Presented by Kiefer Consulting, Inc. 10/31/2016 1
The Panel Tanya Homman Deputy Chief of Healthcare Services Mindy King Operations and Communications Manager, IT - California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) Isaiah Mall Chief, IT Applications and Projects Section @ California Department of Veterans Affairs Clayton Leonard SharePoint Consultant, CSM Kiefer Consulting, Inc. 10/31/2016 2
Agile Basics 10/31/2016 3
Waterfall Challenges Study of 6,700 failed projects, 4 out of 5 key contributing factors were tied to using waterfall methodologies: Inability to deal with changing requirements Problems with late integration Meeting specifications, but not the real business needs 10/31/2016 4
Agile is Different Lightweight framework Focus on rapid delivery of business value in increments (early and often) Continuous planning and feedback cycles Adapts to changing requirements and priorities Promotes transparency and communication between business and IT Aligns with the Agile Manifesto and the 12 Principles of Agile 10/31/2016 5
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. Kent Beck, Mike Beedle, Arie van Bennekum, Alistair Cockburn, Ward Cunningham, Martin Fowler, James Grenning, Jim Highsmith, Andrew Hunt, Ron Jeffries, Jon Kern, Brian Marick, Robert C. Martin, Steve Mellor, Ken Schwaber, Jeff Sutherland, Dave Thomas 2001, the above authors. this declaration may be freely copied in any form, but only in its entirety through this notice. 10/31/2016 6
Understanding Scrum SCRUM Popular Agile project management framework proven to increase customer satisfaction while reducing time to market and costs. Product Owner The What and the When, but not the How Much Own the product/solution Own the backlog (prioritized list of work to be done) Available to team: answer questions, clarify requirements, review & accept results Intake and filter input from other business stakeholders Development Team The How and the How Much Influence priorities Scrum Master Coach. Facilitate. Impediment removal. 10/31/2016 7
Scrum Test Drive PRODUCT OWNERS PRODUCT PRODUCT BACKLOG SCRUM DEVELOPMENT TEAM SCRUM MASTER The Audience The Session 10 Potential Session Topics Panel Facilitator 10/31/2016 8
The Product Backlog 10/31/2016 9
The Product Backlog SCRUM DEVELOPMENT TEAM PRODUCT BACKLOG The 10 Potential Session Topics PRODUCT OWNERS All Play: Value-based prioritization 10/31/2016 10
Topic 1 What is in it for me as a Product Owner/IT Manager? 10/31/2016 11
Topic 2 The keys to effective Product Owner Development Team working relationships. 10/31/2016 12
Topic 3 What was the biggest surprise about adopting Agile? 10/31/2016 13
Topic 4 Biggest differences between Agile/Scrum and traditional Waterfall 10/31/2016 14
Topic 5 What is the biggest challenge to adopting agile? How have you addressed this challenge? 10/31/2016 15
Topic 6 What is the biggest win from adopting Agile? 10/31/2016 16
Topic 7 Knowing what you know now, what would be the top 3 things you would focus on if starting over with Agile? 10/31/2016 17
Topic 8 How to be a successful Product Owner? 10/31/2016 18
Topic 9 In what ways did Agile change my relationship with IT? 10/31/2016 19
Topic 10 What qualities in your staff make them good candidates for an Agile team? 10/31/2016 20
Ranking the Topics 1. What is in it for me as a Product Owner/IT Manager? 2. The keys to effective Product Owner Development Team working relationships. 3. What was the biggest surprise about adopting agile? 4. Biggest differences between Agile/Scrum and traditional waterfall 5. What is the biggest challenge to adopting agile? How have you addressed this challenge? 6. What is the biggest win from adopting agile? 7. Knowing what you know now, what would be the top 3 things you would focus on if starting over with agile? 8. How to be a successful Product Owner? 9. In what ways did it change my relationship with IT? 10. What qualities in your staff make them good candidates for an agile team? PRODUCT OWNERS What topics should we focus on today? 10/31/2016 21
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Thank You Clayton Leonard cleonard@kieferconsulting.com www.kieferconsulting.com 10/31/2016 23