AGILE PROJECT CONTROLS

Presented by Joseph Flahiff

joseph@whitewaterprojects.com

Joseph Flahiff President & CEO

15 years Traditional and AgilePresident of Whitewater Projects,

Inc.Author, Speaker, Coach,

Consultantjoseph@whitewaterprojects.com

PMIACP

@joseph_flahiff

AGENDA Agile in Context Mapping Agile to Traditional Metrics Agile Gantt Charts

AGILE ADOPTION

PROJECT MANAGEMENTA project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

An organizational life-cycle function within a company dealing with the planning or forecasting or marketing of a product or products at all stages of the product life-cycle.

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featuresOn-going prioritized

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Schedule Start and end date

multiple releases

Budget Allocated once

Cyclical

TRIPLE CONSTRAINT

AGENDA Agile in Context Mapping Agile to Traditional Agile Gantt Charts

CONTROL ON AGILE PROJECTS

Scope Schedule Budget

VelocityStory Points

Burn Down

Burn Up

Backlog

Iteration

MAPPING Plan Driven Value Driven Agile

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Schedule VelocityBurn downBurn Up Cumulative flowStory Points

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SCOPE CONTROL

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BUDGET CONTROL

PLAN DRIVEN PROJECT INVESTMENT/RETURN

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Iteration Based Feature / Release Based

TWO BASIC MODELS

Feature 1

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Iteration Time boxes

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PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Release 1

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PRACTICAL APPLICATION

External Dependency

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PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Q&A

CONTACT INFORMATION

Joseph FlahiffJoseph@whitewaterprojects.comTel: 888.831.9904Direct: 206.276.1386www.whitewaterprojects.comwww.twitter.com/a/joseph_flahiff http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephflahiff