Common sense says that doing things in Aglie way (small iterations, re-testing all the time, not having functional departments) is way more expensive than doing things the traditional way. So why more and more companies choose Agile methods? How to calculate if it is more expensive or cheaper to use Agile? I will share few real projects and products examples and we will draw conclusions about Agile economics from them. Presentation for Agile Tour Vilnius 2013 conference (www.agileturas.lt)

1. Vaidas Adomauskashttp://agilecoach.lt/agile-projektu-valdymas/seminarai-ir-konferencijos
Agile economics
is it cheaper or more expensive to use Agile?
2013-10-09

2. www.agilecoach.lt

3. Why?
Real projects
Surprise

4. Real projects
Outsourced Scrum Project (Sri Lanka)

5. http://agilecoach.lt/agile-projektas-su-fiksuota-apimtimi-kaina-ir-pabaigos-data/
5,5 resources (PM, analyst, tech writer, dev, test)

6. http://agilecoach.lt/agile-projektas-su-fiksuota-apimtimi-kaina-ir-pabaigos-data/
Fixed (almost) everything

7. http://agilecoach.lt/agile-projektas-su-fiksuota-apimtimi-kaina-ir-pabaigos-data/
Project progress

8. http://agilecoach.lt/agile-projektas-su-fiksuota-apimtimi-kaina-ir-pabaigos-data/
Finish and results

9. Real projects
Outsourced Scrum Project (Sri Lanka)
WoraPay development

10. Ecosystem
for banks, merchants,
loyalty programs, and e-wallets
www.worapay.com

11. Ecosystem
Mobile operator x
Bank z
Bank y
…

12. Experts
Mobile operator x
Bank z
Bank y
…

13. Lean startup

14. Why?

15. Optimize each resource

16. Optimize each resource

17. Large batches of work

18. Large batches of work

19. Large batches of work

20. Optimize each resource
Large batches of work

21. Multitasking

22. Optimize each resource
Large batches of work
Multitasking

23. Rework (bugs)

24. Optimize each resource
Large batches of work
Rework
Multitasking

25. Procedures/
documentation

26. Optimize each resource
Large batches of work
Rework
Multitasking
Procedures/documentation

27. Definitions
 Manufacturing
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/manufacturing
 To make or process goods,
especially in large quantitiesand
by means of industrial machines.
 Project
http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/About-Us-What-is-Project-Management.aspx
 A project is temporaryin that it has a defined
beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.
And a project is uniquein that it is not a routine operation,
but a specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal.

28. Projects
Manufacturing
Research /
Startups

29. Opposite?

30. Optimize the whole

31. Optimize the whole

32. Small batches of work

33. Small batches of work

34. Small batches of work

35. Optimize the whole
Small batches of work

36. Focus

37. Optimize the whole
Small batches of work
Focus

38. Results

39. Optimize the whole
Small batches of work
Results
Focus

40. Procedures/documentation

41. Optimize the whole
Small batches of work
Results
Focus
Procedures/documentation

42. Surprize

43. Other real projects?
Outsourced Scrum Project (Sri Lanka)
WoraPay development

44. Optimized for team result or for each player
performance ?

45. Let’s invite some more experiences!
Mantvydas Čekutis Vaida Masiulionytė

46. Thank you 
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