LEANDISCUSSIONSABOUTAGILE AND MVPA NETWORKING MEETING

b y A l e x Y e n i n

SUCCESS IS NOTDELIVERING A

FEATURE; SUCCESS ISLEARNING HOW TO

SOLVE THE CUTOMER'SPROBLEM.

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M A R K C O O K , K O D A K

WHAT IS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT?

MarketingPrinciples

SocialMedia

OnlineMarketing

Product management is an organizationallifecycle function within a company dealing with:

planning, forecastingproductionmarketing of a product or products at all stagesof the product lifecycle.

is a structured stage bystage sequential approachwhere each particular bit of

work to complete theinitiative is done in phases.

THERE ARE DIFFERENTAPPROACHES TO

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Lifecycle

is an iterative type approachwhere phases needed tocomplete a project are

generally done in paralleltogether.

is a disciplined, data-drivenapproach and methodology

for eliminating defects inany process.

is an approach thatsupports the concept of

continuous improvement toachieve small, incremental

changes in processes

Waterfall Agile 6 Sigma Lean

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P R O S A N D C O N S O F W A T E R F A L L

Easy   forwards  /backwards  p lann ingand   implementat ion .  

Tang ib le  output  at   theend  of  each  s tage .Th is  produces  betterv is ib i l i ty  and  prov idesa  base l ine   to  moveforward .  

Ab i l i ty   to  v i sua l ly   seeand  communicate  atarget  de l ivery .

Change   in   scope  canser ious ly   impactt ime/cost/qua l i ty .

I f   tasks  aren ' t  doneproper ly   in  each  phaseat  a   la ter   s tage ,   theent i re  pro ject  can  besevere ly   impacted .

I f   the  pro ject  hasinterna l  or  externa ldependenc ies ,  de layscan  occur  as   the   "p lan"has  a l ready  beenwr i t ten .

T h e r e f o r e , t h i s m a k e s t h ew a t e r f a l l m o d e l a g o o d f i t f o rs m a l l e r o p e n s o u r c e p r o j e c t su s i n g M a g e n t o , J o o m l a ,W o r d P r e s s ( w h e r e t h er e q u i r e m e n t s c a n b e c l e a r l yd e f i n e d u p f r o n t ) , b u t n o t f o rC u s t o m P r o g r a m m i n gr e q u i r e m e n t s w h e r e t h eb u s i n e s s n e e d s a r ec o n s t a n t l y c h a n g i n g .

Combining isimportant!

T h e b i g g e s t d r a w b a c k w i t ht h i s m o d e l i s t h a t o n c e ap h a s e i s c o m p l e t e d , t h e r e i sn o g o i n g b a c k . T h e o n l yo p t i o n i f o n e w a n t s t o g ob a c k t o a p r e v i o u s p h a s e i nt h e l i f e c y c l e i s b y g o i n g b a c kt o t h e d r a w i n g b o a r d a n dd e s i g n i n g f r o m s c r a t c h .

P R A C T I C A L A P P L I C A T I O N O F W A T E R F A L L

Up to theproject

W A T E R F A L L I N D E T A I L S

P R O S A N D C O N S O F A G I L E

Change  can  be  cateredfor  very  eas i ly  g iventhe  shorter  p lann ingcyc les .

Encourages  act iveinvo lvement  andinteract ion   f rom keypro ject   s takeholders .

P lann ing  can  besomet imes  be  dubious .

T ime and  ef forts  wi l lbe  cont inua l ly   requ i redfrom productresources .

Given   i t s  un ique  anda l ternat ive  approach ,on  occas ion   res i s tanceis  common so   t ra in ingand  educat ion   i s  needed

Constant   teaminvolvement  andstructuredcommunicat ionchannels

A G I L E I N D E T A I L S

C A S E S

A l o g i s t i c c o m p a n yd e c i d e d t o i n t r o d u c e a g i l em e t h o d o l o g y t o t h e i rb u s i n e s s p r o c e s s e s a n da u t o m a t e t h e m .

HM RAWATGroup Case

A s a r e s u l t :- w e h a d a t h o r o u g ha n a l y s i s o f a l l b u s i n e s sp r o c e s s e s a n di n t r o d u c e d J i r a w i t hA u t o M a t e p l u g i n .

- t h e c h a n g e w a s m a d e i ni t e r a t i o n w i t h t r a i n i n g sa n d c o n s u l t a n c y f o r t h es t u f f

- i n c r e a s e d e f f i c i e n c y b y4 5 % , c o s t c u t s b y 3 7 %

IntroducingAgile

Scrum is an Agileframework for completing

complex projects.

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SCRUM

Kanban is a technique formanaging a software

development process in ahighly efficient way.

KANBAN

It is pointless to try to compare which atlassiantool is better, we are just trying to figure out

which one would suite better for you and yourteam.

Choose & ImplementHOW TO

AGILER E V I E W E R

P R O S A N D C O N S O F 6 S I G M A

I t   targets   the  customerde l ight  and  newinnovat ive  ways   toexceed   the  customerexpectat ions .  

I t ' s   successfu l lyimplemented   inv i r tua l ly  everybus iness  category .

I t   targets  Var iat ion   inthe  processes  andfocuses  on   theprocess   improvement .

I t  g ives  emphas is  onthe   r ig id i ty  of   theprocess  whichbas ica l ly  contrad ictsthe   innovat ion  andki l l s   the  creat iv i ty .

