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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


What exactly is a project?

A temporary structure to govern and deliver a

complex change (such as a new product)


Projects are expensive

The three O’s of project cost;

1. Overheads,

2. Overruns and

3. Opportunity costs


Projects fail

The definition of insanity is to “do the same thing

and expect a different result”


Projects focus on the wrong thing

What is measurable not what is valuable


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


Continuous change is the alternative!

The approach and structure to successfully deliver

continuous change without a project


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


Outcomes over outputs

Outcomes are valuable, planned, slowly changing

and define a common direction for all work


Working principles

Common, agreed, and prioritised constraints that

shape all activities

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

security, or branding)


Understanding the value of work

Value degrades



High value activities may come later



Local Maxima



The “So What” Factor


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


The activity canvas

An activity is any discrete work that is undertaken

as part of a change


The technology of #noprojects

Automated testing, continuous integration,

continuous delivery, and DevOps


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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