agile in local government

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

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CIO Suggested

Joined local Meetups

Agile Management Overview – 1 Day

Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Training

Fist of 5

Agile @ Collin County

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DFW Scrum – Jim Highsmith

Open Invitation – Lance Dacy

Observed Sprint Review

Observed Sprint Planning

Kicked out of Retrospective

Took lots of pictures

Field Trip

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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

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Sprint by Fire

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Lance’s Wisdom

•Curb your Enthusiasm

• Scrum is about exposing impedances

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Backlog Development

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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

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The Backlog

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Development Team

Scrum Master

By Committee

Revolving

Always a DEV

Product Owner – Business Analyst

Scrum Roles

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Monopoly BoardCultureCourage

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Daily Scrum (Stand-ups)

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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

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Team Culture

Middle Management

Departmental Culture / Resistance

CIO Wants Agile

Individual’s Stories

PFPs

Challenges

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More work than expected – Management

Visualize Progress – Customers

Focus - Team

Observations

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Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good

“Next Sprint”

Clear & Concise direction

Daily praise

Daily progress

Encouragement

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Tim Nolan, Collin County, Texastnolan@co.collin.tx.us972.548.4588

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@plotboy

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Did I leave the oven on?

Contact Info

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