This document summarizes the experience of Tribune Technology in adopting Agile methodologies like Scrum. It describes how the organization consolidated different IT teams across properties into centralized teams in 2008. An initial attempt to adopt Scrum for all projects led to issues with too many projects, lack of dedicated resources, and treating all project types the same. Over time, the organization learned that Scrum is best for software development and not all project types. Standards and tools were introduced to provide more structure. The organization realized Scrum is not a silver bullet and they need to prioritize the business needs, not just backlogs. Dedicated team members and travel for distributed teams are also important factors for success.
Agile Project Management - An introduction to Agile and the new PMI-ACPDimitri Ponomareff
The PMI-ACP recognizes knowledge of agile principles, practices and tools and techniques across agile methodologies. If you use agile practices in your projects, or your organization is adopting agile approaches to project management, then this PDM will provide a full overview about this new PMI certification while exploring key agile principles, practices and techniques. If you always wanted to learn more about agile, this presenter is a certified Agile practitioner, trainer and coach so you will receive up to date information about the state of Agile and how it can most help you in your organization or your career.
What are the Agile Metrics That Matter Most? Are they at the team-level? project/project? What about the people-side of agile (the "soft stuff"). What are common pitfalls to avoid? We categorize agile metrics into those about Value, Flow, Quality & Culture, and identify the most frequently used (and misused) in each of those areas.
Agile Project Management - An introduction to Agile and the new PMI-ACPDimitri Ponomareff
The PMI-ACP recognizes knowledge of agile principles, practices and tools and techniques across agile methodologies. If you use agile practices in your projects, or your organization is adopting agile approaches to project management, then this PDM will provide a full overview about this new PMI certification while exploring key agile principles, practices and techniques. If you always wanted to learn more about agile, this presenter is a certified Agile practitioner, trainer and coach so you will receive up to date information about the state of Agile and how it can most help you in your organization or your career.
What are the Agile Metrics That Matter Most? Are they at the team-level? project/project? What about the people-side of agile (the "soft stuff"). What are common pitfalls to avoid? We categorize agile metrics into those about Value, Flow, Quality & Culture, and identify the most frequently used (and misused) in each of those areas.
Pressure to deliver business value faster, and more efficiently is everywhere. Companies are adopting Agile practices and going though the Agile Transformation because moving to agile methods offers any organization to outperform its former measures of productivity and profits. Several years ago, IBM Software Group began adapting agile software development practices and related products to their needs. This session will provide details where we started and what was our agile journey.
Presentation we did to a group of project managers who had not had any exposure to using Agile methodologies. Gives a basic overview of Agile with a User Centered design approach.
Executive Presentation on Agile Project Management by Boardroom Metrics Inc.Boardroom Metrics
This presentation was delivered to a group of senior executives with little or no understanding of Agile methodologies. It was an eye-opening experience!
If interested, please reach out to our firm to discuss how we can help your organization: 1.416.994.6552 or info@boardroommetrics.com
This presentation was part of my session in "Agile in Business" seminar in Chennai on July 27th, 2013, organized by Unicom. This addresses the different aspects to be considered when a test team is transformed in an Agile set-up performing Agile Testing.
Free Online Agile & SCRUM Study Training Material for PMI ACP Certification P...GlobalSkillup
Free Online Classroom Study Training Material from GlobalSkillup for PMI ACP(AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER) Certification by Project Management Institute. This study material also emphasizes on SCRUM, TDD, Lean, Kanban and other Agile Methodologies. Feel free to use slides in your commercial sessions, we would appreciate acknowledgements to GlobalSkillup.com though not mandatory.
The ultimate presentation about Scrum, the world's leading project management framework for agile software development.
http://www.noop.nl
http://www.jurgenappelo.com
Increase productivity and improve the predictability of software projects. Interest in the Scrum Agile process framework is exploding as companies discover that Scrum enables them to manage software projects with greater reliability and improve responsiveness to customers. This class introduces the skills that project managers and team leaders need to perform the basic steps of a Scrum process for software development.
-Learn how Scrum practices relate to project management fundamentals
-Learn the essentials of Scrum as a software development process
-Learn the three Scrum roles, three Scrum meetings, and three Scrum artifacts
-Project Managers and team leads learn basic planning, tracking, and management skills
-Product Managers learn how to develop and prioritize requirements
-Team members learn how to estimate and break down work
The Roles and Responsibilities in an Agile Project and OrganizationToivo Vaje
Presentation at Finnish project conference called Projektipäivät (Project Days) 2014. Going through topics related to how we have implemented Agile at scale at NAPA. (Minimal amount of text, so not sure how this works just as slides)
The Agile methodology - Delivering new ways of working, by Sandra Frechette, ...WiMLDSMontreal
"The Agile methodology - Delivering new ways of working"
By Sandra Frechette, Senior Consultant at Deloitte Digital
Abstract: The purpose of this talk is to explain the agile methodology and give real business cases about the implementation in companies transformation while discussing the myth that Agile projects dont only occur in IT implementations but in multiple lines of services.
Sandra helps clients transform organization to insight oriented organization to drive revenue, increase efficiency and reduce risk.
About Agile & PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) OverviewAleem Khan
A properly implemented Agile method increases the speed of development, aligns individual and organization objectives, creates a culture driven by performance, supports shareholder value creation, achieves stable and consistent communication of performance at all levels, and enhances individual development and quality of life.
Agile Certified Scrum Master, CSM - ScrumAllianceRobert Kaiser
After couple of years practicing Agile methods and taking parts in Projects, where Scrum methods were used, it was time also for me to get the Scrum Master Certificate.
Do the right thing with story mapping, do it right with Scrum.Dana Pylayeva
User story mapping is a great technique for building a shared understanding and adding more dimensions to your backlog. How can you use it on your project if your team is distributed? There are options. We used FeatureMap.
Experience report co-presented with Tristan Thevenin at Big Apple Scrum Day 2015 http://www.bigapplescrumday.org/
Pressure to deliver business value faster, and more efficiently is everywhere. Companies are adopting Agile practices and going though the Agile Transformation because moving to agile methods offers any organization to outperform its former measures of productivity and profits. Several years ago, IBM Software Group began adapting agile software development practices and related products to their needs. This session will provide details where we started and what was our agile journey.
Presentation we did to a group of project managers who had not had any exposure to using Agile methodologies. Gives a basic overview of Agile with a User Centered design approach.
Executive Presentation on Agile Project Management by Boardroom Metrics Inc.Boardroom Metrics
This presentation was delivered to a group of senior executives with little or no understanding of Agile methodologies. It was an eye-opening experience!
If interested, please reach out to our firm to discuss how we can help your organization: 1.416.994.6552 or info@boardroommetrics.com
This presentation was part of my session in "Agile in Business" seminar in Chennai on July 27th, 2013, organized by Unicom. This addresses the different aspects to be considered when a test team is transformed in an Agile set-up performing Agile Testing.
Free Online Agile & SCRUM Study Training Material for PMI ACP Certification P...GlobalSkillup
Free Online Classroom Study Training Material from GlobalSkillup for PMI ACP(AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER) Certification by Project Management Institute. This study material also emphasizes on SCRUM, TDD, Lean, Kanban and other Agile Methodologies. Feel free to use slides in your commercial sessions, we would appreciate acknowledgements to GlobalSkillup.com though not mandatory.
The ultimate presentation about Scrum, the world's leading project management framework for agile software development.
http://www.noop.nl
http://www.jurgenappelo.com
Increase productivity and improve the predictability of software projects. Interest in the Scrum Agile process framework is exploding as companies discover that Scrum enables them to manage software projects with greater reliability and improve responsiveness to customers. This class introduces the skills that project managers and team leaders need to perform the basic steps of a Scrum process for software development.
