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Hack Your ProcessExcommunicate yourself from the cargo cultPresented by Damian Brady (@damovisa) – Solution Architect @ SSW
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Agenda
The point of process When to deviate from the path (and
when not to!) Important points Questions/discussion
The point of processWhy do we do what we do?
The point of process
Why do we have Scrum, or XP, or Kanban, or…?
Agile > Waterfall
But why adopt a different “formal” method?
Excommunication
Cargo Cult
Agile Manifesto
Inspect and adapt
Scrum, XP, Kanban are proven ways to meet the agile goals.
No limits
… but …
Don’t change until you understand
Consider that you might just be doing it wrong
Fix the existing process instead of changing it
When to deviateAnd when not to
When to deviate
What are you losing? Has it been replaced?
Three common examples:
Organisational restrictions beyond your control
Unpredictable work
Non-standard projects
Organisational restrictions
e.g. Upfront fixed-price fixed-schedule is a must
External vs Internal process
Dev Lead / Project Manager: Protect your team!
Tracking extra data
Unpredictable work
e.g. Support and Dev team are the same
You can’t track what you don’t record!
Non-standard projects
E.g. R&D Projects
You can often fit these into Scrum Timeboxed spiking
tasks Reduced availability
What are your goals?
Spiking is not just for software
Spike your process
Be prepared to change back
“Responding to change”
When NOT to deviate
Because it’s annoying
Don’t be hamstrung by your software Ditch the tool before ditching the process
Important pointsKey takeaways
Important points
Agile is about: Communication Reacting
It’s a team sport - honesty and trust
Measure
Change for the right reasons
Protip
Constant change == alarm bells
To sella changing processto management,put it in $ terms.
Anything
Summary
The point of process When to deviate from the path (and
when not to!) Important points Questions/discussion
Your Questions?
Other resources
How to implement Scrum using TFS 2012 – Gerard Beckerleg
Agile Anti-Patterns – Sander Hoogendoorn
SSW Scrum Consulting
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