agile and agriculture: an unlikely pairing presented by: malcom b. mathis ii monsanto co 2015...
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Agile and Agriculture: An Unlikely PairingPresented By: Malcom B. Mathis IIMonsanto Co2015 National BDPA ConferenceWashington D.C.
United States
Canada
Latin America South (LAS): Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
Brazil: HUGE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY
EME: Europe and the Middle East-largest footprint in terms of technology
India: cotton, corn and vegetables
Asia Pacific:Australia’s key crops are corn, cotton and wheat
China: Corn & Vegetables
Africa: WEMA Project
Latin America North (LAN)
Quick FactsHeadquarters: St. Louis, MO, USA
Global Employees: 22,000
Global Locations: >400 (67 countries)
Net Sales (FY14): $15.8 billion
Monsanto: A Global Company
Integrated IT Platform & Enabling
Technologies
Biotechnology
Breeding AgronomicSolutions
Our R&D Engine Is Evolving To Deliver Tomorrow’s Products As Systems Applied On-Farm
PRODUCT CONCEPTS BASED ON FARMERS’
NEEDS
R&D ENGINE PRODUCTS
GENES, GERMPLASM, CHEMISTRIES
SEED + CROP MANAGEMENT
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Agriculture is at the Center of Global Changes
1990 20121980 2050TODAY
4.4B
7.1B
9.6B+
1 ACREper person in
1961
less than
1/3 ACREper person in
2050 DIETARY PERCENTAGE OF MEAT
9%in
1965
14%in 2030
CHANGINGeconomies & diets
CHANGINGclimate
RISINGpopulation
DECLININGarable land
Source: The World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-STAT), Monsanto Internal Calculations
Picture from the Haynie farm in Virginia courtesy of PJ Haynie and Dewayne Goldmonhttp://www.americasfarmers.com/meet-the-families/haynie-family/
The average farmer makes more than 40 key decisions for each field they farm!
Planting Data Genomic Data Soil Data Field Devices Commercial Data
Geospatial Data Streaming HarvestObservation Data
Weather Data
Scientific Method for Agile experimentation…
Ask a Question
Background Research
Construct Hypothesis
ExperimentAnalyze
DataReport Results
Waterfall Methodology
MaintenanceCheck errors Optimize
Verification
Test and debug
Implementation
Code software Data storage & retrievalDesign
Software architecture
Requirements
Requirements documentation Use Cases
Individuals and
interactions over
processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding
to change over following a planAgile
Agile Manifesto
Split your time into a series of iterative sprints.
ScrumA light-weight agile process tool
How Scrum Works
Practical example of scrum
Remodel main bathroom
As a bathroom user, I would like
gold-plated vanity to make me look better
As a bathroom user, I would like ceramic tiles for
finished look
As a bathroom user, I would like door to reduce
noise for outside rooms
Determine shape of vanity
Decide carat of gold
Which type of cabinets?
Tile Color
Placement of tiles
Individual tile size
Type of door
Door size
What type of lock?
= Epic
= User Story
= task
IT Value is proportional to competitive advantage
Val
ue
Difficulty
OPERATE THE BUSINESS
DEVELOP COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
FUTURE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Descriptive
What Happened?
Diagnostic Why did it happen?
Predictive What will happen?
Prescriptive Making it Happen
PEOPLE
PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY
Agile
DevO
ps
Open S
ourc
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Mic
rose
rvic
es
Continuous
D
eliv
ery
3GA
Improving Lives
10 Years with BDPA
2 Top Ten Finishes at National
Competition
Over 1000Volunteer Hours
Over 65 High School Students
“…This competition
means almost everything to me.
I love participating in it every year. I have
learned so much…”
“…This competition has given me many
opportunities like working on our schools intranet
site, and a site for The Morse Group, and Chesterfield
Arts… "
Benefits of Agile in Agricrulture
• IT now a partner•Increased customer satisfaction•More comprehensive software solutions•Meet Global Challenges
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