Dealing with process legacy-- @AgileHelen

Dealing with process legacy

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Helen Snitkovsky@AgileHelen

… and it was grumpy

Once there was a team, an Agile team

Why?image: journey-to-better.comDealing with process legacy -- @AgileHelen

Retro

Sad, Mad, GladSad – mostly about testing

Week 1 3 5 7 9 11 13

Agile team sprint Integration testingGAP

Root cause: integration testing

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Process legacy example #1

Dealing with process legacy -- @AgileHelen

Team velocity exceeds funding speed

Process legacy example #2

Process legacy example #3

Environment provisioning takes longer than a sprint

Process legacy spotted

Bottom up transformationTop down transformation

Pilot Agile teamEVERYWHERE

Dealing with process legacy -- @AgileHelen

Process legacy

• External outdated process• Slows Agile team down• Just in time handling required

The 7 wastes• Partially done work• Extra features• Relearning• Handoffs• Delays• Task switching• Defects

Wait - don't remove it just yet

Observe (Value stream mappings, Retrospective, stand ups, impediment

walls, A3)Orient

(pick just one goal)Decide

(plan actions, obtain approvals)

Act (improve the weakest link)

Dealing with process legacy -- @AgileHelen

The OODA cycle

questions?

Helen Snitkovsky@AgileHelen

thanks.