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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 - [email protected]
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
Certain Requirements Certainty Uncertain
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Approach by Requirement Complexity and Certainty
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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 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 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
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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