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The CallPlus Agile JourneyBernard O’Leary, Applications Development Manager.
Why Did Agile Succeed at CallPlus…
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Why Agile?
• Initial impressions of Agile• The CallPlus Development Team• Revisiting Agile, and the Scrum “Formula”• Executive approval• And we’re away…
First Attempt at Scrum…
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We needed professional help
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• Post-It notes.• Whiteboard & markers.• Created spreadsheet templates for:– Product Backlog.– Sprint Backlog.• Standard directory structure, Sprint output.• Standard spreadsheet versioning.• Pivot charts, post-Sprint analysis/reporting.• KISS!
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Success!
It Wasn’t Easy
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Breakthrough – 100% Sprints!!
Evidence…
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Electrification (TFS)
Other Agile Adventures
Scrum Worked at Worked Because…
• We had a “blank canvas”.• We were willing to “give it a go” - risk failure.• We do/did research and invested in training.• We recognised the benefits of coaching.• We had the buy-in of the business.• Our developers are/were keen.• We had a monumental whiteboard.
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