The Project Management Comeback

HEATHER FLEMING • VP, PRODUCT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT • GILT • @HFLEMING JUSTIN RISERVATO • DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT • GILT • @SHARKSNMERMAIDS

Agenda I n t r o d u c t i o n

O u r O r g a n i z a t i o n a l L a n d s c a p e

P o w e r i n g u p w i t h t h e R i g h t T o o l s

D e l i v e r i n g V a l u e t o t h e O r g

Hello!

Heather Fleming

INFJ

Justin Riservato

ESTP

What is Gilt?

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Agenda I n t r o d u c t i o n

O u r O r g a n i z a t i o n a l L a n d s c a p e

P o w e r i n g u p w i t h t h e R i g h t T o o l s

D e l i v e r i n g V a l u e t o t h e O r g

Agile But not Scrum

http://www.agilemanifesto.org/

You might think we’re crazy…

What works for us…Co-located, “Pizza-Size” Teams

Dedicated Business Partners

Working in Sprints, Sprint Planning

Epic -> Task Organization

Estimating with Issue Count

Tracking Committed vs. Completed

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What doesn’t work right now…The “Scrummaster” Role

The “Product Owner” Role

Formal User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

QA

Estimating with Story Points

Long-Term Roadmapping

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Team Structure

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Cruise Director: Makes things fun. Creates a sense of team spirit. Sets up team events, lunches, happy hours, etc. Decorates team area. Helps with stickers, team swag.

Motivator: Excites and motivates through an understanding of individual and team dynamics. Clearly articulates why the work the team is doing is important. Develops an environment of highly engaged individuals by demonstrating passion and enthusiasm. Inspires the team to achieve their goals.

External Relationship Manager: Provides regular updates on status and team achievements. Develops relationships with external stakeholders. Leads productive meetings. Creates and delivers excellent presentations for the team.

Project Management can add tremendous value by influencing the organization,

creating the right culture for engineering to experiment, and delivering faster and

better results.

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Agenda I n t r o d u c t i o n

O u r O r g a n i z a t i o n a l L a n d s c a p e

P o w e r i n g u p w i t h t h e R i g h t T o o l s

D e l i v e r i n g V a l u e t o t h e O r g

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Keep It Simple

Strategy

Initiatives

Epics

Tasks

Velocity > Burndown

Cumulative Flow: The Big Picture

Epic Burndown (always be estimating)

The Control Chart

Project Management can really amp up your value by leveraging the right tools and eliminating a lot of the repetitive,

administrative work.

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Agenda I n t r o d u c t i o n

O u r O r g a n i z a t i o n a l L a n d s c a p e

P o w e r i n g u p w i t h t h e R i g h t T o o l s

D e l i v e r i n g V a l u e t o t h e O r g

Project Management can be the go-to for the truth about what is

happening (and what is not) by leveraging real data in JIRA rather

than duplicating information through slide decks, spreadsheets, and

project plans.

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Thank you!

HEATHER FLEMING • VP, PRODUCT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT • GILT • @HFLEMING JUSTIN RISERVATO • DIRECTOR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT • GILT • @SHARKSNMERMAIDS