INTRO TO AGILE FOR PRODUCT MANAGERS

Intro to Agile for Product Managers

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David HawksCEO of Agile Velocity

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Intro to Agile for Product Managers

Why Agile?

Traditional Waterfall Development

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Defined Process Control Model8

Three things we wish were true

1. The customer knows what he wants

2. The developers know how to build it

3. Nothing will change along the way

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Three things we have to live with

1. The customer discovers what he wants

2. The developers discover how to build it

3. Many things change along the way

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Empirical Process Control Model

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Intro to Agile for Product Managers

Who can untie a Knot?

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Illusion of Waterfall

Requirements

Design

Development

QA

Wat

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Release

80% Done??

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Intro to Agile for Product Managers

What type of Progress Visibility

is Important?

Agile

RequirementsDesignDevelopment

Sprint 1

QA

RequirementsDesignDevelopment

Sprint 2

QA

RequirementsDesignDevelopment

Sprint 3

QA

RequirementsDesignDevelopment

Sprint 4

QA

Potentially ReleasableProduct Increment

Working software is the primary measure of progress

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Release Burnup

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ScopeWork Complete

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Scrum Process Overview18

Intro to Agile for Product Managers

What is the Purpose of the

Product Owner?

PreparingBacklog

Clarifying Priorities

Answering Questions

FacilitatingFeedback

from Stakeholders

Product Owner is in the Game

The Product Owner is present and available to clarify priorities, answer product questions and give feedback on work-in-progress.

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Backlog Physics

The Product Owner should be constantly grooming the Backlog

• Change items• Add items • Delete items• Break big items into

smaller ones• (deleting the big one)

• Re-prioritize• Add details• De-prioritize items to

make room for new items

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Story Funnel22

Product Owner Responsibilities

Forms a single view of the prioritized

requirements for the team

Ensures features are defined with

clarity

Available to review daily work product to ensure on

track

Accepts or rejects work

results

Manages customer/

stakeholder expectations

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