This document discusses tools for speaking with executives about project management software. It begins with an introduction and agenda. It then discusses knowing your audience, owning your data, and telling your story when speaking with executives. The rest of the document discusses a case study of how Symantec grew its use of JIRA, an issue tracking software, to support a $1.8 billion e-store. It discusses operationalizing JIRA as a key operations tool and hacking JIRA to function as a portfolio management tool. The presentation emphasizes internalizing tools to effectively speak with executives.

1. Collaboration for Executives:
TA L K I N G AT L A S S I A N T O O L S W I T H H I G H E R - U P S
DAVE SOKOLOWSKI • JIRA ADMIN • SYMANTEC CORP • @SOKOLOWSKIDAVE

2. Agenda
Growing a JIRA instance to support a $1.8b eStore
• Introduction
• Tools for Speaking with Executives
• Symantec eBusiness Case Study
• Questions

4. Issue Type Screen Scheme
API Calls
Init.properties.xml
Project Roles
IP Sub-Net
Global Permissions

7. Tools for Speaking with Executives

8. 1: Know Your Audience

9. 2: Own Your Data

10. 3: Tell Your Story

15. Issues: 2500
Users: 250
Projects: 6
Filters: 167
Dashboards: 45
US$1.8b

19. Operationalization
Building out JIRA as key operations tool
Business Need
Solution
• Ease of Use
• Single JIRA Project
• Metrics
• Define up front
• Just Do Its
• Components
• Prioritization
• Greenhopper/Agile

23. Portfolio Management
H a c k i n g J I R A a s a P o r t f o l i o M a n a g e m e n t To o l
Business Need
Solution
• Request qualification
• Multiple required fields
• Product & Portfolio mgmt • Strict workflow
delineation
permissions
• Executive sign off
• Validators/post-functions
• Single source of truth
• JIRA/Confluence
• Resource mgmt
• Time tracking
• Scenario tracking
• Portfolio mgmt tool

24. Speaking with Executives
I n t e r n a l i z e Yo u r To o l s
• Know Your Audience
• Own Your Data
• Tell Your Story

26. Thank you!
DAVE SOKOLOWSKI • JIRA ADMIN • SYMANTEC CORP • @SOKOLOWSKIDAVE

28. Picture reference!
Slide 4:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099751/Group-hug-Keeping-warm-just-simples-soggymeerkats-huddle-rain-shower.html
Slide 6: http://www.careercast.com/software-developer-best-jobs-vets-2013
Slide 7: http://2012annualreport.kinross.com/letter-to-shareholders/letter-7/
Slide 8: http://www.ruralking.com/home-improvement/storage/garage-shop/large-yard-tool-rack-20.html
Slide 9: http://boardofdirectorsduties.com/boardofdirectorsduties/tag/board-meetings/
Slide 10: http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/zachweiner
Slide 11: http://yarnstorytellers.wordpress.com/
Slide12 http://fanart.tv/movie/69735/batman-year-one/
Slide 13 http://www.vice.com/read/the-ding-dong-s-guide-to-chaos-theory
Slide 15 http://www.plushdwallpapers.com/view-alone-in-desert-1920x1080.html
17 http://www.enjoyspace.com/fr/portfolios/le-sauvetage-d-apollo-13
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18 http://www.wildsoundmovies.com/images/darth_vader_choke.jpg
Slide 19:
http://www.socialbusinessnews.com/5-steps-to-operationalizing-social-media-in-the-enterprisein-2012/
20 http://exploringscrum.com/scrum-glossary/scrum-agreement-based-planning/
Slide 23:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/projectfailures/can-project-portfolio-management-prevent-it-train-wrecks/
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