martin bauer - scrum, the financial times & ez publish

Experts in eZ Publish consulting & development

eZ Publish Conference 2011

Presenter: Martin Bauer, Programme Manager

The Financial Times, Scrum and eZ Publish

Experts in eZ Publish consulting and developmentVisionWT.com

➜FDI Intelligence➜The Banker➜Swiss Pension News➜Key Learnings

eZ Publish Conference London 2011

Contents

Why Sprint 4?


➜Showcase completed items

➜Sprint 4 Retrospective

➜Sprint 5 Plan

Sprint 4 – The TheoryeZ Publish Conference London 2011


Start of the MeetingeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Showcased only a few items

➜Not a single user story was completed

Sprint 4 – The RealityeZ Publish Conference London 2011


After Progress RevieweZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Only included items that we had analysis for➜Assumed everything would take 20% longer

than estimated➜PM focused on management➜BA focused on analysis➜Ensured Product Owner were available to

answer questions

Sprint 5 – PlaneZ Publish Conference London 2011


How we felt after the meetingeZ Publish Conference London 2011

Sprint 5


➜Many features not fully analysed➜Developers working independantly➜System testing difficult as features not

integrated➜Continual adjustments to existing functionality

when reviewed

ChallengeseZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Able to showcase much more➜Covered analysis on most outstanding features➜Had completed ~ 90% of what we’d planned➜Working closer with product owner

Sprint 5 RevieweZ Publish Conference London 2011


After the meetingeZ Publish Conference London 2011

Relief!

Sprint 6


➜Still some items requiring analysis➜Development progressed well➜Main issue was integration➜General mood was better

Sprint 6eZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Normally not required➜Agreed it was necessary to properly test➜ Initially planned for 3 weeks➜Completed after 4 weeks ➜Still some areas that weren’t fully understood

UATeZ Publish Conference London 2011

Launch


➜Went live 24th September➜ 6 weeks later than originally planned➜Only minor tweaks post go live➜Overall success

LauncheZ Publish Conference London 2011

Retrospective


➜Happy face , sad face, mad face

RetrospectiveeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Rushed, not enough time to test➜Basecamp!!!!➜Definition of done not commonly agreed➜Not enough thinking upfront➜Too many loose ends➜Elements lost through translation or de-scoped➜Moving target➜Too many changes

MadeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Deadline was missed➜Wish we had less defects➜Got a tad nasty towards the end➜Felt us versus them at times➜ Lost too many features➜Took on too many changes without assessing

impact

SadeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜FT Editorial team were realistic & pragmatic➜Didn't kill each other (almost ;-)➜Everyone had a professional attitude➜ Implemented complex system➜Very smooth launch➜We launched with a great product➜Site well received

HappyeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜ Initiation - Agree tools, definition of done, analysis before dev, product visibility, user journeys, objective of user stories

➜Keep building on the 'Team'➜Keep building cools sites➜Agree how to handle costs / changes➜Provide a checklist of dependencies in sprint 0

ConclusioneZ Publish Conference London 2011

The Banker - Sprint 1


➜Agreed tools (no basecamp!)➜Definition of done, ➜First sprint pure analysis ➜Agreed early product visibility, ➜Confirmed user journeys & objective of user

stories➜Checklist of dependencies in Sprint 0

Kick off meetingeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜ (put in definition)

DONEeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Each team member filled out form➜Opportunity to raise concerns ➜Opportunity to be heard➜Results discussed in sprint kick off meeting➜ If required, action taken based on feedback

Sprint RetrospectiveeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜ (show form)



➜Show results for a sprint



➜Some dependencies not delivered (internally priorities)

➜ Impractical to continue development➜Project halted➜No pointing fingers

Sprint 2 HiccupeZ Publish Conference London 2011


➜Site launched x date➜Took 4 sprints as initially planned➜Some additional features added➜Additional cost understood & accepted



➜End result MUCH better than previous site➜Client happy➜Team happy ➜Everybody happy!

End ResulteZ Publish Conference London 2011

Swiss Pension News


➜ 6th site ➜Backlog defined well in advance➜Sitemap, taxonomy, design all provided upfront➜Entire site ready for first review in two weeks➜ Launched in under 6 weeks

Swiss Pension NewseZ Publish Conference London 2011

Key Learnings


➜Don’t try Scrum without experienced support➜Adapt to the project team➜Be open & honest➜Be willing to make mistakes & learn from them➜Never stop trying to do better

Key LearningseZ Publish Conference London 2011

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