scaled agile and lean
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A presentation by:
Vineet Patni@patnivin
SCALED AGILE AND LEAN
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These thoughts were originally presented as the talk “Scaled Agile and Lean” at the ISEC (India
Scrum Enthusiasts Community) Mumbai Meetup on November 27, 2015.
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• Scaling Agile• Lean and Agile – An Introduction• Frameworks to scale agile• Principles over frameworks• You can’t scale "Agile" without "Lean"
What does “Scaling Agile” mean?
Do we scale Agile? or …
Our delivery capability using Agile?
Scaling Agile
Agility at Scale…
Core Agile:
• Small teams (<10)
• Few or no dependencies
• Confined to individual teams
Scaled Agile:
• Multiple, distributed teams
• Team inter-dependencies
• Requires a holistic picture (multi-team cooperation and coordination)
• Scaling Agile• Lean and Agile – An Introduction• Frameworks to scale agile• Principles over frameworks• You can’t scale "Agile" without "Lean"
principles
12 Agile Principles
Customer Satisfaction
WelcomeChange
Frequent Deliveries
Work Together Daily
Motivated Individuals
Technical Excellence
Working Software
Sustained pace
Face-to-Face Conversation
Self Organizing
TeamsSimplicity Continuous
Reflection
Eliminate waste
Amplify learning
Defer commitment
Deliver as fast as possible
Respect people
Build quality in
See the whole
7 Lean Principles
Customer Satisfaction
WelcomeChange
Frequent Deliveries
Work Together Daily
Motivated Individuals
Technical Excellence
Working Software
Sustained pace
Face-to-Face Conversation
Self Organizing
TeamsSimplicity Continuous
Reflection
Eliminate waste
Amplify learning
Defer commitment
Deliver as fast as possible
Respect people
Build quality in
See the whole
principles
Both paradigms are built on “ALMOST” the same set of principles.
• Scaling Agile• Lean and Agile – An Introduction• Frameworks to scale agile• Principles over frameworks• You can’t scale "Agile" without "Lean"
Problem of Plenty!
And then some…
• Scaling Agile• Lean and Agile – An Introduction• Frameworks to scale agile• Principles over frameworks• You can’t scale "Agile" without "Lean"
Principles over Frameworks!
It’s all about Principles!
Principles for Scaling Agile
Excited Customers!
Supportive Leadership – - Decentralize control
- Only Leaders can change the system
Continuous Improvement – People, Product, Process
Global Optimization - See the whole, optimize entire Value
Stream
Respect People – Empowered cross-functional teams, happy
employees
Scaled Agile Framework™ Big Picture
WHY?
• Lean and Agile – An Introduction• Scaling Agile• Frameworks to scale agile• Principles over frameworks• You can’t scale "Agile" without "Lean"
principles
Customer Satisfaction
WelcomeChange
Frequent Deliveries
Work Together Daily
Motivated Individuals
Technical Excellence
Working Software
Sustained pace
Face-to-Face Conversation
Self Organizing
TeamsSimplicity Continuous
Reflection
Eliminate waste
Amplify learning
Defer commitment
Deliver as fast as possible
Respect people
Build quality in
See the whole
Customer Satisfaction
WelcomeChange
Frequent Deliveries
Work Together Daily
Motivated Individuals
Technical Excellence
Working Software
Sustained pace
Face-to-Face Conversation
Self Organizing
TeamsSimplicity Continuous
Reflection
Eliminate waste
Amplify learning
Defer commitment
Deliver as fast as possible
Respect people
Build quality in
See the whole
principles
You can’t scale Agile without the right Lean mindset!
Systems view – Full value stream
Kaizen – relentless, continuous improvement
Continuous, flow-based delivery of high quality
software
Inspiration: my earlier talk “Lean-Agile: The Eternal Siblings” www.agilemanifesto.org www.scaledagileframework.com http://less.works/less/principles/index.html http://www.disciplinedagiledelivery.com/ http://
www.slideshare.net/BerndSchiffer/comparing-ways-to-scale-agile-at-agile-product-and-project-manager-meetup
http://notafactoryanymore.com/category/agile-2/ http://scaledprinciples.org/
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