The document introduces Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD), a hybrid agile framework that leverages proven strategies from agile methodologies. It provides an overview of DAD's key characteristics and decision-making framework. The presentation also describes DAD's basic lifecycle, roles, and emphasis on continuous learning and tailoring practices based on context. Finally, it outlines the Disciplined Agile Consortium's certification program, which recognizes three levels of proficiency - Disciplined Agile (DA), Certified Disciplined Agile (CDA), and Certified Disciplined Agile Professional (CDAP) and Certified Disciplined Agile Coach (CDAC).

1. Introduction to
Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)
Presented by:
Dr. Sanjay Saxena, CDAC, CDAI, SPC4, CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP, CSSBB
Agile Coach @ Barclays, ssjpr@yahoo.com

2. Objective of this session

3. Agenda
•Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)
•Disciplined Agile Certification
•Q&A

4. Introduction to
Disciplined Agile
Delivery (DAD)

5. Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) is
a process decision framework
The key characteristics of DAD:
– People-first
– Goal-driven
– Hybrid agile
– Learning-oriented
– Full delivery lifecycle
– Solution focused
– Risk-value lifecycle
– Enterprise aware
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6. Scrum
Extreme
Programming
LeanKanban
DAD is a Hybrid Framework
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Unified Process Agile Modeling
Agile Data“Traditional”Outside In Dev.
DevOps …and more
DAD leverages proven strategies from several sources,
providing a decision framework to guide your adoption and
tailoring of them in a context-driven manner.
SAFe

7. A High Level Lifecycle
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8. Disciplined Agile Delivery: Basic Lifecycle
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…so there’s a fair bit to the agile delivery lifecycle.

9. Disciplined Agile Delivery: Lean Lifecycle
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DAD doesn’t prescribe a single lifecycle…

10. The Phases Disappear Over Time
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First release: Inception Construction Transition
Second release: I Construction T
Third release: I Construction T
Nth+ releases: C CT C C TT T
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.
.
…and promotes continuous learning and improvement.

11. Disciplined Agile Delivery: Lean Continuous Delivery
Lifecycle
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A good
end goal

12. DAD Exploratory “Lean Startup” Lifecycle
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Sometimes it takes time to identify what your
stakeholders actually need
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13. DAD supports a robust set of roles
• Team Lead
– Agile process expert, keeps team focused on
achievement of goals, removes impediments
• Product Owner
– Owns the product vision, scope and priorities of the
solution
• Architecture Owner
– Owns the architecture decisions and technical
priorities, mitigates key technical risks
• Team Member
– Cross-functional team members that deliver the
solution
• Stakeholder
– Includes the customer but also other stakeholders such
as Project Sponsor, DevOps, architecture, database
groups, governance bodies
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14. DAD is Goal-Driven, Not Prescriptive
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15. DAD Teams Are Enterprise Aware
Disciplined agilists:
• Work closely with
enterprise groups
• Follow existing
roadmap(s) where
appropriate
• Leverage existing assets
• Enhance existing assets
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16. Context Counts – Tailoring and Scaling Agile
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Agile
Disciplined
Agile
Delivery
Agility
at Scale
• Construction focus
• Value driven lifecycle
• Self-organizing teams
• Prescriptive
• Project team aware
• Delivery focus
• Risk-value driven lifecycle
• Self-organization with appropriate governance
• Goal driven
• Enterprise aware
DAD provides the foundation from which to scale:
• Large teams
• Geographically distributed teams
• Compliance
• Domain complexity
• Technical complexity
• Organizational distribution

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Governance is Built Into DAD
• Governance strategies built into DAD:
– Risk-value lifecycle
– Light-weight milestone reviews
– “Standard” opportunities for increased visibility and to steer the team
provided by agile
– Enterprise awareness
– Robust stakeholder definition
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18. Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)
Disciplined Agile Delivery:
The Foundation for Scaling Agile
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Scrum LeanKanban
XP Agile Modeling
And more…SAFeOutside In Dev.
Team Size
Geographic
Distribution
Compliance Domain Complexity
Technical
Complexity
Organizational
Distribution
DAD leverages proven strategies from several sources,
providing a decision framework to guide your adoption and
tailoring of them in a context-driven manner.

19. What Does it Mean to Be
Disciplined?
• In general, it requires discipline to
follow many agile practices and
philosophies
• But, it also requires discipline to:
– Reduce the feedback cycle
– Learn continuously
– Deliver solutions incrementally
– Be goal driven
– Enterprise aware
– Streamline Inception and
Transition efforts
– Adopt agile governance strategies
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20. Certification

21. Our Principles
1. Certifications must:
– Provide value
– Be earned
– Be respectable
– Be focused
2. Certification is part of your learning process
3. Certified professionals have a responsibility to
share their knowledge
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22. Shuhari and Disciplined Agile Certification
At the shu stage you are beginning to learn
the techniques and philosophies of
disciplined agile development. Your goal is
to build a strong foundation from which to
build upon.
At the ha stage you reflect upon and
question why disciplined agile strategies
work, seeking to understand the range of
strategies available to you and when they
are best applied.
At the ri stage you seek to extend and
improve upon disciplined agile techniques,
sharing your learnings with others.
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23. Interest
Proven Knowledge
+ Proven Experience
+ Giveback
Disciplined Agile Certification in a Nutshell
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24. • How to earn this designation:
– You must attend a Disciplined Agile workshop or webinar
• Cost: Free
• What this tells employers:
– You have an interest in Disciplined Agile strategies
• DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org/DA
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25. • How to earn this certification:
– Learn about Disciplined Agile by either taking a workshop or by reading the
book Disciplined Agile Delivery
– Pass the CDA certification test ($100 US to take)
• What this tells employers:
– Indicates that you are eager to learn strategies that enable you to increase
your skills and abilities as a software professional
• DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org/CDA
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26. • How to earn this certification:
– Be a CDA in good standing
– Have at least two years of agile experience
– Pass the CDAP test ($200 US to take)
– Provide at least two references from agile teams
– Provide proof of agile learning
• What this tells employers:
– You are knowledgeable about Disciplined Agile
– You are experienced at agile solution delivery and are on your way to becoming a
generalizing specialist
– You have the potential to be a “junior coach” under the guidance of a senior coach
(someone who is likely a CDAC)
• DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org/CDAP
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27. • How to earn this certification:
– Be a CDAP in good standing
– Have at least five years of agile experience
– Have at least two years of agile coaching experience and one year of agile
transformation experience
– Provide references for above
– Pass a peer interview with other CDACs
– Cost is $500 US (one time fee)
• What this tells employers:
– You are a trusted expert with significant proficiency at Disciplined Agile
– You can coach other people in disciplined agile strategies
– You can advise organizations in the adoption and tailoring of the Disciplined Agile
process decision framework
• DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org/CDAC
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28. DAD Resources
• Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner’s Guide, by Scott Ambler & Mark Lines
• DAD Blog: www.DisciplinedAgileDelivery.com
• DAD Certification: www.DisciplinedAgileConsortium.org
• DAD LinkedIn Discussion Group:
– http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Disciplined-Agile-Delivery-4685263