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If you need to run a project – you’ve already failed #noprojects

Evan Leybourn

Agilia 2016

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Come with an open mind

This is a controversial topic

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PART ONEUnderstanding projects

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What exactly is a project?

A temporary structure to govern and deliver a

complex change (such as a new product)

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Projects are expensive

The three O’s of project cost;

1. Overheads,

2. Overruns and

3. Opportunity costs

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Projects fail

The definition of insanity is to “do the same thing

and expect a different result”

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Projects focus on the wrong thing

What is measurable not what is valuable

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Projects are temporary (products aren’t)

Products don’t end when the project does – don’t

artificially constrain them & lose key skills

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PART TWOintroducing #noprojects

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Continuous change is the alternative!

The approach and structure to successfully deliver

continuous change without a project

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What is #noprojects?

The alignment of activities to outcomes

measured by value,

constrained by guiding principles and

supported by continuous delivery technologies

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The continuous culture

Continuous delivery,

deployment,

monitoring,

strategy,

planning,

design,

marketing,

feedback,

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PART THREEWhere to begin

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Outcomes over outputs

Outcomes are valuable, planned, slowly changing

and define a common direction for all work

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Working principles

Common, agreed, and prioritised constraints that

shape all activities

(e.g. quality, communication, staff engagement,

security, or branding)

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Understanding the value of work

Value degrades

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Understanding the value of work

High value activities may come later

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Understanding the value of work

Local Maxima

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Understanding the value of work

The “So What” Factor

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Value delivery teams

Dedicated cross-functional teams that contain the

required skills to deliver an outcome

(e.g. developers, testers, HR, accountants,

sales/marketing)

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PART FOURDelivering work

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The activity canvas

An activity is any discrete work that is undertaken

as part of a change

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The technology of #noprojects

Automated testing, continuous integration,

continuous delivery, and DevOps

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Funding #noprojects

Change the question – not “how much will this

cost?”, but rather “how much is it worth?”

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Evan LeybournIBM GBS

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