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Flexible Product Development
- 1. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Flexible Product Development Learning from Agile Software John Farnbach Silver Streak Partners LLC john@silverstreakpartners.com
- 2. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Flexible Hardware Development Embracing change Keeping the plan flexible Mid stream learning Developing flexible hardware Full vs. light Stage Gate IS: IS NOT:
- 3. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Business Value of Agile?
- 4. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Agile Software Development Waterfall Plan Design Code Test Agile (XP, SCRUM, Crystal, FDD, Kanban?)
- 5. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Agile Software Principles Planning paradigm Delay decisions until iteration starts Object-oriented coding Change tolerant architecture Short iterations Fast feedback and accelerated learning Emergent process Shape process to meet project needs Teams and people People factors outweigh process and tools Implementing Agile Organizational change
- 6. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Embracing Change Project Phase Cost Frozen plan Benefit Do it wrong or do it over Planning paradigm
- 7. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Delayed Decisions Project phase Decisionsmade “Best” practice FPD Planning paradigm
- 8. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Last Responsible Moment Too Late sloppy planning Planning paradigm Decisionsmade
- 9. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Delay Decisions
- 10. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Change Tolerant Architecture Performance, cost, etc. Design flexibility “Fence in” change Align w/organizational boundaries Object coding Hardware, firmware boundaries
- 11. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Front-loaded prototyping Many, not few Low cost, quick builds Frequent customer review Early experimentation Speculate-try-adapt Seek out disconfirming evidence Learning, not verification! Accelerated Learning Fast feedback
- 12. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Process Changes Exploration – develop and try Barely sufficient standardization Shift from flexible to structured over project life. Emergent process Flexible Structured
- 13. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Emergent Process
- 14. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Get the Right Team Teams & people Performance Impact People, Interactions Process, Tools X X 3 2 1 Critical roles Journeymen Novices Uncooperative Process Mastery
- 15. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Communication Co-located – 30 ft. Social skills – respect & support Fluid communications – daily (?) stand-ups Dedicated people – full time Generalists – multiple roles Partially co-located? Team focus on communication processes Email, file sharing not sufficient! In-person meetings: planning, kickoff, status Frequent virtual meetings Partially co-located? Team focus on communication processes Email, file sharing not sufficient! In-person meetings: planning, kickoff, status Frequent virtual meetings Teams & people
- 16. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Implementing Flexibility Org. change Tops-down drive Grass-roots involvement Progress metrics Visible rewards
- 17. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved Implementation Hurdles?
- 18. Silver Streak PartnersLLC © 2010 all rights reserved John Farnbach john@silverstreakpartners.com Silver Streak Partners LLC www.silverstreakpartners.com Blog: http://silverstreakpartners.com/BetterNPD/ Questions & Discussion