The 7 habits of Effective Agile Presenter: Manoj Tiwari
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Agenda
Why Agile?
Problem using traditional approach/model
What Agile development demands?
Challenges it poses for software community
7 Habits people should develop
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Who am I?
Manoj Tiwari__________
- Tester by Heart
- Agile/SCRUM Master by choice
- Currently Part of Test Engineering @CPA Global, Noida
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Who all here follow Agile?
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Who all here TRULY follow Agile?
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Why Agile?
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Problem using Traditional Approaches in current software development scenario
Waterfall Model – Defined Process
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The Top 5 Reasons Projects Fail
Lack of end-user (customer) involvementPoor requirementsUnrealistic schedulesLack of change managementInflexible and bloated processes
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Waterfall Model Vs. Agile
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Why Agile?
Incremental___________
- Build Gradually
- Review and Demonstrate
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Why Agile?
Iterative___________
- Take small steps, have multiple checkpoints
- Development and testing works together
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Why Agile?
Adaptive___________
- Re-plan based on learning & feedbacks
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Why Agile?
Predictive___________
- Granular user stories
- Defined acceptance criteria
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What Agile Development Demands?
High___________
- Collaborations
- Pairing between teams
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What Agile Development Demands?
Self___________
- Organization
- Onus on deliverables
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Habits people should develop
Habit 1___________
- Open in communication with team and stakeholders
- Own the tasks that are assigned
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Habits people should develop
Habit 2___________
- Define the scope correctly
- Retrospect
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Habits people should develop
Habit 3___________
- Strategize before moving forward
- Continuous planning
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Habits people should develop
Habit 4___________
- Pair-up with the business and stakeholders
- Stay away from blame game
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Habits people should develop
Habit 5___________
- Identify root cause of the problem- Identify multiple solutions- Discuss solutions within team- Do not make personal attacks
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Habits people should develop
Habit 6___________
- Collaboration within teams- Share the tasks within team- Share the learnings
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Habits people should develop
Habit 7___________
- Learn new techniques- Exploit OSS tools
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7 Habits people should develop
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References:
Derived from:
“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” written by Stephen R. Covey
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Questions
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