agile in local government
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Tim Nolan, Collin County, Texas
@plotboy
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Collin County, Texas
Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex
Population ~1 Million
Highly Educated, Affluent and Mobile
#AgileGovCon 3
CIO Suggested
Joined local Meetups
Agile Management Overview – 1 Day
Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Training
Fist of 5
Agile @ Collin County
#AgileGovCon 4
DFW Scrum – Jim Highsmith
Open Invitation – Lance Dacy
Observed Sprint Review
Observed Sprint Planning
Kicked out of Retrospective
Took lots of pictures
Field Trip
#AgileGovCon 5
County Clerk Call School Census Records Online
Genealogy Conference in 6 months
Email Project Management
Forgot about the request
Angry Elected Official
“You have 2-Weeks!!!”
Business as Usual
#AgileGovCon 6
Sprint by Fire
#AgileGovCon 7
Lance’s Wisdom
•Curb your Enthusiasm
• Scrum is about exposing impedances
#AgileGovCon 8
Backlog Development
#AgileGovCon 9
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1 2 3 4 5
Sprint 01 Ends
Sprint 01 Review Sprint 01 Retro
Sprint 02 Planning
Start Sprint 02
8 9 10 11 12
Sprint 03 Refinement
15 16 17 18 19
Sprint 02 Ends
Sprint 02 Review Sprint 02 Retro
Sprint 03 Planning
Start Sprint 03
22 23 24 25 26
Sprint 04 Refinement
29 30
Sprint 03 Ends
#AgileGovCon 10
The Backlog
#AgileGovCon 11
Development Team
Scrum Master
By Committee
Revolving
Always a DEV
Product Owner – Business Analyst
Scrum Roles
#AgileGovCon 12
Monopoly BoardCultureCourage
#AgileGovCon 13
Daily Scrum (Stand-ups)
#AgileGovCon 14
#AgileGovCon 15
Agile Teams
Team Process Duration
AppDev Scrum 2-Week Sprints
GIS Scrum 2-Week Sprints
HR Scrum 2-Week Sprints
Records kanban On-Going, WIP
Security Khan-bahn TBD
#AgileGovCon 16
Team Culture
Middle Management
Departmental Culture / Resistance
CIO Wants Agile
Individual’s Stories
PFPs
Challenges
#AgileGovCon 17
More work than expected – Management
Visualize Progress – Customers
Focus - Team
Observations
#AgileGovCon 18
Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good
“Next Sprint”
Clear & Concise direction
Daily praise
Daily progress
Encouragement
#AgileGovCon 19
Tim Nolan, Collin County, [email protected]
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@plotboy
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Contact Info
#AgileGovCon 20