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Adaptive Project Framework

Presented byRobert K. Wysocki, Ph.D.

Enterprise Information Insights, Inc.

Managing Complexity in theFace of Uncertainty

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Agenda

Contemporary IS project landscape

APF fundamentals

A high-level look at the APF cycles

Adaptations of APF

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Contemporary IS Project Landscape

To the traditional project managerevery IS project looked like a nail and

they had the hammer.

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WANTS

NEEDS

What the client wants is probably not what the clientneeds. The PMs job is to make the client want what

they need.

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Why do you think over 70%

of all IS projects fail?

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1) Executive management support2) User involvement3) Experienced project manager4) Clear business objectives5) Minimize scope6) Standard infrastructure7) Firm basic requirements8) Formal methodology9) Reliable estimates10) Skilled staff

Source: Standish Group

Projects fail for lack of:

APF

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One size does not fit all.

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What basic approach makes sense for

this type of project?

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Would you rather follow the recipe or

know how to develop the recipe?


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GOAL

SOLUTION

Not Clear

Clear

Clear Not Clear

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GOAL

SOLUTION

Not Clear

Clear

Clear Not Clear

TPM

TPM = Traditional Project Management

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GOAL

SOLUTION

Not Clear

Clear

Clear Not Clear

TPM

xPM

xPM = Extreme Project Management

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GOAL

SOLUTION

Not Clear

Clear

Clear Not Clear

TPM APM

xPM

APM = Agile Project Management

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MPx = Emertxe Project Management

GOAL

SOLUTION

Not Clear

Clear

Clear Not Clear

TPM APM

xPMMPx

Emertxe Project Management

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GOAL

SOLUTION

Not Clear

Clear

Clear Not Clear

TPM APM

xPM

Linear

IncrementalIterative

Adaptive

Extreme

TPMLinear

Standard Waterfall

Rapid Development Waterfall

Incremental

Staged Delivery Waterfall

APMIterative

Evolutionary Development Waterfall

Feature-Driven Development

Adaptive

APFASDScrum

RUP

DSDM

xPM & MPxExtreme

INSPIRE

SDLCs map directly into this Project Landscape

MPx

Extreme

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RiskCost

DurationComplexity

Market StabilityBusiness Value

Technology UsedBusiness Climate

Customer involvementGoal & Solution Clarity

# Departments AffectedOrganizational EnvironmentTeam Skills & Competencies

Completeness of Requirements

RiskCostDurationComplexityMarket StabilityBusiness Value

Technology UsedBusiness ClimateCustomer involvementGoal & Solution Clarity# Departments AffectedOrganizational EnvironmentTeam Skills & Competencies

Completeness of Requirements

Let me help youget on top of thissituation.This is harder

than I everimagined.


Other Factors Affecting Choice of PMLC

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Project Management Life Cycles

LinearMonitor

& ControlClose

ProjectScope Plan Launch

Incremental LaunchIncrement

Monitor

& Control

Close

Increment

Close

ProjectScope Plan

Next

Increment

Y

N

ExtremeMonitor

& Control

Close

ProjectClose

PhaseScopePhase

Plan

Phasee

Launch

Phase

Next

Phase

Y

N

Iterative Monitor& Control

Plan

Iteration

Close

ProjectClose

IterationScope

Launch

Iteration

Next

Iteration

Y

N

AdaptiveMonitor

& Control

Close

ProjectClose

CycleScope

Plan

Cycle

Launch

CycleNext

Cyclet

Y

N

TRADITIONAL

AGILE

EXTREME

Iterative Monitor& Control

Plan

Iteration

Close

ProjectClose

IterationScope

Launch

Iteration

Next

Iteration

Y

N

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Product and process development

Scope Change

Scope Bank Integrative & Probative Swim Lanes

APF can be imbedded in other PMLCs

Meaningful client involvement

Cumulative delivery of maximum business value Terminate any time without loss of business value


APF is unique among Agile Models

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Examples of Projects

TPM: Install an intranet network in field office

APF: Put a man on the moon and return himsafely by the end of the decade

xPM: Cure the common cold

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Contemporary Project Landscape

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Characteristics of APF

Thrives on change rather than avoiding it

Adapts traditional and agile toolsBased on the principle: learn by doing

Assures maximum business value

Just-in-time planning

Squeezes out all non-value added work

Scope is variable

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Working Definition of an Adaptive Project

An adaptive project consists of a number of cycles

each comprising a sequence of unique, complex, andconnected activities that must be completed withinfixed time and budget constraints, and delivermaximum business value.

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Overview of APF

APF originated out of two client engagements:

Supermarket kiosk design and development

Software development project managementprocess design

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Overview of APF

NEXT

CYCLE

VERSIONSCOPE

CYCLEPLAN

CYCLEBUILD

CLIENTCHECKPOINT

POST-VERSION

REVIEW

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Version Scope

Adaptive SDPM Strategy for APF Version Scope

DELIVERABLES Conditions of Satisfaction Project Overview Statement

Prioritized functionality Mid-level WBS anddependencies Cycle length and # of cycles

Version

Scope

Cycle

Plan

Cycle

Build

Customer

Checkpoint

Post-Version

Review

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Cycle Plan

Adaptive SDPM Strategy for APF Cycle Plan

DELIVERABLES Low-level WBS for this cycle

Dependencies and schedule Partition activities to sub-teams Sub-teams develop micro-plans

Version

Scope

Cycle

Plan

Cycle

Build

Customer

Checkpoint

Post-Version

Review

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Cycle Build

Adaptive SDPM Strategy for APF Cycle Build

DELIVERABLES

Whatever functionality can bebuilt before the cycle time-boxexpires

Version

Scope

Cycle

Plan

Cycle

Build

Customer

Checkpoint

Post-Version

Review

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Client Checkpoint

Adaptive SDPM Strategy for APF Client Checkpoint

DELIVERABLES

Quality review of completedfunctionality

Adjust next cyclefunctionality and time-box

Version

Scope

Cycle

Plan

Cycle

Build

Customer

Checkpoint

Post-Version

Review

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Post-Version Review

Adaptive SDPM Strategy for APF Post-Version Review

DELIVERABLES Check on business outcomes Lessons learned to improvenext version Lessons learned to improve APF

Version

Scope

Cycle

Plan

Cycle

Build

Customer

Checkpoint

Post-Version

Review

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Characteristics of an APF project

Incomplete requirements

Meaningful client involvement

Short cycles Daily 15 minute team meetings

Co-located team of professionals

Fixed time and cost

Cycle ends when time-box expires

Cycles converge on a solution

Probative & Integrative swim lanes

No scope change management process

Variable scope

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APF is a robust approach

Prototyping

Business justification

Business process improvement New product development

Research & Development

APF can even be used within a TPM project!

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Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive

Extreme, 4thEdition, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-

470-04261-8

Effective Software Project Management, 2006, John Wiley& Sons, ISBN 0-7645-9636-5

Adaptive Project Framework: Managing Complexity in the

Face of Uncertainty, 2009, Addison Wesley, in preparation.

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme,5th Edition, 2009, John Wiley & Sons, in preparation

Selected Bibliography


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Thanks for being a great audience!!!

Robert K. Wysocki, Ph.D.Enterprise Information Insights, Inc.

rkw@eiicorp com

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