Is Agile The New Waterfall

Is Agile The New Waterfall ?Francisco Trindade

Luca Grulla

Monday, 12 October 2009

Who we are ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Who we are ?

Francisco TrindadeLuca Grulla

Consultants and Coaches


Who we are ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Who we are ?

Meet Luca....


Why we are here ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Is Agile Mainstream ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Is Agile Mainstream ?

Does your organization have one or more agile projects ?

61%

39%

Yes No

Agile Adoption Survey 2007 AmbySoft



Agile 200x Attendees

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009



How long have you personally been practicing Agile development methods?



0

7.5

15

22.5

30

Never < 6 mts. 6 - 12 mts. 1 - 2 yrs. 2 - 5 yrs. > 5 yrs.

How long have you personally been practicing Agile development methods?

3rd Annual Survey: 2008 “The State of Agile Development” June-July, 2008



How long has your company been practicing Agile development methods?



0

7.5

15

22.5

30

Never < 6 mts. 6 - 12 mts. 1 - 2 yrs. 2 - 5 yrs. > 5 yrs.

How long has your company been practicing Agile development methods?



This is good, isn’t it ?Monday, 12 October 2009

This is good, isn’t it ?

Definitely yesMore projects...

More experience...

More innovation...

More feedback...


This is good, isn’t it ?

But for some reasons notmore people following the current trend...

with no preparation...

a new box in top of the old boxes...


Let’s think about it...Monday, 12 October 2009

Let’s think about it...

The Dreyfus Model of Skills Aquisition


Proficient

holistic view of situation, rather than in terms of aspects

sees what is most important in a situation

Expert

no longer reliant on rules, guidelines

intuitive grasp of situation, based on tacit knowledge


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacit_knowledge




Let’s think about it...



XPScrum

LeanTOC

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We would expect...Monday, 12 October 2009

We would expect...

Scrum


We would expect...

KanbanScr

um


But what we get...Monday, 12 October 2009

Where’s the gap ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Where’s the gap ?

Individuals and interactions over processes and toolsWorking software over comprehensive documentationCustomer collaboration over contract negotiationResponding to change over following a plan


Where’s the gap ?

Pair programmingSprints

Product OwnerStory Points

TDD.....

==


Where’s the gap ?

Maximize Communication == Standups


Where’s the gap ?


Continuous Improvement == Retrospectives


Where’s the gap ?

says that we should ...."


Continuous Improvement == Retrospectives

“Kanban



Process Adoption


“Burndowns are over, let’s use cycle time...”

“We can’t estimate in hours, we need to use story points”


“Burndowns are over, let’s use cycle time...”

“We can’t estimate in hours, we need to use story points”

“What’s the point behind cycle time, what’s the difference from what we have

now ?”

“Scrum alone is not being enough, how about thinking about some XP practices ?”



What are the barriers to further adoption of Agile in your current organization?




0 12.5 25 37.5 50

What are the barriers to further adoption of Agile in your current organization?


Ability to change organizational culture

General resistance to change

Personnel with the necessary Agile experience


The result...Monday, 12 October 2009

Failures

The result...

James Shore, The Decline and Fall of Agile

“So, unfortunately, a lot of self-described Agile projects are going to fail.

They're failing right now. And eventually Agile will take the blame, and it will pass, as

all fads eventually do.”


Why ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Why ?

Supply meets demand


And for many years, he would not allow anything to be recorded about it.

‘While most companies focused on stimulating sales, Mr. Ohno believed just-in-time was a manufacturing advantage for Toyota.

He claimed it was because improvement is never-ending – and by writing it down, the process would become crystallized

Ohno, T 1988 ‘Toyota Production System’ [foreword]


Is Agile the New Waterfall ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Long Term Investment

Technical Excellence

Cultural Shift

Is Agile the New Waterfall ?Monday, 12 October 2009

Thank You!

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