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‘I lead the best ever tech company and we will deliver the greatest things you have ever seen.’*
*allegedly
I’ve worked…...on great things and not so great things - and everything inbetween.
..in business operations, product management and business analysis.
..in the public sector, charity sector and currently the commercial sector.
..as the old blood and the new blood.
I had an opportunity.
Glinda told me about ‘agile’.
The pull of the current culture, power bases and processes would be strong.
I focused on options - not commitments.
‘Our highest priority is to satisfy the
customerthrough early and
continuous deliveryof valuable software.’
We started on our journey...Individuals & interactions over processes & tools
Won’t it mean I lose control?
Working software over comprehensive documentationWon’t it mean I won’t know what’s being built
Customer collaboration over contract negotiationWon’t it mean you’ll promise something we don’t want to deliver?
Responding to change over following a planWon’t it mean we’ll go live late?
We worked together to address blockers.
‘Build projects around motivated individuals.
Give them the environment and
support they need, and trust them to get the job
done.’
...we don’t have time to consider different ways of working
... we’ve (always) (nearly) (always) maintained (nearly) all the documentation*
...we haven’t agreed what we need.
...we need a long term plan.
‘The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a (development) team is face-to-face conversation.’
But...
*delete as appropriate
You must do as I tell you.
We thought we were getting better.
The power of the old ways was present.
‘Working software over comprehensive documentation.’
And the winged monkeys still did not know what and why!
Usability study documentover 60 pages and over 100 recommendations
Proposed customer personas over 30 pages with many, many broad personas
Requirements and user flows 100s and 100s…
Strategic and business plans about 50 pages and counting.
We became a team.
‘The best architectures,
requirements, and designs emerge
from self- organizing teams.’
. We thought we were getting there...
Powerful gates were being protected.
We realised we weren’t being agile.
We started to understand how we were getting better.
‘At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.’
The witch and her winged monkeys still existed.
We could only change a few parts at a time.
The changes were only connected in some places.
‘Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.’
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
‘Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of
weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter
timescale.’
We continued on our journey until...
Not quite the happy ending - yet.
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan