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Pittsburgh PMI – Duquesne PMA

Joe DiFalcoPMP, PMI-ACP, CSPO, Systems Engineer

Profile: CVShout.com/joedifalcoResources: www.jdifalco.com (Resources tab)Contact: joe@jdifalco.com

Dispelling an Agile myth… yes, Agile teams do plan

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Agile VS Waterfall

What is Agile?

• Framework for managing projects

• Stresses iterative cycles

• Not better or worse than other

(Waterfall)

• Not one size fits all

Agile VS Waterfall

Waterfall

• Planning up front

• Design up front

• Cost of change

• Feedback loop

Agile VS Waterfall

Agile • Continuous planning

• Continuous design

• Cost of change

• Feedback loop

Six Levels of Planning

Team

Focus

Release PlanAutomated Publishing

Features• Select from a list of Pubs• Manually configure• Format exactly• Publish

Stories – Select• User tab for selecting• Search by Pub ID• Sort by Name or ID• Compound sort

Iteration PlanAutomated Publishing

Story• User Tab for Selecting

Tasks• User Interface design• Database query • Table of selections

Daily PlanAutomated Publishing

Three questions:1. What did you finish2. What will you finish today3. What would stop you from finishing?

Plan – YES!

Case Study• Benefits of short delivery cycles

• Plan? …Yes, plan often. Follow the plan? …Not

always

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Agile Methodology – Case Study

SprintBacklog

2-4 weeks

Daily

Review

Stakeholders

Retrospective

Adjustments

ProjectFunding

$300M marketAutomated publishing100 days

Sprint 1

• Select Publication

ProductBacklog

Value or Risk

ProductBacklog

Value or Risk

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Agile Methodology – Case Study

SprintBacklog

2-4 weeks

Daily

Review

Stakeholders

Retrospective

Adjustments

ProjectFunding

$300M marketAutomated publishing100 days

Sprint 2

• Configure Manually

ProductBacklog

Value or Risk

12

Agile Methodology – Case Study

SprintBacklog

2-4 weeks

Daily

Review

Stakeholders

Retrospective

Adjustments

ProjectFunding

$300M marketAutomated publishing100 days

Sprint 3-14

• Configure automatically• Format closely• Assemble

Value or Risk

ProductBacklog

Pittsburgh PMI – Duquesne PMADispelling an Agile myth… yes, Agile teams do plan

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Pittsburgh PMI – Duquesne PMADispelling an Agile myth… yes, Agile teams do plan

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Joe DiFalco

Profile: CVShout.com/joedifalcoResources: www.jdifalco.com (Resources tab)Contact: joe@jdifalco.com