-Learn how Scrum practices relate to project management fundamentals
-Learn the essentials of Scrum as a software development process
-Learn the three Scrum roles, three Scrum meetings, and three Scrum artifacts
-Project Managers and team leads learn basic planning, tracking, and management skills
-Product Managers learn how to develop and prioritize requirements
-Team members learn how to estimate and break down work
The Roles and Responsibilities in an Agile Project and OrganizationToivo Vaje
Presentation at Finnish project conference called Projektipäivät (Project Days) 2014. Going through topics related to how we have implemented Agile at scale at NAPA. (Minimal amount of text, so not sure how this works just as slides)
The Agile methodology - Delivering new ways of working, by Sandra Frechette, ...WiMLDSMontreal
"The Agile methodology - Delivering new ways of working"
By Sandra Frechette, Senior Consultant at Deloitte Digital
Abstract: The purpose of this talk is to explain the agile methodology and give real business cases about the implementation in companies transformation while discussing the myth that Agile projects dont only occur in IT implementations but in multiple lines of services.
Sandra helps clients transform organization to insight oriented organization to drive revenue, increase efficiency and reduce risk.
About Agile & PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) OverviewAleem Khan
A properly implemented Agile method increases the speed of development, aligns individual and organization objectives, creates a culture driven by performance, supports shareholder value creation, achieves stable and consistent communication of performance at all levels, and enhances individual development and quality of life.
Agile Certified Scrum Master, CSM - ScrumAllianceRobert Kaiser
After couple of years practicing Agile methods and taking parts in Projects, where Scrum methods were used, it was time also for me to get the Scrum Master Certificate.
Do the right thing with story mapping, do it right with Scrum.Dana Pylayeva
User story mapping is a great technique for building a shared understanding and adding more dimensions to your backlog. How can you use it on your project if your team is distributed? There are options. We used FeatureMap.
Experience report co-presented with Tristan Thevenin at Big Apple Scrum Day 2015 http://www.bigapplescrumday.org/
PMO of the Year Award 2010 eBook, profiling IBM's PM/COE, and the PMOs of all three finalists (34 pages). Presented by PM Solutions and PMOSIG, the award salutes a Project Management Office that has demonstrated excellence and innovation in developing and maturing an organizational structure to support the effective management of projects.
The reality is that a paradigm shift is needed to enable the Agile PMO to deliver the correct support and provide an acceptable level of guidance for project managers in a collaborative and co-operative approach.
This will result in the ability to work with the project and business teams to fast track projects through to delivery while ensuring that the components of the triple constraints evolves into a managed agile enterprise project and programme environment.
Ambition PMO Focus Group
Sandra Arps, Agile PMO & Agile Transformation Consultant provides a step by step guide for evaluating and implementing a new Project & Portfolio Management Tool.
Ambition PMO Focus Group
Sandra Arps, Agile PMO & Agile Transformation Consultant provides a step by step guide for evaluating and implementing a new Project & Portfolio Management Tool.
Ambition PMO Focus Group
Sandra Arps, Agile PMO & Agile Transformation Consultant provides a step by step guide for evaluating and implementing a new Project & Portfolio Management Tool.
Ambition PMO Focus Group
Sandra Arps, Agile PMO & Agile Transformation Consultant provides a step by step guide for evaluating and implementing a new Project & Portfolio Management Tool.
How to Plan for Hyper Growth Success by Slack Software EngineerProduct School
Every company is different. Every team is different. Every Product Manager is different. In Carly's two years working at Slack as a Software Engineer building features for Enterprise Grid, she's had the opportunity to work with several Product Managers with distinct styles and varying levels of experience. Her talk explored challenges her team encountered working on high impact, cross functional projects in a hyper growth startup environment.
Rich Mironov's keynote for one-day agile workshop. Intro to agile development and agile organizations, tools, impact on whole organization, product management and product planning. Co-sponsored by AccuRev, Coverity, Electric Cloud, Enthiosys, Rally and Agile Journal.
Learn and Grow:
We give trainings for following courses:
Selenium with Java Online Training
Selenium with C# Online Training
JMeter Online Training
CodedUI Online Training
QTP Online Training
Manual Testing Online Training
ISTQB Certification Training
Scrum Master Training
Website : http://globalsqa.com/onlineTrainings.html
Email : contact@globalsqa.com
Антон Семенченко, опыт в IT более 10 лет, работает в компании ISSoft, специализируется в разработке и автоматизированном тестировании ПО плюс менеджмент\продажи. C++ Architect, Automation Practice Lead, PM, Group Manager
«Agile ValueTeam, учимся понимать Scrum». IT секция. Agile отделение. Для всех уровней подготовки.
