com nighthacking.com Real Geeks Live Hacking NightHacking Tour
- 68. Safe Harbor Statement The preceding is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle. 68