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Introduction to Agile Project Management

Loughborough University London

4th Oct 2018

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Contents

● Traditional vs. Agile Approaches

● Lean & Agile mindset

● Agile Approaches

● Scrum Master Training Pilot

● Q+A

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Stuart Munton - stuart@graphitefox.com

Agile Delivery consultant and trainer with over 15 years agile experience working across a wide range of industries and domains.

- Hands-on Delivery Leadership- Agile and Digital transformation - Leading Coaching and Academy teams

Wide range of agile and waterfall delivery certifications – PSM, SPS, SPC4, CSM, PMP, PR2, MSP.

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Traditional vs. Agile Approaches

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Traditional vs Agile Approaches

Traditional (e.g. Prince2, PMP, APM)

● Sequential

● Discipline focused

● Phased

● Big Bang

● Plan Driven

Agile (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, XP)

● Concurrent

● Collaborate team focused

● Iterative

● Incremental

● Value Driven

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Delivery Approach

Prince2 / PMI,

Kanban

Prince2 / PMI

Prince2 / PMI

Kanban

Hybrid

Hybrid,

Scrum

Kanban

Scrum,

Kanban

Scrum

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Background of Agile

Manufacturing

● 1950s - 1960s - W. Edwards Deming

● 1950s - 1970s - T.P.S.

○ Toyota Production System

○ Kaizen

○ Kanban

○ JIT

● 1990s - Lean Manufacturing

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Background of Agile

Transition into Software and Product Delivery

● 1986 - New New Product Development Game - HBR

● 1996 - eXtreme Programming (XP)

● 1995 - 2001 - Scrum

● 2004 - 2010 - Kanban approach

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Why to use Agile Approaches

Why to use Agile

● Early value delivery

● Reduced time to market

● Learning new domains / tech

● Innovating novel ideas

● Validating concepts

● Ability to change direction

● “Build Measure Learn” ○ The Lean Startup - Eric Ries

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When to use Agile Approaches

When to use Agile

● Product / concept development

● Software and systems engineering

● Flow based processes (e.g. HR,

Marketing, PR)

When not to use Agile…

● You have made it before and can

exactly replicate e.g. production line

● Where there is no trust (see operating

model changes)

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Lean & Agile Mindset

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Lean Principles

Lean software development principles

● Eliminate waste

● Amplify learning

● Decide as late as possible

● Deliver as fast as possible

● Empower the team

● Build integrity in

● See the whole

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_software_development

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Agile Manifesto & Principles

Agile Manifesto

“We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:

Individuals and interactions over Processes and Tools

Working software over Comprehensive Documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more”

Agile Principles

● Customer Satisfaction

● Embrace Change

● Short Cycle

● Collaboration

● Great environment

● Co-location

● Working Software

● Sustainable Pace

● Technical Excellence

● Simplicity

● Self Organisation

● Reflection

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Agile Operating Model changes

Team Level

● Psychological safety

● Self organisation

● Self reflection

● Self improvement

● Outcome centric

● Cross skilled

● Sharing / Supporting / Coaching

● Longer team tenure

● Transparency of progress

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Agile Operating Model changes

Organisation Level

● Delegated Accountability / Trust

● Setting Objectives NOT Outputs

● Products NOT Projects

● Continuous funding cycles

● Setting up teams for success

● Transparency of decisions

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Agile Approaches

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Agile Team Approaches

Scrum(ish) total = 70%

● Scrum - 56%

● ScrumBan - 8%

● Scrum/XP - 6%

● Kanban - 5%

● XP - 1%

State of Agile review - 12th Edition - April 2018

https://explore.versionone.com/state-of-agile/vers

ionone-12th-annual-state-of-agile-report

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Sprint 1 – 4 weeks

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Product Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Development Team

1. Sprint Planning Meeting

2. Daily Scrum Meeting

ScrumMaster

Backlog Refinement

3. Sprint Review

4. Sprint Retrospective

Product Owner

Development Team

ProductOwner

Potentially Shippable Increment

Review BacklogAgree ForecastAgree Goal

What I did yesterdayWhat I plan for todayMy Impediments

What we completedDemonstration of featuresWhat we should do next

What went wellWhat did not go wellWhat we can improve

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Scaled Agile Approaches

● SAFe - 29%

● Scrum of Scrums - 19%

● Disciplined Agile - 5%

● Large Scale Scrum - LeSS - 5%

● Nexus - SPS - 1%

● Scrum@Scale - new

● ‘The Spotify Approach’ - new

State of Agile review - 12th Edition - April 2018

https://explore.versionone.com/state-of-agile/versio

none-12th-annual-state-of-agile-report

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Scrum Master Training Pilot

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Scrum Master Training Pilot

Pilot funded by LU LDN for up to 20 students (normal corporate rate £500 per person)

Interactive workshop split over four evenings covering the Scrum Agile Framework that can be use to support group project delivery.

● Time: 18:00 to 21:00

● Thursday 18th of Oct

● Friday 19th of Oct

● Monday 22nd of Oct

● Tuesday 23rd of Oct

● Location: LU LDN Campus – Room LDN018

● Content: See Scrum Master course page details

To complete an application for the pilot please follow the link below or QR code

Final applications by the 14th of Oct - Successful applicants will be informed 15th Oct

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5D7QWGL

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