agile analysis on an enterprise scale

Agile Analysis on an Enterprise Scale

January 2013

Presentation to IIBA

© BJSS Limited 2013 Commercial in Confidence 2

Contents


About BJSS

• Offices in London, New York, Leeds,

Manchester and Derby

• Operate nationally & internationally

• 380+first class technical staff

• Specialists in:

Application Development & Systems

Integration

Functional and Technical Testing

Financial Markets

Infrastructure and technology strategy

• Full Project Lifecycle

Project Management and Technical

Architecture

Design, Development and Testing

Maintenance and Support

• BJSS Enterprise Agile approach

• Flexible delivery model

• Success in fixed price global system

deliveries


BJSS Enterprise Agile – Why?

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Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

Agile Manifesto, 2001

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

Agile Manifesto, 2001

Businesses like Agile

- Highly flexible - Early deliverables

Businesses like Agile

- Highly flexible - Early deliverables

There are concerns

- No agreed end date- Work until complete- No agreed plan

There are concerns

- No agreed end date- Work until complete- No agreed plan


BJSS Enterprise Agile

An approach balancing Enterprise delivery with Agility

LightweightHeavyweight

RUP?? Scrum Kanban


BJSS Enterprise Agile


Case Study #1

Team:40+ BJSS resources on-site over 3 years

Team:40+ BJSS resources on-site over 3 years

Real-time: 100k trade valuations per day

Real-time: 100k trade valuations per day

Challenge: Global Oil Deal pricing

Challenge: Global Oil Deal pricing


Case Study #2

Team:20+ BJSS Resources on site

(PM, BA, Lead, Dev, Test)

Team:20+ BJSS Resources on site

(PM, BA, Lead, Dev, Test)

Real-time: Transfer 3bn Messages Per Year / 1,500

messages Per Second

Real-time: Transfer 3bn Messages Per Year / 1,500

messages Per Second

Challenge:Develop a faster, cheaper and more

efficient healthcare database

Challenge:Develop a faster, cheaper and more

efficient healthcare database


Case Study #3

Team:100+ Resources, 10 Dev Cells in 7 locations

BJSS in key roles, but many suppliers involved

Team:100+ Resources, 10 Dev Cells in 7 locations

BJSS in key roles, but many suppliers involved

Scalable: Need to cope with valuations of many different

trade types

Scalable: Need to cope with valuations of many different

trade types

Challenge:Metals Trading

Front to back system replacement

Challenge:Metals Trading

Front to back system replacement


What We Favour


Following a Plan vs. Responding to Change

A successful Elaboration can reduce project risk…A successful Elaboration can reduce project risk…


Risk First Approach Requires Analysis

Project Initiation Document

Project Initiation Document

Functional CatalogueFunctional Catalogue

Functional DescriptionFunctional Description

Developers Guide

Developers Guide

Operations Guide

Operations Guide

CodeCode

Non-Functional Requirements

Non-Functional Requirements

Solution OutlineSolution Outline

Inception

Elaboration

Construction

Transition

System Architecture

System Architecture

Test StrategyTest Strategy


Interactions Over Processes

• We favour face to face communication

• …but it doesn’t always scale


Interactions Over Processes

• A strong team may self organise• But teams of teams don’t!


Cell Based Delivery

Development Cell(Analysts /

Developers / Testers)



Technical TestingTechnical Testing

Project Management(Development Manager / Test Manager)

Project Management(Development Manager / Test Manager)

Architecture(Functional / Technical Architect)

Architecture(Functional / Technical Architect)










Multi Component Architecture

• But delivery emphasis is on features rather than components


Business Architecture

OrganisationOrganisation

Business ProcessesBusiness Processes

Organisational Units

Organisational Units

VisionVision GoalsGoals ValuesValues

Business ActorsBusiness Actors

Business Processes

Models

Business Processes

Models

Enterprise Data Models

Enterprise Data Models


Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation


Documentation – Get the Balance Right


Requirements Evolve

“As an Accountant, I want to calculate my postings at Month End so that…”

“… Except when”

“And actually!”


Agile Analysts Shouldn’t Just Write Stories

Use Case Diagram Activity Diagram Class ModelSequence Model

UAT ScriptingWorkaround

planningFeature

management

Sets context for UAT and more

Business process should not be ignored


Requirements Management


Repository

Tools for Traceability

BA Facing – Input and Management…BA Facing – Input and Management… Client Facing - AcceptanceClient Facing - Acceptance


Agile Testing Quadrants

Business Facing

Technology Facing

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ToolsTools

ManualManual

Develop a balanced test strategy in the Elaboration PhaseDevelop a balanced test strategy in the Elaboration Phase

AutomatedAutomated

Automated & Manual

Automated & Manual

ManualManual

AutomatedAutomated

Automated & Manual

Automated & Manual


Incremental Acceptance

FeatureFeature

Feature

Feature

Feature

FeatureFeatureFeature

Feature Feature

Feature

Feature

Feature

Feature

Feature

FeatureFeatureFeature

Feature Feature


Don’t Lose Sight of the Bigger Picture


Documentation: Necessary & Sufficient


Scale Teams for Success


Be Pragmatic

Be pragmatic, avoid the religion, don’t throw out everything you know

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