I t s   implementat ionconstant ly   requ i ressk i l led  man  force .

there  are   lot   to   rea lt ime  barr iers  whichneeds   to  be   reso lved .

C A S E S

A large globalmanufacturing

organisation

A s a r e s u l t :- r a p i d p r o c e s s i m p r o v e m e n tf r o m a r a n g e o f k e y e l e m e n t sa c r o s s t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n

- u s i n g s t a t i s t i c a l t o o l s a n dd a t a a s a b a s e f o r a n a l y s i sa n d a d i s c i p l i n e d , l o g i c a la p p r o a c h , e n a b l e d d e c i s i o n -t a k e r s t o i m p r o v e t h e i ru n d e r s t a n d i n g o f c r i t i c a lb u s i n e s s a n d o p e r a t i o n a lp r o c e s s e s

- m o r e t h a n 2 0 0 s t a f f h a v eb e e n t r a i n e d a s ' b e l t s ' a n da r e l e a d i n g t h e i n i t i a t i v e

- E a c h p r o j e c t i s c o m p l e t e di n s i x m o n t h s o r l e s s t ob r i n g a s h a r p e r f o c u s a n dt o e n s u r e m e a s u r a b l er e s u l t s c a n b e i d e n t i f i e da n d s u s t a i n e d .

Training isimportant!

P R O S A N D C O N S O F L E A N

Increased  ef f ic iency

More  employeeaccountab i l i ty

Team uni ty ,commitment ,  and   focusrequi red

Immediate   resu l ts  a reuncommon

Some team membersand  partners  may  beres is tant   to  change

Closer  partnersh ips ,better  communicat ion

Higher  qua l i ty

E levated  customersat i s fact ion

Improved  safety

Boosted  prof i ts  andreduced  costs

Tra in ing   requi ress ign i f icant   investmentof   t ime/resources

Pressure  onmanagement

EliminateUncertainty

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Work SmarterNot Harder

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A core component of Lean Startup methodologyis the build-measure-learn feedback loop. The

first step is figuring out the problem that needsto be solved and then developing a minimumviable product (MVP) to begin the process of

learning as quickly as possible.

Develop an MVP

03LEAN

P R I N C I P L E S

C A S E S

T h e p r o d u c t o w n e rn e g l e c t e d t h e c a s ea l t o g e t h e r a n d p u tm a r k e t i n g i n c h a r g e o f t h ed e v e l o p m e n t .

Fitness Portal Case

A s a r e s u l t :- m a r k e t i n g t e a m d i d n ' tu s e M V P a n d s c h e d u l e d ar e l e a s e w i t h n u m e r o u su n n e c e s s a r y f e a t u r e st h a t m a d e t h e p r o j e c tt o o c o m p l i c a t e d .

- t w o y e a r s s p e n t o nd e v e o p m e n t

- h a l f o f t h e a u d i e n c ew a s l o s t a f t e r t h e r e l e a s eb e c a u s e t h e s i t e w a so v e r c o m p l i c a t e d

MVP isimportant!

P S Y C H O L O G I C A L A S P E C T S O FM E T H O D O L O G Y S ' S U C C E S S

1 . TEAM'SRESISTANCE TOCHANGE

2. CLEARCOMMUNICATION +SOFTWARE

3. USERS ARE POSITIVEABOUT MVP

3. USERSPARTICIPATION IS A +

P o o r u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d l o wt r u s t c o u l d h a m p e r c h a n g ei m p l e m e n t a t i o n w i t h i n t h ec o m p a n y .

By establishing clearcommunication and addressingWIIFM + introducing software= success

U s e r s a r e m o r e p o s i t i v ea b o u t d e a l i n g w i t h a b i g an u m b e r o f f e a t u r e s a f t e rd e a l i n g w i t h a n M V P o f t h ep r o d u c t .

T h o s e w h o h a v e i n v e s t e dt h e i r t i m e t o h e l p a s t a r t u p ,w o u l d b e m o r e l i k e l y t ob e c o m e e a r l y c u s t o m e r s .

LEAN COFFEE TIME

LEAN COFFEE IS ASTRUCTURED, BUT AGENDA-

LESS MEETING. PARTICIPANTSGATHER, BUILD AN AGENDA,

AND BEGIN TALKING.

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Which one to choose fordifferent purposes.

Overview of the mainplatforms.

HostingServices

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Which one to choose.Overview with prices.

Email (App)Platform

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Which one to choose. Overview with prices anddescriptions. Cases analysis.

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LEAN COFFEO U R

Q U E S T I O N S

HOSTING SERVICES

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HostGator WebHosting

DreamHost WebHosting

GoDaddy WebHosting

Good for sharedand dedicated

hosting

Good foradvanced users

Good forcustomer

service

$3,33

WindowsServers

$4,95

Unlimited MonthlyData TransfersWith All Plans

$3,99

ManagedWordPress

Hosting

EMAIL (APP) PLATFORM

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Gmail & office

Zoho Mail

Rackspace Email

offers email hosting withGmail, an online

calender, office solutions

Hosted email / office forprofessional users and

businesses. Free for up to10 users!

One of the hosting marketleaders. Fanatical support

included.

SOFTWARE FOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

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Jira

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JIRA is built for a softwareteam to plan, track, andrelease great software.

Comprises tasks, projects,conversations and

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