Why feature teams are not enough
Super SoftThe Story of Herman – an agile coach
I’m done but nothing works?
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In the beginning…
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Silos and how motion is bad
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Why Herman needed feature teams
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Prod
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anag
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Feature team creation and roles
Dev
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Test
and
QA
Loca
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Winds of Change
“It is not necessary to change, survival is not mandatory.”
- W. Edwards Deming
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So what now? Where to go to?
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Why feature teams were no longer enough
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Squads
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Silos again
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Why Squads
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What is a squad?
GUI
Test and QA
Development
Localization/Documentation
Feature SQUAD A
Feature SQUAD B
Product Management
Feat
ure
SQ
UAD
Feat
ure
SQ
UAD
Herman’s challenges with squads
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Herman’s conclusion
“Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.”
- W. Edwards Deming
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Thank you for your attention!
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Contact Information
Sven Schnee Agile Project ManagerTwitter: @MrSnow76LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sven-schnee/27/932/5a5
Luis-Miguel Goncalves Agile Project ManagerTwitter: @lgoncalves1979LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/luismsg
Daniel Catalina Technical Project ManagerTwitter: @_dancatLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-catalina/1/545/552
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