Agile Analysis Liftoff for ABE 2012

Agile Analysis Liftoff October 2012

I’m Marcin Floryan http://marcin.floryan.pl

@mfloryan with Sergei

You can find me at:

The ABE Conference:

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Acceptance criteria

You learnt about one example of an agile liftoff

You can identify potential benefits of chartering

You will consider an opportunity to apply chartering with your team

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Once upon a time there was a large organisation…

…using Rational Unified Process

Anyone worked with RUP?

RUP defines many roles…

The System Analyst

? what’s a BA ��and what’s an SA

Time for a change

The lean programme will result in more frequent and predictable delivery of higher quality solutions that more closely match the needs of the customer.

? How do analysts ��fit into the picture

We don’t need system analysts in agile

they only translate

requirements

““Responsible for valida0ng and transla0ng user

requirements gathered by IT Business Analysts into technical solu0ons.

SA Job Spec

let’s dissolve the team

your projects will fail

without us

In strides… César Idrovo

Perhaps ��chartering can help

Team charter (from III)

1.  Understand your context

2.  Create a vision 3.  Create a mission

4.  Select values and principles

So we met in posh places

We analysed our past

drew spheres of influence

We even played with Lego

We established��a shared understanding

And finally created…

a single page

Vision statement

Project analysis is recognised as an essential element in the delivery of quality solutions that maximise business value.

Mission statement

We give and share our expertise in analysis to enable rapid, focused and successful realisation of business value, working collaboratively, and always learning as we do this.

Mission statement

We look for opportunities for improvement and acquisition of new skills to remain a dynamic and versatile team.

Values and Principles

Continuous improvement We take every opportunity to reflect on, learn from and share in any success or failure to continuously improve our individual and collective performance


Relationships We proactively collaborate with our customers and stakeholders, striving to build an open, honest and trusting relationship


Flexibility We are open and adaptable in our attitude to the roles we are asked to perform and assist our colleagues when required


Team Work We value the success of the Project Analysis team and support each other


Respect We respect the viewpoints of others and are open- minded to new ideas


Courage We are not afraid of difficult challenges


Delivery We focus on delivering business value quickly


Working Software We value working software over comprehensive documentation


Documentation We recognise the importance of documentation that adds value

““And when a group is small

enough and has a shared purpose, we may call it a team.

Management 3.0

to make it a reality ��with set OBJECTIVES

? So how did it all ��work out

Now you ��can try this too

purpose alignment

context

Purpose

•  product vision •  project mission •  mission tests

Alignment •  shared values and principles •  core team forming and cohesion •  working agreements

Context

•  boundaries •  resources •  prospective analysis

““For most efforts, success or

failure is in the cards from the moment the team is formed and the ini0al direc0ons set out.

Peopleware

The Remember Slide

• Chartering can give a team an identity essential to succeed

•  It creates a shared purpose

•  It must be owned by the team

•  It’s the journey that matters not just the outcome

So Thank You

Follow-Up

• Catch me, stop me, talk to me

• Contact me on twitter @mfloryan

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