Agile BI - SYBIS

Implementing BI systems using Agile methods

Iman EftekhariMCITP, MCSE, CSM

iman.eftekhari@agilebi.com.au

www.agilebi.com.au

Agenda

• What is Agile• Agile BI• Tools: TFS

What is Agile?

Agile vs. Waterfall

Agile / SCRUM

Agile Benefits

• Business engagement throughout the life-cycle of the project• Collaboration• Quicker respond to change (less TTM)• Reduce risk

Agile Issues

• No Governance• Less Control• Low Quality• No Documentation• Hard to Plan• Doesn’t work well for the Backend projects

WRONG!

Agile Facts

• Governance• Control• Quality• Documentation• Planning• Works well for the Backend projects

Why Agile BI?

• Businesses are always changing• Quicker decisions • Traditional approaches doesn’t work anymore

What is Agile BI?

Processes

ToolsTechniques

How to Implement Agile BI Systems?

Tips

• Prototype• Evolving vs. incremental • Use reusable models and frameworks • Template-based approach• Automation• Live documentation

Prototyping Approach - Evolving

Iteration 1

I - 1

Iteration 1

Iteration 1

Iteration 1

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

Iteration 3

Build Approach - IncrementalIteration 1

Iteration 2

Iteration 3

Iteration 4

Iteration 5

Iteration N

Essential Tools

• Agile is not about tools, but for Agile BI we need to have right tools• CI• Automated build/release• Automated testing• Workflow (peer review)• Etc.

Some Agile Tools

• JIRA & Green Hopper• Issue tracking• Task management• Planning

• TFS• ALM• Source Control• CI (Continuous Integration) • Automated build & testing

Microsoft TFS, a Leader in ALM World

TFS Features

TFS

Version Control

Automated Build / Test

Task Tracking

Project Portal

Reporting and

Analytics

TFS: Source Control

TFS Web Access

TFS: Task Board

TFS: Project Tracking

TFS: Project Tracking

Things that worked well• Team collaboration• Business engagement• Quality• Better adoption

Q&A

Iman Eftekhariiman.eftekhari@agilebi.com.auwww.agilebi.com.au

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