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- 1. Launching Agile Projects Examples Simon Girvan @simongirvan A summary of all the examples from the workshop
- 2. Elevator Pitch Example For Pirates who Need a new or additional parrot the ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ Website is a Pirate and Parrot matching service that finds a parrot to perfectly match your needs Unlike stealing one from another pirate Our Product removes the risk of revenge attacks or a bad bird ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ example
- 3. Product Box • Benefits not features • Emotions and feelings
- 4. Our ‘Why Are We Here’ • On a personal level, we want to develop ourselves • We want to reach Certified Team Coach® level with Scrum Alliance • Running workshops and facilitating large groups is good evidence • This is a good professional challenge for us both • We are passionate about sharing our experiences and want others to get good results from these approaches too • The submission has been accepted, so it will definitely go ahead (low risk of being cancelled) Conference workshop example
- 5. Our ‘Elevator Pitch’ 1 For people at this Agile conference who want to learn new techniques and how to apply them the Launching Agile Projects Workshop is an interactive and informative workshop that is hands-on, fun and useful Unlike other ways to learn Our Product allows participants to immerse themselves in the material, embedding the learning more effectively Conference workshop example
- 6. Our ‘Elevator Pitch’ 2 For people at this Agile conference who want to learn new techniques and how to apply them the Launching Agile Projects Approach is a way of preparing for the start of a project that helps teams get sufficient knowledge to start a project Unlike other project start-up techniques Our Product is a lightweight approach that uses a just enough, just in time philosophy Conference workshop example
- 8. In Scope Not In Scope Unsure The NOT List These are the things that you are certain are in scope for the project These are the things that you are certain are NOT in scope for the project These are the things that you aren’t sure whether they are in scope or not in scope. Based on ideas from “The Agile Samurai”, by Jonathan Rasmussan @simongirvan • Full Coverage of both Inception Deck • Limited coverage of LiftOff and Chartering • Exercises and Practical content • Templates and Hand Outs • Meaningful Examples • Rehearse with at least one group • Materials can be reused for other events • Exercises for all elements • Feedback from every group • Detailed discussion of each element • How to deal with detailed questions during the main sections • Downloadable Resources? • How far to go down the pirate route wrt costume, etc Conference workshop example
- 10. Our ‘Meet The Neighbours’ Conference workshop example
- 11. Our Assumption MapOur Assumption MapOur Assumption Map Assumption Map Have Evidence Brainstorm all your assumptions and map onto the horizontal axis first. Then, map onto vertical axis ands decide what to do! @simongirvan No Evidence Important Not Important Based on ideas from @davidjbland, @danto_ma and @AlexOsterwalder. There is demand for this workshop Technique has merit Technique is portable Workshop format is good enough for learning Room layout is suitable Exercise choices are suitable People haven’t heard much of this before Weighting between ID and LO is OK Weighting between content and exercises is OK Two presenters are better than one Timeslot allocated is conducive to the workshop format Pirate theme is appropriate Conference workshop example
- 13. Candidate Solution ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ example
- 15. Our ‘Wheel of Pain’ We are not based in same location so plan at least 2 workshops where we can work together. Use online collaboration tools. There is a lot of information to try to get across. Use pilot groups to test format. Create templates and handouts to help attendees remember the content. Conference workshop example
- 16. Our ‘Choose Your Approach’ • Adhoc planning approach • Collaborative online and in person • Iterative – low detail to start • Keep actions in Teams • Content on Sharepoint • No formal reporting Conference workshop example
- 17. Choose Your Approach How will we manage and govern the project? How will we communicate with stakeholders? • Agile using Scrum • 2 week Sprints • Visible Backlog • MMP as first release as early as possible• All stakeholders invited to Review/Demo• Real users from version 1 onwards • Monthly update to Board Generic example
- 18. How Big Is This Ship? (Size It Up) • Best guess rough estimate of size and duration • Initial estimate of the team required to do this Sprint 0 2 Senior Engineers 0.5 Infrastructure MMP Development Standard Agile team including BA, UX and Architecture experience Releases 2-n Standard Agile team, including higher level devops and test experience 2 Weeks 4 – 6 weeks 8 – 12 weeks Start Developing in 2 weeks MMP 4 – 6 weeks later 4-6 further versions Team size 2-7 ROM Cost £180-£270k ROM Duration 3 – 5 months Generic example
- 19. Our ‘How Big Is This Ship?’ Inception Deck Good Enough for Rehearsal Include reviewers and pilot workshop attendees By end Jan 2019 By end Feb 2019 By end March 4 months duration 17 days effort (8.5 each) Less than £100 First Rehearsal Revise and more rehearsal Prep & Deliver Preferably at least one more runthrough Order print materials During April 10 May 2019 Conference workshop example
- 20. What’s Gonna Give? Decide the extent to which you expect each factor to be flexible or fixed. If too many are too fixed, consider forcing a minimum number of points (say 10 if scoring 4 factors) @simongirvan Deliver All The Features Based on an idea from “The Agile Samurai” by Jonathan Rasmusson 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Stay On Budget Can be flexible on this Must do this Deliver on Time Deliver High Quality Others may include Useability, Security, Supportability, Accessibility, etc. If they matter to you or your stakeholders include them! Must Must Must Must Must Must Clarity of Message Portable Ongoing Support Conference workshop example
