Agile_MOOC_Topic_2.pdf

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MOOC Agile Project Management

Topic 2

Agile Principles

Subject Mentor: Brenton Burchmore


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Housekeeping

The questions box

Online course portal

Forums

Webinar recording

Study guide

Pre-recorded lectures

http://learn.itmasters.edu.au


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Value Proposition Value is the ultimate goal

Value is subjective, volatile & fragile

When value is at risk The plan manages the value?

What about empirical value?

Price is what you pay

Value is what you getWarren Buffett


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Planning Myths & Truths The 80/20 rule

Planning need not be a disconnected process

Planning is preliminary decision makingDerived versus Original planning

Execution is planning is execution

Control comes from the closeness of this

Try not to become a person of success, but

rather try to become a person of valueAlbert Einstein


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Iterative Development

IterativeFeature-Based

Timeboxed Incremental

Concurrent versus

serial developmentIterate to Innovate


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ExcellenceOnly excellence delivers value

Customer feedback on value, not quality

Administrative or technical excellence Excellence begins within us all

Excellent design does not guarantee excellent

delivery

People drive value in Agile


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Lean Thinking Lean is about the removal of waste

Waste is whatever does not deliver value

Overhead versus Planning versus Waste Layers of complexity

But we need that complexity!

No, we need the value that it brings

Agile is lean because it favours

teams over tasks


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All About Teams Teams are interdependent and jointly

accountable

One bad eggDeciding together

Collaboration

Fuzzy logic can make or break a project


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Team DecisionsCompromise polarises

Reconceiving creates something new

Alignment creates contextClever interactions, not just clever people

Customersthe last team member

In Agile the team IS the project


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Adaptation If the value evolves, so must the work

Change is the purpose, the value, not the

enemy or the problemAdaptation is part of the process, not the

exception to it

Plan the work, work the plan?

Chaordicthe balance between chaos and order


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Agile Manifesto Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of

valuable software.

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness

change for the customer's competitive advantage.

Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months,

with a preference to the shorter timescale. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support

they need, and trust them to get the job done.

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a

development team is face-to-face conversation.

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, andusers should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and

adjusts its behavior accordingly.


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Declaration of Interdependence We increase return on investmentby making continuous flow of value

our focus.

We deliver reliable resultsby engaging customers in frequent

interactions and shared ownership. We expect uncertaintyand manage for it through iterations,

anticipation, and adaptation.

We unleash creativity and innovationby recognizing that individuals

are the ultimate source of value, and creating an environment where they

can make a difference. We boost performancethrough group accountability for results and

shared responsibility for team effectiveness.

We improve effectiveness and reliabilitythrough situationally specific

strategies, processes and practices.

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