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Last Planner + Scrum

= Agile for Large Complex Projects

Bent Jensen

April 2011


Sweet spot for Scrum

Team of 5-7

Co-location

Mainstream Technology

Few Dependencies


Not so sweet

Multi – Team Projects

Large Number of Dependencies


Scrum Says:Only do Small Projects

Do Scrum of Scrums

Remove Dependencies

Create Feature Teams

But, but but – what about:

?Devices:

•Hardware

•Software

•Mechanics

Multiplatform apps:•Android•iPhone•Web•Mainframe backend


What happens then?Traditional Project Management kicks in at the

Program Level

Microsoft project

Gantt charts

.....

....


We are missing

An agile way to handle dependencies

(when we cannot eliminate them)

A way to see and manage the BIG picture


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A method for managing construction projects

Lean Construction

Based on lean thinking from TPS

Adaptability, Complexity, Flow

Responsibilty moves down – therefore

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Last Planner crash course

Process Plan – Should!Look Ahead Plan – Can!

Weekly Plan – Will!

PPC - What!


Process planning

Build the product with post-it’s

Focus on dependencies

Negotiate

Compress Schedule


Look ahead planning

Teams look 2-4 weeks ahead in the plan

Makes promises

Creates a flow of Healthy Activities


Healthy Activities – 7 Streams Materials

Equipment

Information

People

Space

Previous work

Following work


Scrum interface

Backlog priorities are influenced by

Process plan

Look ahead plan

Status of the 7 streams


Process plan

Now Week 1 Week 2 Week3

Look ahead plan

Scrum teams with product backlogs


Retrosptrospective

New Metric

Percent Promised Completed!


Thank you

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