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APMG-International Webinar

Agile Project Management and Scrum:How to get the perfect blend!

Tuesday 30 July 2013 / 15:00 BSTPresented by Keith Richards, KRC & UK Agile Awards Winner

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Agenda

• Welcome & introduction– Mark Constable, Marketing Executive

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• Agile Project Management and Scrum:How to get the perfect blend!– Keith Richards (agileKRC & UK Agile Awards Winner)

• Q&A• More Information• Close

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About APMG-International

• Global Examination & Accreditation Institute• Official accreditation/qualification body for Best

Management Practice PPM portfolio• Extensive portfolio of professional management qualifications• 350+ Accredit training (ATO) and consulting (ACO) organizations

with 1800+ approved trainers and consultants• Certify examination candidates; 18000+ exams per month• HQ in UK; operational offices or formal representation in 12

countries• Full details at www.APMG-International.com

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Your presenter…

• KRC Chief Executive• KRC is a pioneering training and consultancy company• Specialising in Agile approaches• Focusing on improving Agile capability at any scale• 15 years experience in PRINCE2 and DSDM Framework• IAF Accredited / APMG Certified Facilitator • Author of ‘Agile Project Management’ (TSO)• No relation to the real Keith Richards!

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Presentation Structure (Agenda)

• Why do we need to combine Agile Project Management and Scrum?

• Where are we now?

• What is Scrum?

• Should we combine them anyway?

• What is AgilePM?

• What is DSDM?

• How to get the perfect blend?

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House Rule!

• This presentation is all about Agile Project Management and Scrum• It is presenting an option and an opinion• You do not need to take this option or agree with the opinion• ...but you need to do something...and you need to do it now!

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Why now? Why is so important?

Suddenly, time is of the essence

Organisations want fast ‘time to market’

We increasingly live an ‘on demand’ lifestyle

The Internet has changed things forever

But most of our working practices where established a long time ago

We have to change the way we work and we need to do it now!

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Where are we now?

• APMG PRINCE2• PMI PMP• PMBOK• IPMP• APM

• ...but there is a new kid on the block – agile!• It is no longer niche• New qualifications:

– PMI-ACP (2012)– APMG ‘Agile Project Management’ (AgilePM) (2010)

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What is Agile?

What is Agile?• Very broad term• Surrounded with hype• Poorly understood• Poorly defined

Scrum is the most popular agile approach

It’s 95% BAU (Business as Usual) – it’s 95% Software

That is changing – but there are growing pains

Main problem is the idea that we do not need Project Managers anymore!

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Are you Agile?

• Perhaps ignore the Agile Manifesto!

• Do people have autonomy?

• Will people collaborate?

• Will communication be good?

• Is there flexibility with the scope?

• Can you build iteratively and incrementally?

• Do you have a productive environment?

• Is the agile philosophy accepted?

...if the prevailing feeling is ‘yes’...then you can be agile!

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What is Scrum?

• Scrum is the most popular agile approach

• Many people think Scrum IS Agile

• ... and Agile IS Scrum!

• This is not true

• There are other approaches:– DSDM, Lean, Kanban, XP

• Scrum only addresses ‘Product Delivery’

• However, most people in agile are only addressing Product Delivery

• However, organisations cannot be limited by this

• There is a need to handle complexity

• They need to use Agile to manage Projects as well

• ...and Scrum doesn't manage projects

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Scrum in one slide!

ProductBacklog

SprintBacklog

Sprint ReviewSprint Retrospective

2 to 4Weeks

24Hours

PO

The Sprint

SM

SM

Sprint PlanningMeeting

Daily ScrumMeeting

DevelopmentTeam

SMDevelopment

Team

DevelopmentTeam

PO

PO

Founded on empirical process control theory.Decisions based on evidence.Covers three areas:Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation.

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Are we now on different planets?Sort of – but this doesn't necessarily mean it is a problem!

Many people are already doing this and having successes

We don't have to change everything

In fact we can get the best of both worlds

Chocolate bars, Submarines, Ticket Machines, Advertising Campaigns....

...these organisations aren’t building Apps, or updating a Service.

Scrum works well at what it is supposed to do

...and the opposite is true.

It’s a one trick pony!

You cannot manage a project with Scrum

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Can we get the best of both worlds?

• ...by combining traditional thinking and agile thinking?• ...or are we mixing oil and water?• Do opposites attract?• Can we find synergies?

• This is the tricky bit and the interesting bit!• Best of both worlds?• ...or the worst of both worlds?• Go carefully here...• ... and you could be on to a winner

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What is Agile Project Management (AgilePM)?

Based on DSDM – which has been around since 1995!

Covers the up front work missing from Scrum

Provides the Governance and PM role missing from Scrum

Creates the ability to scale up Scrum

Dovetails nicely with established approaches such as PRINCE2

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Project Management

Project Governance

Strategic / Vision

Feasibility

Foundations

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What is in AgilePM?

Values & BehavioursValues & Behaviours

MechanicsMechanics

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AgilePM/DSDM Principles ...put in the logos?

1. Focus on the business need2. Deliver on time3. Collaborate4. Never compromise quality5. Build incrementally from firm foundations6. Develop iteratively7. Communicate continuously and clearly8. Demonstrate control

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AgilePM/DSDM Roles

Roles (not ‘Job Description’)Roles can be combinedMany people for one RoleBlended view of the Customer

Known as the Space Alien!It always has one head......but can have several bodies!

Scrum works here!

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APMG Qualifications

• AgilePM Foundation– 3 days, 60 question multiple choice, 1 hour

• AgilePM Practitioner– 4 days, OTE (Objective Testing Exam), 2 hours

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To get the perfect blend...

• ‘Horses for courses’• AgilePM for start-up, project management and governance• Scrum for Product Delivery• Values and behaviours are the essential ingredient• Lighten up your PM disciplines?• Calm down you agile disciplines?• Get organised• Get ownership• Get buy-in.

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Get organised and face up to this reality?

• Where are you and where do you want to be?• What is realistic?• What is the scope of your move to Agile?• This is a journey• How are you set up?• How do you want to be set up?• Do you have an agile plan?

• But do it now...• ...or someone else will!

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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More Information

• APMG-International website:– www.APMG-International.com

• APMG’s Agile Project Management– http://www.apmg-international.com/en/qualifications/agile-pm

• agileKRC– www.agilekrc.com – Email Claire at c.robinson@agilekrc.com– The DSDM Group on LinkedIn– Twitter @agileKRC

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