The Chinese version of the presentation at AgileChina 2009 in Beijing. The focus is on the people; the tools, process, and management techniques are secondary to programmer growth and productivity. Most slides have English words as well.

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2. It’s a Bird...
It’s a Plane...
No, it’s Superman
Fred George
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4. Agile is Productive
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5. Agile is Productive
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6. Agile is Productive
Traditional
12 Months
$28 per Hour
$2,000,000
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7. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
3
12 Months 8 .............
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$28 per Hour
$2,000,000
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8. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
3
12 Months 8 .............
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$28 per Hour $87
$2,000,000 ?
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Traditional Agile
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12 Months 8 .............
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$28 per Hour 3x $87
$2,000,000 ?
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10. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
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$28 per Hour 3x $87
$2,000,000 $6,000,000
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11. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
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12 Months 8 .............
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$28 per Hour 3x $87
$2,000,000 $2,000,000
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12. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
3
12 Months 8 .............
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$28 per Hour 3x $87
$2,000,000 $1,900,000
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13. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
3
12 Months 8 .............
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$28 per Hour 3x $87
$2,000,000 $1,100,000
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14. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
3
12 Months 8 .............
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8
$28 $87
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per Hour
$2,000,000 $1,100,000
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15. Agile is Productive
Traditional Agile
3
12 Months 8 .............
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8
$28 $87
6x
per Hour
$2,000,000 $1,100,000
<4% ROI
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$2,000,000 $1,100,000
<4% ROI 94% ROI
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17. ... Tools...
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18. Tool: Story Cards
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20. (Columbus)
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23. (Detroit)
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24. … Measure Stories...
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25. : Excel
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26. Omio -
Omio - Finger Chart
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Omio - Finger Chart
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Customer/Closed BA/QA DevComplete In Progress
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39. … Management...
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40. Manager
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41. Manager
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42. Manager
Traditional
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43. Manager
Traditional
Agile
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44. The Soul of
a New
Machine
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45. Guns,
Germs, and
Steel
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46. Leader
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54. Omio - 10
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55. Titles versus Reality
vs.
Dave
George
Fred
Paul
Sarah
Jeremy
Matt (client)
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vs.
Dave ✓
George ✓ ✓ ✓
Fred ✓ ✓
Paul ✓
Sarah ✓
Jeremy ✓
Matt (client)
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57. Titles versus Reality
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Dave ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
George ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fred ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Paul ✓ ✓ ✓
Sarah ✓ ✓ ✓
Jeremy ✓
Matt (client) ✓ ✓
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58. Titles versus Reality
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Dave ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
George ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fred ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Paul ✓ ✓ ✓
Sarah ✓ ✓ ✓
✘
Jeremy
Matt (client) ✓ ✓
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59. ... People...
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82. Training Process
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83. Waste (no learning)
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84. Learning
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85. “Fix the Furniture”
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86. Learning
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87. ... and More Learning
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88. Lies of...
Spreadsheet
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89. Lies of...
Spreadsheet
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95. Work
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96. Work People
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97. Work People
Monthly?
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98. Work People
Weekly?
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99. Work People
Daily!
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