just enough minimal viable agile
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Just Enough: Minimally Viable Agile
TroyTu'[email protected]@troytu:le
Learningisnotcompulsory...neitherissurvival.-W.EdwardsDeming
The Agile Dysfunction Spiral
Detailedsprintplanning
Formalsprintcommitment
WorkthesprintUnfinishedwork
Weneedtogetbe:erat
planningsprints
Coachingtohelpimprovesprintplanning
Sprintplanningtakeslonger
ManagementAppliespressure
CultureofBlamecreepsbackin…
TeamworksoverIme
ArewereallyjustaKerbe#ersprints?
The Agile Dysfunction Spiral
Detailedsprintplanning
Formalsprintcommitment
WorkthesprintUnfinishedwork
Weneedtogetbe:erat
planningsprints
Coachingtohelpimprovesprintplanning
Sprintplanningtakeslonger
ManagementAppliespressure
CultureofBlamecreepsbackin…
TeamworksoverIme
ArewereallyjustaKerbe#ersprints?
Which is why we see…
(ActualGooglesearches,BTW)
Minimally Viable Agile
Borrowing from the Product Development concept of Minimum Viable Product. "The minimum viable product is that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort."
What is it?
Minimally Viable Agile
Minimally Viable Agile is a search for Agile practices and ceremonies, informed by Lean and Agile theory, that produces the maximum amount of customer value, with the least amount of effort.
What is it?
MinimallyViableAgileisamindsetwheredecentralizedAgileinnova@oniscul@vated.
Or(JustEnoughpracIcesandceremoniestobeeffecIve).
Cargo Cult (Agile)
ManyearlyAgilea:emptssimplyinstalledpracIces(recipes).
Warning!FollowingrecipesleadstoCargoCultAgile
Mob Programming
--AaronGriffith,WoodyZuill,LlewellynFalco
Mob Programming: An original MVA? ReducesorEliminates:1. StanduporotheralignmentmeeIngs2. Detailedplanning-onlysessions3. TheneedforesImates4. ContextSwitching5. Burn-downchartsforperformancetracking6. CodeReviews
Increases:1. Quality2. CollaboraIon3. ProducIvity4. SaIsfacIon
Mob Programming: Why does it work? SampleImelineofauserstoryorrequirement.
Time2
=waitIme
weeks =touchIme
weeks
4-10 4-10 2
CustomerRequest
PrioriIzedinProductBacklog
BacklogGroomingPlanningIntoaSprint
StoryCompleted
(tacitknowledgedecay)
Minimally Viable Agile Canvas
Focus Learning
Simplicity CustomerValue
• WorkVisualizaIons• WIPlimits/smallerbatches• Cadence/Time-boxes
• RetrospecIves/ImprovementKata• AcceptanceTestDrivenDevelopment• ConInuousIntegraIon/Delivery
• EmergentArchitecture• Artoftheworknotdone
• DefiniIonofDone• Progressmeasuredinworking
soKware
RespectforPeople• Sustainablepace• Purpose,Autonomy,Mastery
(CollaboraIon)
Visceral Reaction Disclaimer
Wemightcoversome“controversial”topics.
Minimum Viable Agile
Let’stakeacloserlookatsomepopularAgilepracIces.
1. StoryPointbasedVelocity2. BurnDowncharts
Thisismyjourney,yourmileagemayvary!
Story Points based Velocity
Story Point Predictability?
CourtesyofBennetVallet
DirectorofDevelopment
SiemensHealthServices
ExpectedDistribuIonActualDistribuIon
Minimalist Planning
OpAon#1Hours-longtradiIonalsprintplanningmeeIngsspentplayingplanningpokerandateamarguingaboutthedifferencebetween2’sand3’s.
OpAon#2ShortstoryslicingmeeIngwherethefocusisonunderstandingandslicinglargestories.“Doweunderstandthisstory?Ifnot,let’skeepslicing.”
1 2 3 5 8 13 21 40 100
Right-sizingthework
Minimalist Planning
InputQ Design Develop Test Done
3
1 2
9
7
8
6
4
5
Cycle Time
Throughput
10
14daysfromthispoint
5storiesperweek
ProbabilisIcForecasIngispreferred!
ForExample:-85%certainonecarddelivered<20days-75%certain50storiesdeliveredin15weeks
Burn Down Charts
Whydoweassumethisisthewrongplaceforthisteamtobe?
Work
Time
Nature of the Work
Manufacturing=repeatableprocessesProductDevelopment=oneImeprocesses
One-Imeprocessesarenon-determinisAcinnature
Nature of the Work
DeterminisAcApproach
ProjectStart
Knowledge
“Complete”PlannedAcIvity
Non-determinisAcReality
ProjectStart
Knowledge
“Complete”?
WhatCustomerReallyWantsBe:erKnowledge
ProjectManagersinthemiddle,pullingouttheirhair
Burn Down Charts
Evenifthisisaproblem,whatexactlydowedonow?
Work
Time
It’snotacAonable!
Burn Down Charts (refactored)
AcAonableInformaAon!
Minimally Viable Agile While there is value in the items on
the right, we value the items on the left more.
Flow-basedmetricsandvisualizaAonsoverburndowncharts
StoryslicingskillsoveresImaIonschemes
(...)
Applying Minimally Viable Agile
We can apply MVA thinking in two forms:
TrainingandeducaIon
HowwetransiIon
“We’regoingtostopcreaIngburndownchartsandstopusingvelocity.”
“Areyouinsane?”
Improvement Kata
Awesome
CurrentCondiAon
OurVision
NextTargetCondiAon
Steps:PDCA
P
D
C
A
Improvement Kata
ImprovementTheme
Now/CurrentCondiAon
NextTargetCondiAon
DefiniAonofAwesome(vision)
FirstSteps
--JimmyJanien,CrispBlog
Improvement Kata PracIcalToyotaKataFormat:
Improvement Kata
Improvement Kata
MergeDay ConInuousIntegraIon
Minimally Viable Agile Summary
Focus Learning Simplicity
CustomerValueRespectforPeople
UnderstandtheWhybehindLeanandAgile,asyourinoculaIonagainstCargoCultAgile.
DecentralizetheAgileInnovaIon.
FocusonAwesome,anddeliberatelyworktowardsthatvision,andtheprocesscruKwillfallaway.
MinimallyViableAgileCanvas:
Just Enough: Minimally Viable Agile
TroyTu'[email protected]@troytu:le
Learningisnotcompulsory...neitherissurvival.-W.EdwardsDeming
References A Day of Mobbing, Aaron Griffith, Woody Zuill, Llewellyn Falco. Improvement Theme – Simple and practical Toyota Kata, Jimmy Janien, Crisp’s Blog (http://goo.gl/beHbNp) Toyota Kata, Mike Rother Drive, Daniel Pink Lean Startup, Eric Reis Kanban at Scale – A Siemens Success Story, Bennet Vallet CFD generated from ActionableAgile.com