From Waterfall to Agile: what you need to know

APMG International Webinar

From Waterfall to Agile: What you need to knowWednesday 11 February 2015 / 13:00 GMT (London, UK)

Presenter: Melanie Franklin, AgileChangeManagement Ltd

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Your presenter….

Melanie Franklin has a track record of excellence in project, programme and portfolio planning and delivery. In recent years she has focuses on organisations moving from waterfall to agile approaches to project management to respond to the pace of change and need for shorter project timescales. Melanie is an accredited trainer in AgilePM and is a Certified Scrum Master and LeanKanban Practitioner.

Moderator

Mark Constable is a Marketing Executive at APMG-International with over 8 years experience at the company.

Agenda

• Welcome & introduction– Mark Constable, APMG International

• From Waterfall to Agile: What you need to know.– Melanie Franklin

AgileChangeManagement Limited

• Q&A

• Further information

• Close

About APMG International

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• 17000+ candidates per month• Full details at www.APMG-International.com

Objectives of this webinar

• Check your understanding of the differences between Waterfall and Agile approaches

• Summarise the key differences in behaviours and skills

• Pass on my knowledge of how it feels to work in the two different approaches – good and bad

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From waterfall to agile…

Transitioning to AgilePM – Lessons Learned

1. It is not a simple switch from PRINCE2 to AgilePM so become an expert, get educated and really understand AgilePM before you begin the transition.

2. There are different pressures, different priorities and a change of pace managing an agile project compared to a PRINCE2 project.

3. Don’t throw everything away, the two approaches can be combined to create something that is greater than the sum of their parts.

It is not a simple switch

Switching from PRINCE2 to AgilePM

1. AgilePM is not a methodology, it’s a philosophy so it requires deep understanding of how it works to get the best out of it.

2. Switching to AgilePM involves changes roles and responsibilities so requires some organisational redesign.

3. AgilePM changes the expectations of what is delivered, when and how so research the impact on your business and identify why agile is better.

Understand what you are dealing with..

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DeliveryDelivery

OutputOutput

FeaturesFeatures

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ApproachApproach

Fixed Flexible

Late Early

Single Multiple

Promised Prioritised

Monitors work Monitors environment

Command and control Collaborative

Changes in roles

• Less reliance on instructions from Project Manager; greater reliance on self-management

• Greater involvement of users changes the team dynamics

• Responsibilities for Team Leaders and Project Managers can lead to imbalance in salaries

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Different pressures

Different pressures

Waterfall:•Gather all requirements up front•Decide on timeframe based on requirements•Deliver project at end of project lifecycle•Manage change if it is requested but don’t seek it out•Document designs•Report on progress and decisions

Agile:•Agree project scope and ‘Must Haves’ up front•Decide on requirements based on timeframe•Deliver project throughout project lifecycle•Actively seek feedback and more ideas throughout project•Talk through designs•Report on achievements and decisions

How it feels for the project team

• Stop/Start work – constantly breaking off to show users what you have created

• Lack of belief in your work – being given feedback on unfinished work

• Very focused on current work – everything else is an annoying interruption

• Certainty of direction – you know you are creating what users want

• In it together – feeling valued by the business, no longer a them and us culture

• Delivery of more value – greater influence and use of commercial awareness

How it feels for the users

Lots of interruptions – not always easy to find the time to spend with the project teamCreativity and imagination – cannot give a simple list of requirements, need to participate in solution creationMore direction needed – project team needs to be pushed towards solutionWe get what we want – increased probability that what we get is what we need

Integrate not compete

One method is not better than the other..

Waterfall:+ve•Provides full information to stakeholders•Strong governance framework-ve•Bureaucratic•Inflexible, doesn’t respond to change

Agile:+ve•Meets needs of customers and responds to their changing needs•Delivers on time so certainty of when to go live-ve•No documentation•No control, people do what they want

Use AgilePM to enhance your projects

Don’t throw your waterfall method away:•Alienating those on the periphery of project management•Losing the progress we have made in sponsorship and governanceChange the emphasis:•Keep your existing structure – terminology, documentation, routines•Replace the contents – Project Plan becomes Delivery Plan and Deployment Plan; Requirements become Prioritised Requirements List; Models replace presentations; Testing is early and frequent

Methods can align!

Development:•Focus is on creation, trial and error and demonstrating early value to customers

Project Management:•Focus is on creation, trial and error and demonstrating early value to customers

Governance:•Strong audit trail, keeps stakeholders informed

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Official registration is due to open soon. To confirm you’re interest, please email Mark Constable (Mark.Constable@apmg-international.com) confirming your name, position and organization.

Join us at Project Challenge…

• A selection of ATOs, including Melanie, providing talks in the Learning Zone

• APMG and partners at stand no: 98/100/102• Register at http://www.projchallenge.com/register

Further information• APMG-International website :

– www.apmg-international.com

• APMG AgilePM certification scheme:– www.apmg-international.com/AgilePM

• “Agile Project Management Handbook” (recommended reading)– www.apmg-businessbooks.com

• Melanie

http://www.linkedin.com/company/apmg-international @APMG_Inter

melanie@agilechangemanagement.co.uk

www.agilechangemanagement.co.uk

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/melaniefranklin1/

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@AgileMelanie

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