- 21. Our ‘Final Test’ We do we know enough about this project: • We know what’s required to have enough material available to present; • We know how we intend to test it; • We know what the first steps are. We are ready to start! Conference workshop example
- 22. Summary of the Inception Deck • Why Are We Here: • Why are we here? • Elevator Pitch • Product Box What Can You Expect? • Choose Your Approach • Size it Up • What’s Gonna Give? • The Final Test What Are We Being Asked To Do? • The NOT List • Meet The Neighbours • Assumption Map • Candidate Solution • Awake List • Wheel of Pain In Scope Not In Scope Unsure The NOT List These are the things that you are certain are in scope for the project These are the things that you are certain are NOT in scope for the project These are the things that you aren’t sure whether they are in scope or not in scope. Based on ideas from “The Agile Samurai”, by Jonathan Rasmussan @simongirvan 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Awake ListThese are the things we are are worried may keep us awake at night What are the thing s that you personally are worrying abou t? This is more than just proje ct risks. Inclu de non-technical facto rs like peop le, facilities, processes, skills , other demands on your time, office politics, etc. Discuss amongst the team what you can do abou t them . @sim ongirvan Based on ideas from “The Agile Samu rai”, by Jonat han Rasm ussan What’s Gonna Give? Decide the extent to which you expect each factor to be flexible or fixe d. If too many are too fixe d, consider forcing a minim um number of points (say 10 if sco ring 4 factors) @simongirvan Deliver All The Features Bas ed on an idea from “Th e Agile Sam urai” by Jon athan Ras musso n 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Stay On Budget Can be flexib le on this Mu st do this Deliver on Time Deliver High Quality Oth ers may include Use ability, Sec urity, Sup portability, Acc essibility, etc. If they matter to you or you r stakeh olders include them! Mu st Mu st Mu st Mu st Mu st Mu st Assumption Map Have Evidence Brains torm all your assum ptions and map onto the horizontal axis first. Then, map onto vertical axis ands decide what to do! @simongirvan No Evidence Important Not Important Based on ideas from by @david jbland, @danto _ma and @AlexO sterwa lder.
- 23. The Journey
- 25. The first choice for pirates across the seven seas • We will understand what our customers need and develop our services to meet a growing range of pirate needs, starting with parrots. • We will make the “Parrots Arrrr Us” website the first port of call for pirates everywhere. • We will make the “Parrots Arrrr Us” website accessible for pirates with disabilities. • We will be easy for our suppliers to do business with Vision and Team Mission Examples ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ example
- 26. Mission Tests Example • The first version of the Parrots Arrrr Us website is accessible from each of the seven seas. • By 6 months parrots can be delivered to each of the 7 seas. • The first version of the website is usable by Pirates with one hook arm and one eye patch. • By 6 months, the website is fully accessible to international standards (WCAG 2.0) • By 9 months, at least one additional product or service has been launched. ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ example
- 27. Alignment Exercises and Artefacts that help the team understand each other, and how they can each make their maximum contribution to the project
- 28. Simple Rules Example 1. Integrity - We do what we say we will do 2. Ingenuity - We collaborate to help us come up with the best ideas 3. Impact - We focus on delivering value to the customer in everything we do 4. Teamwork - We look out for each other and always offer to help Simple Rules These are the things we value and believe in A few (5 plus or minus 2) short descriptions of the values and beliefs that the team find important. Start with an action verb. Eg: “Ingenuity - We collaborate to help us come up with the best ideas.” @simongirvan Based on ideas from “Liftoff”, by Diana Larson and Ainsley Nies Generic example
- 29. Working Agreement Example Generic example1. We don’t work on anything that isn’t on the Sprint Backlog 2. Our calendars are always up to date with location and availability 3. All our meetings matter - No meeting purpose; no meeting 4. We have fun and don’t take ourselves too seriously 5. We respect each other’s quiet time - Headphones on means no interruptions. Working Agreement These few (5 plus or minus 2) statements describe the contract between the team members. They describe specific actions that the team have decided are important to them and will call each other out on. They will evolve with the team. For example: “We respect each other’s quiet time - headphones on means no interruptions” @simongirvan Based on ideas from “Liftoff”, by Diana Larson and Ainsley Nies As a team, we work together best when…
- 30. Context Assumption Map Have Evidence Brains torm all your assum ptions and map onto the horizontal axis first. Then, map onto vertical axis ands decide what to do! @simongirvan No Evidence Important Not Important Based on ideas from by @david jbland, @danto _ma and @AlexO sterwa lder. Exercises and Artefacts that help the team understand the external environment and what they require of others in order to succeed.
- 31. Context Diagram ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ example
- 33. Prospective Analysis Imagine all the possible events that could happen over the next few months, both positive and negative. Assess their impact (positive and negative) on the project and the likelihood of them happening. Be bold. @simongirvanProbability Won’t Happen Based on ideas from “Liftoff”, by Diana Larson and Ainsley Nies Unlikely 50/50 Chance Likely Will Happen Impact -3 -2 -1 0 3 2 1 Website V1 live on June 1 Livestock license rejected First Successful Order Completed by 15 June Process orders from Region 1 Delivery to all 7 seas available Approval for next project idea Problems delivering to certain areas Full seven seas service available in version 1 Competitor will launch before we do Idea is copied by competitor ‘Parrots Arrr Us’ example