«Как эффективно продавать Automation Service». IT секция. Продажи.
«Как эффективно организовать Автоматизацию, если у вас недостаточно времени, ресурсов и денег». Development секция. Отделение тестирования.
This deck gives an overview on the following key areas.
1) Agile Development Principle
2) Scrum Framework
3) User Story Creation
4) Definition of Done
5) Agile – Retrospective
6) Development – Metrics
7) Agile vs Traditional Development Approach
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
Answers the queries
What do Certified ScrumMaster Trainings involve, who is the certifying authority and how does the certification process work ?Why should you consider getting Certified at all? Does it add value to your career ?How do you take the decision on whether or not to go for certification ?
In other words, is it worth it?
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
In this interactive webinar, the participants will get an overview of the fundamental principles and mechanics of Scrum, thereby understanding the benefits of adopting Scrum principles and values in an organization
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdf
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1. Agile and Corporate Clash
a case study of Tribune
Shawna Cullinan
Tribune Technology
2. Old Organization
1000+ Tech employees
Each property has their own IT Staff and projects (Orlando
Sentinel, LA Times and Chicago Tribune to name a few)
Within each property, line of business projects, interactive
projects and support are separate units (each has a PMO,
Developers, help desk.)
Known as a publishing/news organization
Redundant/duplicate project – each property has similar
goals
3. 2008 – Consolidation and Restructure
The business merges, but splits between two organizations
(Tribune Interactive and Tribune Technology)
Consolidation of resources and departments (1 PMO team,
1 QA Team, 1 Dev Team, etc.)
Centralized in Chicago
Reduce staff by half
Elimination off-shore teams and consulting firms
Most departments are shared between TI and TT
4. New Organization
500-600 employees in Technology after consolidation
Focus is being a „Media‟ Organization
Distributed teams across the US
Departments are consolidated verticals (QA, Development,
PMO…etc.)
Shared resources between 2 business units (TT and TI)
PMO contains a mixed skillset (some waterfall, some agile)
Support multiple parts of the business including broadcast,
publishing and online media
We are in Bankruptcy!
New start - let‟s be agile!!
5. Waterfall Methodology
Waterfall tends to overproduce, create too much inventory
(documents, features, code, etc.) Too Much Waste!!
Because requirements are all determined up front, when a product is
delivered, only a subset of predicted features are actually frequently
used by the users
Once Product is delivered to the client either the business or
requirements have changed.
Time
Budget Quality
8. The Agile Model
Scrum is not a Methodology
Scrum is a framework
How your team adapts and how good or not-good it is becomes highly
visible
Your team gets to continuously improve
Quality is NOT Estimate
negotiable!!
Scope Importance
9. 2008: Agile adoption
2008: Attempt to move everything to scrum:
Mandatory Scrum classes are held across technology
Throw away old processes
Implementation and Development projects are treated the
same
Current long-term projects are overhauled to follow Scrum
process
Project Plans become backlogs
Went from heavy thick documentation to little or no
documentation
Teams are iterating and adapting
10. Issues
Too many projects and resources aren‟t dedicated
Multiple tools are used for tracking, QA, and
collaboration (Legacy)
Implementation and Development projects are
treated the same… they are NOT the same.
Duplication continues to occur (no collaboration
between projects)
Projects are started with no designs, backlogs or
analysis
11. We Iterate
Each major project is sources with a “triad”
Scrum Master
Product Owner
Solution Architect (Tech Lead)
Standardize utilizing Jira for tracking tasks and bugs
Standardize on SharePoint for document repository
Planning meetings, daily standups and demos become
mandatory
Standard Status Reports are created and sent to all execs and
teams
12. Looking for Answers … The PMO Vs. Agile
When and how does an idea become a project?
What do we need to know when to staff a project?
How long will a project require resources
How do I get money for my project?
How do we communicate progress to executive
stakeholders?
At what point do we kill a failed project?
How do we know we are working on the right things?
When do we retire a product?
Once a project is completed how do we calculate
success?
