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A BRIEF ORIENTATIONAgile Frameworks

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Most Agilist’s View

Waterfall is sometimes described within Agile as

“Big Up Front Design”Agile

scrum

Kanban

Waterfall

XP

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Your Author’s View

Agile

scrum

Kanban

Waterfall

XP

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AGILE MANAGEMENTStacey Matrix

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Stacey MatrixAg

reem

ent

Far FromAgreement

Close ToAgreement

CertaintyClose ToCertainty

Far FromCertainty

SimpleTechnically

Complicated

SociallyComplicated

Complex

Chaotic

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Stacey Matrix: SimplfyingAg

reem

ent

Requ

irem

ents

Far FromKnown

KnownCertaintyTechnology

Far FromKnown

SimpleTechnically

Socially

Chaotic

Complicated

Complex

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Decision MechanismsRe

quire

men

ts

Far FromKnown

Known

Technology

Far FromKnown

Chaotic

Debate

Innovation

Creativity

Serendipity

Trial & Error

“Zone of Complexity”

StandardsGuidance

Monitoring

“Rational”Decisions

Compromise

PoliticalDecisions

Experimenting

Judgment Decisions

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Examples Re

quire

men

ts

Technology

Simple

Complex

Chaotic

Complicated

1st ManOn The

Moon

NuclearPower

PlantLocation

Bridge

Bicycle

Airplanes

EmergencyResponse

Far FromKnown

Known Far FromKnown

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Operating Practices Re

quire

men

ts

Technology

Simple

Complex

Chaotic

Complicated

Best Practice

Good Practice

Far FromKnown

Known Far FromKnown

Emergent Practice

Novel Practice

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Applying Agile Frameworks Re

quire

men

ts

Technology

Simple

Complex

Chaotic

Complicated

Waterfall

Far FromKnown

Known Far FromKnown

Agile / scrum

Agile / Kanban

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Roles / Titles Re

quire

men

ts

Technology

Chaotic

Far FromKnown

Known Far FromKnown

ProductManagement

EngineeringManagement

ProductOwnership

ProgramManagement

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LEARNING TO SURFProduct Planning for Emerging Requirements

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You Are Here

V2Berkeley

?

V1Atlanta

V3Cupertino

?

V3Cupertino

?

V2Berkeley

?

TimeHorizon

X

Waves

TimeHorizon

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You Are Here

V2Berkeley

?

V1Atlanta

V2Berkeley

?

Time

Waves

X

Surfboard

momentum’s direction

V3Cupertino

?

V3Cupertino

?

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You Are Here

V2Berkeley

?

V1Atlanta

V2Berkeley

?

Time

X

Anticipate 3 iterations toManage “Cone of Uncertainty”

whenever objectives slip outsidethe cone of momentum

RISK creeps in

V3Cupertino

?

V3Cupertino

?

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You Are Here

Time

X

Challenge

Unchecked momentumcontinues unconscious direction

Best direction?

V2Berkeley

?

V1Atlanta

V2Berkeley

?

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Issue

Unconscious forward motion= RISKof squandered momentumand short timeline delivery pressure

Time

V2Berkeley

V1Atlanta

V3Cupertino

X

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V2Berkeley

Surfing

X

V2Berkeley

V1Atlanta

Anticipating 3 iterationsHelps smooth shifts

V3Cupertino

A guess at 3rd iteration

Helps set 2nd iterationand channel momentum

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V2Berkeley

Anticipate

X

V2Berkeley

V1Atlanta

Even if directionsshift over time

V3Cupertino

Helps set 2nd iterationand channel momentum

A guess at 3rd iteration

V3Cupertino

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V2Berkeley

Outsurf Competition

V2Berkeley

V1Atlanta

V3Cupertino

V3Cupertino

XAnticipate 3 iterationsAND tune direction over time

To address RISKAND maintain Market responsivenessX

Time

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USING AGILETO SURF BIG WAVES

Teaching the Team to Surf

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Basics: Single TeamsPr

oduc

tBa

cklo

g

PotentiallyShippableIncrement

Time Horizon

Iterationaka

Sprint

Team

Itera

tion

Back

log

1d

Typically1-4 wksak

aSp

rint C

omm

it

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Multiple Teams

PotentiallyShippableIncrement

Time Horizon

Typical Agile Practice:Run “Scrum of Scrums”to coordinate across teams

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Complex Products

Time Horizon

PotentiallyShippableIncrement

Solely using “Scrum of Scrums”across teams

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Complex Products

PotentiallyShippableIncrement

Time Horizon

Solely using “Scrum of Scrums”across teams can miss market shiftsand lead to reactive operation

V2

V1

V3

X

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Scaled Agile Frameworkdetailshow to grow Agiletechniques across multipleproject teams

more available at scaledagileframework.com

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Surfing with Agile: Execution

Portf

olio

Prog

ram

Team

Time Horizon

Use Scrum of Scrumsacross program execution

Business

Architecture

(Re)

Act

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Surfing with Agile: Anticipation

Portf

olio

Prog

ram

Team

Time Horizon

Business

Architecture

(Re)

Act

Antic

ipat

e X

Anticipate Business & Technology conditions for a 3 release horizon

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Looking Across AND Ahead

Portf

olio

Prog

ram

Team

Time Horizon

Business

Architecture

Coordinate plans both across execution & ahead of market

(Re)

Act

Antic

ipat

e X

Cross TeamHandshake

Coor

dina

te

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FINUt Prosim. Namaste.