Agile&ScrumNotjustforIT

Whoweare

HydroTasmaniawasestablishedastheHydro-ElectricDepartmenton23October1914,andstartedgeneratingpowerin1916.

2014wasourcentenaryyearandanopportunitytorecognisethecontributionofthepeoplewhohavebuiltthebusinessoverthepast100years.

WecelebratedwithaprogramoffreecommunityeventsacrossTasmania.

FindoutmoreandshareyourHydrostoryathydro100.com.au

WhoisHydroTasmania

WeareaGovernmentBusinessEnterprise,ownedbytheStateofTasmania.

$5.0billionworthofassets

2653MWofinstalledcapacity

12798GWhoutputin2013-2014WegenerateelectricityfromrenewablesourcesandtradeontheNationalElectricityMarket.OurconsultingbusinessEnturadeliversspecialistpowerandwatersolutions.OurelectricityretailbusinessMomentumEnergyoperatesinmainlandAustraliaandtheBassStraitislands.

Thefacts

Whatmakesusdifferent?

100yearsofgeneratingrenewableenergyandmaintainingenergyandwaterassets

Australia’slargestrenewableenergygeneratorandwatermanager

thedrivingforcebehindthedevelopmentoftheInternationalHydropowerAssociationSustainabilityAssessmentProtocol- anevaluationtooltosupportsustainablehydropoweraroundtheworld

energyandwaterconsultingservicestoabroadclientbaseinAustralia,India,southernAfrica,South-EastAsiaandthePacific

Thewaywedothings:weworkwithnatureandlookforsmarterwaystogetthingsdone– that’sthepowerofnaturalthinking!

HydroTasmaniaowns,operatesandmaintains:

30hydropowerstations55majordams188headworkgatesandvalves22canals19tunnels43pipelines63generators1gasfiredpowerstation3windfarms

Generationandassetmanagement

IntroducingAgile

Changewon’tbeeasy

Budgetsandcosts

FearofFailure

Cylindersofexcellence

TheScrumapproach

• Commitment• Courage• Focus• Openness• Respect

ScrumVsHydroValues

• Care• Achieve• Innovate• Collaborate

Bevisual

Showtheresults

Whathaveyoubeenupto?

Improvements

Itwaseverywhere

We’redoingLEANHow’sthat

workingoutforyou?

We’renotgettingmuch

improvement

Howmuchtimedoyouinvestinimprovement?

We’recontinuouslyimproving

Abitofachallenge

Backtobasics

Individuals&interactions

Workingsoftware

Customercollaboration

Respondingtochange

Processes&Tools

Comprehensivedocumentation

Contractnegotiation

Followingaplan

Completedoutcomes Collaboration

Negotiation

ScrumMaster

ScrumMaster

Hello,TodayIama

ProductOwner

1st vs2nd refinementsession

Accidentalorganisationalbacklog

Theteam

Planning

Backlogrefinement/scheduling

Backlogrefinement/scheduling

Unplanned

WhattodowithManagers?

Review

TheRetro

Hackathon

• Roles• ScrumMaster– Collectiveresponsibility,sharedwithinateam• ProductOwner– Leveragedexistingorganisationstructure,andscheduledprioritisationmeetings

• Ceremonies• DailyScrum– NoChange• Planning– Daybydayplanningboardsremainthroughoutthesprint• Retro– Nochange,howeverimprovementsaredisplayedonteamwall• Review– Scheduledforentireorganisationquarterly

• Artefacts• Backlog– leveragedorganisationalstructureandleadershipgrouptobuildgroupwidebacklog(Backlogofbacklogs)• Teambacklogspullingfrombacklogofbacklogsviaexistingstructures• SprintGoal– NoChange

Assets&Infrastructuresummary

Whoelse?

PeopleandCulture(HRDepartment)

Differentchallenges

Whatdoyouactuallydo?

Planningbypairs

• Roles• ScrumMaster– Collectiveresponsibility,sharedwithinateam• ProductOwner– Foreachimprovementinitiative2‘Leads’wereassigned

• Ceremonies• DailyScrum– NoChange• Planning&Retro– theplanningsessionwasessentiallyaschedulingofwho’savailableandwhen• Review– Scheduledforentireorganisationquarterly

• Artefacts• Backlog– Wasfedbasedontheunplannedworkthatwashittingthegroup.• SprintGoal– NoChange

PeopleandCulturesummary