13. Further Pain Points
150 projects are slated to be completed
70 development projects and 68 developers
One-off & Out of the Blue requests
Products are all based in different technologies so
resources are limited
Too many cooks in the kitchen
Attempting to „operationalize‟- how do we support all of
these products?
Endless (or useless) Discovery
We never retire or turn anything off
Critical projects are in trouble
14. Executives Unhappy
Frustration from executive management
Don‟t understand terminology or artifacts
Can‟t find documentation in one location
Lack of standardized reporting
Missed deadlines are not clearly communicated
Missed deadlines are occurring often
No project plans
15. We Iterate, Again.
Begin Time Tracking (nobody is happy with this)
Grasp of all of our resources and skillsets
Resource planning meetings from the managers
Projects are required to be submitted through an evaluation
system where they are put in a queue and validated and
prioritized (Required fields help to define the projects)
Improve tools and require PMO to fill out basic set of
documentation.
16. Executive Team Sets Expectations
Get things done ASAP
CAR (or capital ask) must be made before any
spending can be done on the project
Project Plan must be delivered with the CAR and
it must state dependencies, resource gaps and
timelines
Technical Requirements and functional specs
17. Going Back to PMO Basics
Time to adapt and realign our strategy
Organization of Projects into Programs
Organization of Programs into Portfolios
Alignment of Work with Strategy
Create a Common Framework and repeatable process
Common set of tools and artifacts
Align “Technology” to support an over arching
roadmap and vision
Solution Life Cycle project created to create
standardized, artifacts, tools and reporting
18. Enough to provide the ability to be efficient, effective,
controlled and repeatable.
Not too much that we're not flexible or able to produce
quickly.
The key is automated, integrated, standardized and simplified.
The goal is the value of standardization with as little overhead
as possible.
21. Standardization
Some requirements are due up front
Light project charter – Mission, goals and objectives of product
Capital Request form (any hardware, travel, etc.)
Project plan (which should include the info after first release
planning meeting)
Resource ask (Roles and responsibilities - who do you need to make
up the team)
Technical SWAG – (Some wild A– Guess) so that we can see size of
project.
Standardize our toolset
Project Request system (form and database)
Project Tracking, burndown and QA done in Jira
Project Documentation stored in Project Server
Automated reporting – pulling from project server for risks,
milestones and resourcing issues
22. Oh no!
Suddenly things feel less Agile
•Realization - Scrum doesn‟t work for ALL types of project work
• Software Development – Scrum works!
• Purchased Software
• Infrastructure
•Agile=small iterative cycles of development and continuous
improvement
•We get to continue to improve (both within our teams as well as
an organization)
•Standardization and communication is just as important.
•We have a ways to go. Admitting that is the first step!
23. Retrospective
Scrum is not the silver bullet. We have to work at being
agile!
We need to prioritize our business, not just our backlogs!
Teams needed dedicated members
Travel is key for distributed teams – and is now accounted
for in the budget. NOTHING will replace face time.
Standardization is key. Team members and executives
depend on a repeatable process within a team and between
teams
24. Tools and Tips – before the team is
assembled
Every project should have an elevator or mission Statement
For (target customers) who are dissatisfied with (the
current market alternatives), our product is a (new product
category) that provides (key problem-solving capability).
Unlike (the product alternative) we have assembled (key
"whole product“ features for our specific application)
Highest priority features
Product box idea. (Think this way for sprints,
phases/releases, and when product is ‘done’.
All Stories / requirements should align to these
Short Term Vs. Long Term Goal (ROI if available)
Avoid big bang rollouts as much as possible
Assumptions and Constraints
Constraints and assumptions
Resource needs
Dependencies
Stakeholders / Business owners and what they care about
25. Message
Scrum is a GREAT tool to expose issues. There are still standards.
Don’t combine planning and tasking
Don’t miss standups
Protect your team!
Use Scrum for the right type of projects. It doesn’t fit every model
Look at the large picture. It is easy to get caught up in the details
Understand your audience – Just like you may not read code don’t expect
your executives to know scrum terminology!
26. Questions, Comments
Thank You!
Feel free to email me
seokizaki@sprintmail.com