Megan Torrance | Using Agile to put SAM to Work 1 Megan Torrance [email protected] DevLearn 2013 | Session #110 Using Agile to put SAM to

Megan Torrance | Using Agile to put SAM to Work

1Megan [email protected] 2013 | Session #110

Using Agile to put SAM to Work


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Mission:Making the world happier by building competence and confidence for doing.

My new favorite quote:“Insanity is a project constraint.”

-- Lou Russell


Think about your best project ever.

What factors contributed to its success?


"Do more of what works, and do less of what

doesn't."Kent Beck, author of Extreme Programming

(XP) Explained


We call it the Lot Like Agile Methods Approach


Projects need to keep up with an ever-increasing

rate of change.


ANALYZE

DESIGN

DEVELOP

IMPLEMENT

EVALUATE


It's folly to assume that the client knows everything

they want at the beginning of the project.

Any set of meaningful requirements is subject to change.


The first day of a project is the worst day to plan what

the end product will be (and how much it will cost).


If we do not come up with a brilliant idea that might

change things mid-project, we're not fully engaged

creatively.


Every day you learn something new about the project you're working on.


ADDIE approaches a perfect world in a highly

linear fashion.


The Agile Manifesto


THE AGILE MANIFESTO:We are uncovering better ways

of developing software by doing it and helping others do

it...

source: www.agilemanifesto.org


Through this work we have come to value:

Individuals and interactions over

processes and tools




Working software over

comprehensive documentation




Customer collaboration over

contract negotiation




Responding to change over following a plan



THE LLAMA MANIFESTOWe are uncovering better ways

of creating learning experiences by doing it and

helping others do it.


Agile is as much an attitude as it is a project management method.


ADDIE and Agile are not incompatible. Agile works with ADDIE on very short

iterations.


A

D

I/E

D

I/E

DDD D

Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 3


There are several different approaches to

using Agile.Some of the popular ones are Scrum, Extreme

Programming (XP), and Lean-influenced models.

In the learning world, SAM, GEAR and LLAMA are emerging as models.


STORY CARDS


Stories capture business needs and performance

outcomes in a format that's useful for planning &

production.


1. Write Stories2. Estimate Stories3. Prioritize Stories4. Assign Stories5. Build Stories6. Track Stories7. Evaluate Stories

Source: Agile Explained, Menlo Innovations


As a I wantso I can



Cards are INVEST-UI ndependentN egotiableV aluable

E stimatableS mall

T estable U nderstandable


Agile: Use story mapping for building performance

support and tools like software.


LLAMA: Use Cathy Moore's Action Mapping

to define stories for Agile learning projects.


!Act!

!Respond!

!Decide!

!Create!

!Build!

PracticeKnow . . .

Business Goal that solves a

Business Problem

Adapted from: Cathy Moore


The only cards you work on are ones that have

been authorized by the client.


There are no bad ideas, just some that won't ever

get implemented.It means you never have to say "no”


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Learners click to see descriptions of available career development resources.

Content: Sam’s list of career development resources

3.5 hrs


ESTIMATE THE WORK


Rules for Estimating:The person who does the work estimates the

work


Rules for Estimating:Estimate based on what you think it will take to

do the work, with no padding.


An estimate is just that. An estimate.


When the estimate is wrong....

1. Speak up as soon as you know something is awry.

2. Say "thank you“.3. Understand why.4. Figure out what to do next.5. Communicate with the client.


PLAN THE WORK


Define at the outset what type of project this is.


Organize the project overall in terms of

(bi)weekly goals on a big, visible board.


Organize weekly work by day and team member.


Use colors to indicate status on cards.


LATHER, RINSE, REPEAT. (Iterate)


A

D

I/E

D

I/E

DDD D

Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 3


Make small mistakes faster.

Skip the big mistakes.Agile Explained, Menlo Innovations


When you iterate and do show and tell with the client & learners, you generate more cards.


AGILE IN ACTION


Sometimes you'll join an Agile team.

The #1 complaint:There's no stable documentation upon which to

build training.


Sometimes you'll join an Agile team.

• Be prepared for constant change• Accept that the underlying product could

(should?) change • Be sure to include training as part of the

story cards


Educate your clients on how you work with Agile.


Agile creates a WDWT (work-directed-work-team)

environment. Be ready for it.


Don't be a scope creep.

Stick to the cards.


Pick a project.Pick a team.

Get on the same page.


Open room + visual communication = the room communicates

project status


Agile is a joyful way to work.

Nothing feels so good as to actually accomplish something toward a goal

every day.

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