Agility to Thrive in Challenging Times
Introducing Agile Software Development

Gerry Kirk
Agile Coach / Trainer

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Welcome, thanks for comingAsk if people having a great time at conference?My first conferenceThrilled to give something back

Audience survey:- some form of Agile development?- Scrum?- XP?- thinking about trying Scrum?- who attended Mike's post-conf session?

Software development has risks

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(That cost money, reduce value, delay benefits)

Risk: Build more than needed

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cost benefit delay

Risk: Build lower priority items

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value benefit delay (or run out of budget)

Risk: Build the wrong thing right

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cost delay

Risk: Poor quality software -
buggy, not maintainable

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cost value

Risk: Discover needs late in project, but unable to build them

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Agile software development
best addresses these risks

Risk: Build more than you need

Action: Release Early

Risk: Build lower priority items

Action: Work on highest priority items first

Risk: Build the wrong thing right

Action: Continuous Feedback

Risk: Poor quality software -
buggy, not maintainable

Action: TDD, Pair Program,
CI, Refactor

Risk: Discover needs late in project, but unable to build them

Action: Plan to adjust plan
every 2 weeks

Speed
+
Quality

Create ValueLower CostsBe Sustainable

Agile Manifesto

Individuals & InteractionsWorking SoftwareCustomer CollaborationResponding to ChangeProcesses & ToolsComprehensive DocsContract NegotiationFollowing a PlanCraftmanshipExecutionwww.agilemanifesto.org

Common SenseEnabler

Bottom Line

0.8Beginner Agile

Intermediate Agile

Advanced Agile

GoodWaterfall

1.5x3x8xROI based on actual savings in time-to-market & productivity on over 7500 projects

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Agile Process

Agile Roles

Product Owner

ScrumMaster

Development Team

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SM helps Product Owner define & prioritize features, write conditions of satisfaction for completeness

Card, Conversation, Confirmation

Scrum Master
facilitates
planning meetings

Planning poker =
better estimates + more fun

SM facilitates daily check-ins to co-ordinate, surface problems

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SM prepares burn down chart to report daily progress

SM facilitates demos
of working software

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Scrum Master guides, helps team be productive

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SM facilitates retrospectives for continuous improvement

Client involvement

Thank you!

Discuss more or inquire about agile coaching

Email: gerry@gerrykirk.net
Twitter: @gerrykirk

Skype: gerry.kirk