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- 1. Feel the FP-ness Building and running a software company on agile principles Sussex University, 11th February 2009
- 2. where it all began
- 3. “and they have a plan”
- 5. we invent new kinds of play
- 7. Everyone knows how to build software “The implementation above is risky and invites failure” - Winston W Royce
- 8. Corporate growth pains We tried Scrum previously and messed it up We engaged a consultant to help us It didn’t seem to be working so well
- 9. 24 ho Daily standups urs 2– Pro 4w Ba duc ckl t ee og Sp ks Ba rint ckl og Sprints never change length S P Sprint backlog is fixed for sprint duration R IN T Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Team Scrum in 3 minutes De live rab le
- 10. Rationalised stakeholders! 2 weeks til deadline, not 6 months Definitive TODO list How fast you will go = how fast you have gone One product owner Change welcomed One product backlog Early visible progress Prioritised requirements Realistic projections Focused team Minimal overhead Immediate benefits
- 11. Unit Testing Code Reviews Source Control Defect Tracking Informal Lectures Continuous Integration Test Driven Development Explicit Acceptance Tests Never Leave A Man Behind Automated User InterfaceTesting technical practices
- 12. Daily meetings Problems surface early Planning, review and retrospective always happen It’s more discipline, not less
- 13. Change is going to happen - deal with it Don’t blame the customer 5 months 81 revisions “Wireframes are to date Thanks to: pretty much there. Should - Competitive pressure be able to sign them off - Mid-project learning next week.” - Usability testing - Unpredictable good ideas Dealing with change, not discouraging it
- 14. Our dev team are as cynical as I am Some people don’t like working this way (you should be able to incorporate them) Scrum gets used in high-pressure environments e.g. medical Expect some negativity
- 15. Spread workload evenly over project life We’ve eliminated culture of overtime Plan and replan regularly Team run at constant pace Sustainable working life “You know nothing of The Crunch”
- 16. we still don’t understand...
- 18. Thanks for listening! I’ve been Tom.Hume@futureplatforms.com Sussex University, 11th February 2009