Planning, Scaling and Flowing within your Agile Organization
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Organizational agility... is the ability of an organization to effectively sense and adapt in complex, rapidly changing conditions so that it can thrive as an organization.
Plan to achieve your goals Scale to increase your productivity Flow to gain the most efficiencies © Torak, Inc. www.torak.com
It’s all about communication People who want IT must communicate with people who can build IT.
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The Third Wave of Agile
http://www.solutionsiq.com/the-third-wave-of-agile/
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Plan
● The 5 levels of planning ● Planning traceability ● Let’s play Plinko!
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The 5 levels of Planning in Agile
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Planning Traceability Vision
Roadmap Rn
R3
R2
R1
Release n
Release 1 SP1
SP2
SP3
SPn
Iteration 1 ST2
ST1
ST3
T2
T3
SP2
SP3
SPn
Iteration n STn
ST1
ST2
ST3
STn
Story n
Story 1 T1
SP1
Tn
T1
T2
T3
Tn
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Let’s play Plinko...
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Scale
● Scrum of Scrums ● Scrum at Scale ● Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) ● Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) ● Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
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Scaling Scrum
“Scaling Scrum means getting rid of stuff because everything in Scrum is just in time, just enough,…and because any extra weight slows you down and increases cost. ” – Jeff Sutherland
Sutherland, Jeff. “Scaling Scrum – What People Are Not Talking About!” http://www.scruminc.com/scaling-Scrum-what-people-are-not/
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Scrum of Scrums
Each Scrum team identifies one person who attends the Scrum of Scrums meeting to coordinate the work of multiple Scrum teams.
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Scrum at Scale framework
● It’s a minimal extension of the core Scrum framework ● Modularity is the key, by allowing context-driven solutions and processes ○ ○ ○ ○
Modularity allows versatility Scrum is modular Deploying incrementally is easier Modularity supports a pattern library © Torak, Inc. www.torak.com
Modular Framework for Scrum at Scale
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Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)
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Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) LeSS is a scaled up version of one-team Scrum, and it maintains many of the practices and ideas of one-team Scrum.
https://less.works
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Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework DAD is goal driven and relies on hybrid Agile. DAD provides guidance for adoption of an Agile framework.
Scaling factors ● ● ● ● ● ●
Team size Geographic distribution Organizational distribution Compliance Domain Complexity Technical Complexity
2 co-located single division none straightforward straightforward
< > 1000 < > global < > outsourcing < > life critical < > very complex < > very complex
http://www.disciplinedagiledelivery.com/
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Disciplined Agile 2.0
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Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) SAFe is an online, freely revealed knowledge base of proven success patterns for implementing Lean-Agile software and systems development at enterprise scale. SAFe Principles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Take an economic view Apply systems thinking Assume variability; preserve options Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems Visualize and limit the WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths Apply cadence, synchronize with cross domain planning Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers Decentralize decision-making
http://scaledagileframework.com/
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SAFe Evolution (v1 to v4)
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Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
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Flow
● Flow in psychology ● Flow in the workplace ● Lean Thinking ● Kanban Practical flows... ● Why, What & How ● Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) ● Feature Driven Development (FDD) ● Product, Epics & Stories
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Flow in psychology Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
being in the zone
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Flow in the workplace Flow has been used in the software world as being "wired in", “hack mode”, or simply “The Zone”. The 3 conditions to achieve Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi’s
1. Goals are clear 2. Feedback is immediate 3. A balance between opportunity and capacity
Group Flow or group cohesion can be achieved through ● ● ● ●
Creative spatial arrangements Playground design Parallel, organized working Target group focus
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Advancement of existing one with prototyping Increase in efficiency through visualization Using differences among participants as an opportunity, rather than an obstacle
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Lean thinking Coined by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones, it describes how to organize human activities to deliver more benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating waste, by focusing on these concepts:
● Value ● Value streams ● Flow ● Pull ● Perfection © Torak, Inc. www.torak.com
Toyota Production System (TPS)
http://www.toyota-global.com/company/vision_philosophy/toyota_production_system/
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Kanban
4 Principles
5 Properties
1. 2.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3. 4.
Start with what you do now Agree to pursue incremental, evolutionary change Respect the current process, roles, responsibilities and titles Encourage acts of leadership at all levels
Visualize the workflow Limit work-in-progress (WIP) Measure and Manage the flow Make process policies explicit Improve collaboratively using models and empirical evidence
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Cumulative Flow Diagram
A great way to read the data behind a Kanban board is to use a cumulative flow diagram. ● ● ● ● ●
Backlog size Lead time Cycle time Work in progress Work remaining
http://wall-skills.com/2013/cumulative-flow-diagram/
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Why, What & How ● WHY are we doing this? Voice of the stakeholder (Stakeholders)
● WHAT needs to be done? Voice of the user (Product Owner, Subject Matter Expert)
● HOW do we build it? Voice of the developer (Scrum Team)
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PDCA - Plan, Do, Check, Act
DO
PLAN
PDCA Cycle
ACT
CHECK
Continuous Improvements
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Feature Driven Development (FDD)
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Product, Epics & Stories
Product
Epics
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Story
Stories
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