business benefits of agile

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Business Benefits of Being Agile

Alan DayleyAgile and Scrum Coach

Dayley Agile, LLC

Agile Comes To PhoenixFebruary 15, 2011

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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A Holistic View

Enterprise


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Three Focus Areas





Work = Product

Work





Information = Artifacts

Information





People = Interactions

People





The Whole Enterprise

People Information

Work





A New Enterprise

PeopleInformation

Work





Typical Mature Enterprise

People

InformationWork





People

InformationWork

Typical Mature Enterprise





Common People Remedies•Team Building•Empowerment•Synergy•Lessons Learned•Off-sites•Golf shirts•Status Meetings•Process Improvement





People Squeeze!

People

InformationWork





Supporting people at work is only effective if

the supporting actions are integrated into the way

we work.

People Lesson 1





People Lesson 2

We will only integrate into our work that which produces business value.





People Conclusion

Therefore, the way we work must support people

at the same time it produces business value.





Agile ManifestoIndividuals and interactions over

processes and toolsWorking software over

comprehensive documentationCustomer collaboration over

contract negotiationResponding to change over

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Agile Manifesto Principles

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Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.

Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.

Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need and trust them to get the job done.

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.











Principles vs. Remedies

•Team Building•Empowerment•Synergy•Lessons Learned•Off-sites•Golf shirts•Status Meetings•Process Improvement

Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.

Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.

Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need and trust them to get the job done.

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.





Our highest priority is to satisfy

the customer through early and

continuous delivery of

valuable software.

Principle 1






Principle 4

Business people and developers

must work together daily throughout the

project.






The most efficient and effective method

of conveying information to and

within a development team is face-to-face

conversation.

Principle 6






Working software is the

primary measure of progress.

Principle 7






Simplicity--the art of

maximizing the amount of work

not done--is essential.

Principle 10






At regular intervals, the team reflects

on how to become more effective, then tunes and

adjusts its behavior accordingly.

Principle 12






Common People Remedies

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B.Y.O. Golf Shirts!

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An Agile Enterprise

People Information

Work





Alan [email protected] @dayleyagile480-559-8816Dayley Agile, LLC

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