if you need to run a project you've already failed
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If you need to run a project – you’ve already failed
#noprojects
Evan Leybourn
Agile India 2016
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Come with an open mind
This is a controversial topic
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PA RT O N EUnderstanding projects
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What exactly is a project?
A temporary structure to govern and deliver a complex change (such as a new
product)
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Projects are expensive
The three O’s of project cost; 1. Overheads, 2. Overruns and 3. Opportunity costs
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Projects fail
The definition of insanity is to “do the same thing and expect a different result”
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Projects focus on the wrong thing
What is measurable not what is valuable
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Projects are temporary (products aren’t)
Products don’t end when the project does – don’t artificially constrain them &
lose key skills
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PA RT T W Ointroducing #noprojects
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Continuous change is the alternative!
The approach and structure to successfully deliver continuous change
without a project
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What is #noprojects?
The alignment of activities to outcomesmeasured by value, constrained by guiding principles and supported by continuous delivery technologies
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The continuous culture
Continuous delivery, deployment, monitoring, strategy, planning, design, marketing, feedback, business, finance
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PA RT T H R E EWhere to begin
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Outcomes over outputs
Outcomes are valuable, planned, slowly changing and define a common direction
for all work
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Working principles
Common, agreed, and prioritised constraints that shape all activities
(e.g. quality, communication, staff engagement, security, or branding)
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Understanding the value of work
Value degrades
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Understanding the value of work
High value activities may come later
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Understanding the value of work
Local Maxima
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Understanding the value of work
The “So What” Factor
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Value delivery teams
Dedicated cross-functional teams that contain the required skills to deliver an
outcome
(e.g. developers, testers, HR, accountants, sales/marketing)
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PA RT F O U RDelivering work
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The activity canvas
An activity is any discrete work that is undertaken as part of a change
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The technology of #noprojects
Automated testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and
DevOps
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Funding #noprojects
Change the question – not “how much will this cost?”, but rather “how much is
it worth?”
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Evan Leybourn
IBM GBS
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