Agile for Managers by David Draper
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AGILE FOR MANAGERS – NOT A DUMMIES GUIDE DAVID DRAPER, SENIOR CONSULTANT AND TRAINING COACH
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Valtech's David Draper presents 'Agile for Managers' at the London Valtech Agile Edge March 2010. This presentation looks at agile practises from first principles in order to ensure that on the ground practises support management objectives.
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AGILE FOR MANAGERS – NOT A DUMMIES GUIDE
DAVID DRAPER, SENIOR CONSULTANT AND TRAINING COACH
GOALS
TO HELP MANAGERS TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY
WITHOUT LOSS OF CONTROL
TO HELP THEM SUPPORT A TEAM MOVING TO A MORE
AGILE APPROACH
WHY CARE
?
AGILE METHODS HELP US TO FOCUS ON: BUILD THE RIGHT THING // BUILD IT AT THE RIGHT QUALITY // GENERATE INFORMATION TO IMPROVE CAPABILITY
AGILE FRAUD
Systems Thinking
Lean Product Development
Theory of Constraints
Queuing Theory
Team Dynamics
Lean Production
Appreciative Enquiry
AGILE
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
BATCH SIZE
QUEUES
FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PRIORITISATION
REDUCE BATCH SIZE
COORDINATION COSTS INCREASE WITH BATCH SIZE
ATTACK TRANSACTION COSTS TO MAKE SMALLER
BATCHES VIABLE
SMALL BATCHES ENABLE BUSINESS AGILITY
Coordination Costs
Value Adding Work
Trans-
Action
Cost
Trans-
Action
Cost
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
BATCH SIZE
QUEUES
FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PRIORITISATION
EFFECT OF QUEUES
CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS
BY BRINGING DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TOGETHER WE …
COULD WE ELIMINATE QUEUES?
FLOW WOULD BE GREAT // NEED TO MANAGE BOTTLENECKS // NEED TO BALANCE THE WORKFLOW
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
BATCH SIZE
QUEUES
FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PRIORITISATION
INFORMATION IS VALUABLE
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO BUILD PRODUCTS BETTER (LESSONS LEARNT)
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT (FEEDBACK)
FAILURES CREATE INFORMATION ... ONCE!
FEEDBACK
MINIMISE THE INVESTMENT REQUIRED TO GENERATE
USEFUL FEEDBACK
SOLICIT FEEDBACK EARLY AND OFTEN
MANAGE FIDELITY & INVESTMENT
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
BATCH SIZE
QUEUES
FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PRIORITISATION
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
DO
CHECK
ADAPT
PLAN GRASP THE SITUATION
FAILURE TOLERANCE
NEED TO COMMUNICATE AND DEMONSTRATE FAILURE TOLERANCE
WHY?
WE WANT EXPERIMENTATION
WE WANT ORIGINAL THOUGHT
WE WANT PROBLEM SOLVING
IS THIS TASK WORTH DOING?
WHAT TASKS DO YOU CURRENTLY UNDER-GO THAT ADD NO VALUE?
WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE VALUABLE SOMETIMES?
WHISTLE STOP TOUR …
BATCH SIZE
QUEUES
FEEDBACK & INFORMATION
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PRIORITISATION
COST OF DELAY
OH, AND ONE MORE THING …
EMPOWERMENT
SOUNDS RISKY?
AGREE POLICIES:
POLICIES PROVIDE BOUNDS
POLICIES MAKE TAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE EASY
CONCLUSION
AGILE IN THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS NOT ENOUGH
MANAGEMENT MUST OFFER THE RIGHT CONTEXT
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT TO
LEVERAGE AGILE TEAMS FOR ECONOMIC BENEFIT
?
ANY QUESTIONS …
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