Scott W. Ambler Senior Consulting Partner

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Agile Modeling: A Disciplined Approach to Modeling and Documentation

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How can agile teams benefit from modeling?

How can modeling benefit from agile?

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Stakeholders should be

active participants in

modeling

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Prefer direct collaboration over documentation

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Do just enough

modeling

Valu

e

Effort

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Models should be just barely good enough

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Envision requirements early to get going in the right direction

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The best architectures and designs emerge over

time

Think About the Future,

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But Wait to Act

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It really does depend…

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…so tailor your approach Scaling Factor Affect The larger the team… …the more need for initial

understanding The more geographically distributed…

…the more need for initial understanding

The more organizations involved… …the more need for alignment The more complex the domain… …the more need for requirements

exploration The more complex the technology… …the more need for architecture and

design exploration The greater need for compliance… …the more need for proving your

work

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Examine the problem from multiple points of view

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Embrace changing requirements

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Explore details on a just in time (JIT) basis

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Defer Commitment to Make Better Decisions

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Travel Light

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My parting advice….

Be pragmatic, not bureaucratic Modeling is critical to your success, but only if you focus on value Tailor your modeling strategy to meet the needs of the situation that you face

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