Agile Mindset and Its implications- My understanding

Nitin Bhidenitinbhide@thinkingcraftsman.in

Nov 2015

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Agile Mindset and Its ImplicationsFocus on Business Value and solving business problem• Actual business problem many not be there in RFP or in

Specs.• Define Success criteria for project (for End Customer and

for You)Fail Fast• Fail Early –Minimizing cost of failures, Allows you

experiment more and hence increasing chances of success• Fail Visibly - Status/problems visible to everyone,

allowing anyone to contribute to solution. • Use Kanban board/ Tools like Grasshopper etc

• Results in Easy ‘course corrections’ (key aspect of ‘Agile’)

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Agile Mindset and Its ImplicationsShippable Code Every day• Prioritize bug fixes before adding any new features

Be ready to ask for help and be ready give help• Various Communication methods (email, real time chat, video

conf, group chat, forums etc)• Knowledge sharing, checklists creation etc to avoid

downstream problemsSpent time improving the system• Automate, Automate, Automate• Develop tools and check lists for failing even faster