Kicking off an agile Product, Team, and Culture

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1 Kicking off an agile Product, Team, and Culture

2 Pliant Solutions is an Agile and Lean consulting firm that closely collaborates with its clients and customers to define clear, measurable goals, integrate quality, accelerate delivery, and enable product innovation. We support and drive sustainable Agile maturity in both the public and private sectors through coaching, advisement, staffing, and training.

3 Kicking off an agile Product, Team, and Culture Thank you Capital One for hosting AgileCamp Dallas!! Contributors: Our Great Experiences with Customers and Clients Innovation Games, Luke Hohmann Liftoff, Ainsley Nies and Diana Larsen Integral Theory, Ken Wilbur. And many other giving people

4 4 Unless you radiate the purity of the Dalai Lama, don t assume that people automatically believe you truly have selfless goals. -- THE STORY FACTOR, ANNETTE SIMMONS

5 5 Intro Purpose An Integral Approach Start of the Start Agile Kickoff Tools Build your own

6 Darren Hoevel MBA, SPC, LSP, CSP, ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF, CSM, CSPO 6 Pliant Solutions Entrepreneur, Coach, Product Evangelist, Agile Junkie, Adventurer, etc.. Credentials: ICAgile Member Training Organization LEGO Serious Play Facilitator SAFe Program Consultant Certified Scrum Professional Certified ScrumMaster and Product Owner MBA, George Fox University, OR Continuous Learner A pragmatic, non-prescriptive kaizen enabler with a passion for leveraging Agile practices to consistently deliver exceptional results, great products and delighted customers to evolving organizations. Industry expertise: Technology, Education, Software, Semiconductor, Retail, Education, Start-up, Healthcare (HIX), State & Federal Government. Agile Community: AgileDC (AgileDC.org) Organizing Board Member, Agile Speaker/Participant, Agile Meetup organizer and addict, agile community contributor

7 Purpose 7 Problem: Business and IT struggle to understand what is expected from them as they enter new projects under the Agile umbrella... Session Goals: Discuss how setting the stage for an Agile product, team and organization will help to level set expectations and increase the probability of business value delivery by everyone involved. We will leverage standard project documentation, Agile best practices, and facilitation games to emulate an Agile product kick off. Output: Provide the group with an Agile kick off template that will increase team buy- in and minimize hurdles along your journey to creating happy customers.

8 8 What problems do you face? TURN TO A NEIGHBOR AND BRIEFLY DISCUSS WHAT PROBLEMS YOU FACE WHEN KICKING OFF A NEW PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND/OR TEAM. TIMEBOX: 1 Minute

9 An Integral Approach 9 Intent Initiatives Actions

10 An Integral Approach 10 Source: Ken Wilber

11 An Integral Approach 11 Intent Initiatives Actions

12 Vision 12

13 Disclaimer: No wands or magic fairy dust will be provided... just a compilation of tools for you to utilize as you feel fit. 13

14 Start of the Start 14 Set yourself up for success Facilitators are your friend If you are not contributing, step back, or step away POWER Start Purpose Outcomes & Deliverables Wii-FM Engage Participants Roles & Responsibilities Audience The right people & platform Invest the right amount of time 1 day, 2 day, 3 weeks Timeframes are nice, reading your audience is KEY!

15 Inception Roadmap Overview Kickoff 2. Ecosystem Architecture 3. Remember the Future 4. Speedboat 5. What s In/ What s Out 6. As Is Maturity Model 7. To Be Maturity Model 8. Roles and Goals 14. Showcase 9. Personas 13. Elevator Pitch 12. Forecasting 11. Prioritization 10. Story Mapping

16 Kickoff 16 Inputs Stakeholder buy-in Capital Outputs Ecosystem unvetted Inception Roadmap Project Vision Executive Speech Show support

17 Ecosystem Architecture (Framework) 17 Inputs Technology Business Agile Ecosystem Ecosystem unvetted Policy Management Performance Metrics Budget Management Release Readiness Process Management Outputs Product Ideation Feature Prioritization Product Backlog Agile Inception Ecosystem vetted Project Scope/Elements Maturity Model unvetted Governance Project Prioritization Agile Metrics Risk & Impact Management Release Planning Agile Reporting Visual Management Incremental Development Test Management Continuous Improvement Feasibility Assessment System Feedback Automated Functional Tests Business Value Delivery Acceptance Test Driven Development Create the container Don t dictate a gentle assist Development Standards Management UI/UX Best Practices Engineering Best Practices Feature Estimation Defect Management Technical Debt Management Technical Architecture Configuration Management Design Patterns Continuous Integration Emergent Design Test Driven Development Execution Legend Business Management Product Management Project Management Portfolio Management Development Quality Assurance Agile Program Management

18 Remember the future 18 Inputs Inception Roadmap Ecosystem vetted Outputs Proposed EPICS Ecosystem Back Mapping Matrix Innovation Games by Luke Hohmann

19 Speedboat 19 Inputs Proposed EPICS Outputs Risk Mitigation Plan Impediments

20 What s IN 20 What s OUT Inputs Ecosystem vetted Project Scope/Elements Outputs Project Scope Validated Ecosystem Future EPICS Level Set Expectation

21 To be 21 maturity model Inputs Impediments Future EPICS Proposed EPICS Outputs Baselined Maturity Model

22 To be 22 maturity model Inputs Validated Ecosystem Maturity Model un-vetted Outputs Maturity Gap Set the Project and Team VISION

23 and 23 Inputs Project Scope Outputs Roles Goals Level set expectations

24 24 Inputs Roles Outputs Personas Identify your customers! Give Reason Give Purpose Create Passion

25 Story 25 Mapping Inputs Proposed EPICS Maturity Gap Goals Personas Outputs Stories Portfolio Alignment Wall (PAW) Make it visual, Make it REAL

26 Prioritization 26 Inputs Stories Outputs Prioritized Stories Find out what s important to the Team Inform the team on what s important to Management

27 Forecasting 27 Inputs Prioritized Stories Outputs Execution Strategy Set expectations Read the crowd Viable plan?

28 28 Elevator Pitch Inputs Goals Project Vision Outputs Elevator Pitch If you cannot sell it, you cannot support it let alone build it

29 29 Inputs Elevator Pitch Execution Strategy Prioritized Stories Outputs Success Plan Team Ecosystem Product Roadmap Buy-In

30 30 While you were sleeping, texting, or being blown away

31 Ecosystem vetted Project Scope/Elements Proposed EPICS Maturity Model unvetted Future EPICS Validated Ecosystem Project Scope Inception Roadmap Ecosystem unvetted 1. Kick Off Ecosystem vetted 2. Ecosystem Architecture 3. Remember the Future Ecosystem Back Mapping Matrix 4. Speedboat Ecosytem vetted Ecosytem vetted Risk Mitigation Plan 5. What s In / What s Out Impediments Proposed EPICS 6. As is Maturity Model 7. To Be Maturity Model Project Vision Goals Maturity GAP 8. Roles and Goals CI Success Plan 14. Showcase Goals 9. Personas Roles Elevator Pitch 13. Elevator Pitch 12. Forecasting 11. Prioritization 10. Story Mapping Personas Stories Execution Strategy Prioritized Stories Prioritized Stories Legend Data Collection Analysis Information Sharing 31

32 Key Takeaways Purpose Why Approach A holistic approach Focus How many whys Have a plan Singular 32 Validate the purpose and plan Get buy in Deliver Confidence of what you are doing is right Validate at every