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Accelerate Learning and Overcome the 6
Traps of Agile
David Hawks @austinagile
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David Hawks Agile Velocity
Agile Coach [email protected]
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Please fill out card as follows & pass to frontYears of Agile Experience (if any)
10 yrs
Email Address(If you would like a copy of the slides & to receive periodic information about agile)
45%$
19%$
16%$
13%$7%$
Never$Rarely$Some5mes$O8en$Always$
From: A Standish Group study
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What causes us to build features which are rarely or never used?
Feature/function usage in the software industry
Find a Partner and Discuss the following Question.
David Hawks
CEO of Agile VelocityAgile Trainer and Coach
@austinagile
austinagile.com (blog)
Deliver Innovative Products Faster
Problem #1 We make tough decisions
too early and lock them in
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Smartest Point??Dumbest Point
Accelerate Learning
Defer Decisions to the last Responsible Moment
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Effective Communication
Exercise
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Problem #2 The team doesn’t have a Shared Understanding of their purpose
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User Story Mapping
Technique to Learn about Customer Needs
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A sample story map: E-‐commerce site
Search by keyword View description
& photo
Filter by price
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Enter shipping info
Filter by brand
Decreasin
g priority
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MVP 1 above this line
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Pay & Ship
Compare products
Detailed product specs
Read product reviews
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Search by SKU
Persist payment info
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Product-‐ specific filters Side by side
comparison
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Problem #3 Long/ No Feedback or Validation Cycles
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Lean Startup/ Lean UX
Validated Learning
BuildLearn
Measure
Minimize time thru the loop
1) What do we need to learn?
2) How can we measure it?
3) What is the simplest thing to build to measure it?
(MVP)
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Assume the team was working in value order, when would you release this product? What would be the benefit of releasing early?
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45%$
19%$
16%$
13%$7%$
Never$Rarely$Some5mes$O8en$Always$
What keeps us from delivering products faster?
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Problem #4 Drowning in a Sea of Opportunity
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Numbers, Fives,
Alphabet
1, 2, 3, … 15 5, 10, 15, … 50 A, B, C, … Z
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Working on many items in parallel
Working on items one at a
time
Lots of WIP slows things down
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10 20 30 40
Problem #5 Not Getting to Done
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Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3 Sprint 4 Hardening
20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points
}8 Weeks
1 2 3 4 Hardening }8 Weeks
}2 Weeks }2 Weeks }2 Weeks }2 Weeks}2 Weeks
Done = Feature Complete and Feature Tested *But defects were deferred to the end
The Plan: 10 Weeks to Deliver 80 Points
Reality: 16 Weeks to Deliver 80 Points (10 Points per 2 Weeks)
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Done = Feature Complete, Feature Tested, and defects fixed
Go Slow to Go Fast!
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3 Sprint 4
}2 Weeks
15 Points 15 Points 15 Points 15 Points
}2 Weeks }2 Weeks }2 Weeks
Sprint 5
}2 Weeks
15 Points
We Delivered 75 Points in 10 Weeks 15 Points per 2 weeks
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Working on many items in
parallel
Working on items in value
order
Highe
st V
alue
Impact of Change
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Problem #6 Everything is Important
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How we Normally Assign Work
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Carter
Alex
James
Camryn
Janet
Will
All High Priority
How does Alex decide what to work on next?
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How we should prioritize work in Agile
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Carter
Alex
James
Camryn
Janet
WillAgile Team
Prioritized Team Backlog
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The PSPI is the Answer
It allows us to:
Deliver Often
Accelerate Learning
Pivot
It requires:
Focus
Breaking Work Down
Swarming
What can you change so your product can deliver value faster?
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