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Agility @ Scale (Models , Practices in Large Organizations)

By Niranjan Nerlige V

Scaled Agile Meet up ,Valtech ,Bangalore, IndiaDate: 4th, December,2013

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Niranjan N.V., M.Tech (IIT-B), PMI-ACP, CSP, CSM, SPC• Founder of Exelplus Services • Consultant, Coach and Trainer since 4.5 Years• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Consultant• PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)• Certified Scrum Professional(CSP)

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• Agile Coaching, Training and Implementation• Scrum Project Management Implementation • Agile Readiness and Maturity Assessments

• Coaching, Consulting, Training Scaled Agile Framework(SAFe)

• Agile Training(Scrum,XP and Kanban

• Scaled Agile Framework(SAFe) Trainings

• Function Point Analysis


Agenda:- What is Scaling Agile all about- Applying the Agile @ Scale- Models for Scaling Agile- What are we changing in Agile@ Scale


What is Scaling Agile all about


Repeating agile successes in a team across an organization (scaling out?)


Applying agile thinking to cross-product projects


Applying agile and lean thinking to development organizations

Agile ThinkingLean Thinking


Applying Agility at Scale is ……


How do we do this in Large Enterprises ?

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Manifesto for Agile Software DevelopmentWe are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.Through this work we have come to value:

Individuals and interactions over processes and toolsWorking software over comprehensive documentationCustomer collaboration over contract negotiationResponding to change over following a planThat is, while there is value in the items onthe right, we value the items on the left more.


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Still more space to thinking - “The Spirit of Agility for Bigger Problems”

• Big complex system-of-system problems • Multiple competing stakeholders• Many cross-dependencies in terms of

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Time

Per

form

ance

Agile Team

Agile Program / Portfolio

2nd Wave of Agile

Source: Based on claytonchristensen.com – Innovator’s Dilemma


What Models are used for Scaling Software Agility


Portfolio

Epics

Feature

Story

Task

Investment Themes

Program

Team


5 to 9 Members


50 to 125 People

5 to 10 teams


Program Roles

System Team

Release Manageme

ntPermission of Leffingwell LLC and Scaled Agile Inc.


Iteration (Sprint)

Agile ReleaseTrain

is to team

is to program

as


Defining Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)


Defining Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD)

The DAD process framework is an agile approach to IT solution delivery that is:

• People-first• Learning-oriented • Risk and value driven• Goal-driven• Hybrid• Enterprise aware• Scalable


People First: Potential Roles On Disciplined Agile TeamsPrimary roles:

• Stakeholder• Team Lead• Product Owner• Agile Team Member• Architecture Owner

Secondary roles:• Domain Expert• Technical Expert• Independent Tester• Integrator• Specialist

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Unified Process (UP)

DAD adopts best practices from several Agile Methods

ExtremeProgramming (XP)

Scrum

DAD is a hybrid process framework. DAD adopt best practices and philosophies from several methodologies

HarmonyProcess

Disciplined AgileDelivery (DAD)

Lean

AgileModeling

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Concept: the Agile 3C rhythm

Inception

Coordinate

Construction

Collaborate

Transition

Conclude

Release rhythm

Iteration rhythm

Daily rhythm

The coordinate-collaborate-conclude rhythm occurs at several levels on a disciplined agile delivery (DAD) project:

Development

Collaborate

Coordination Meeting

Coordinate

Daily Work

Collaborate

Stabilize

Conclude

27Copy Right Reserved , Exelplus ServicesSource: Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD): An Introduction” by Scott Ambler

Salesforce.com used major enterprise-wide Agile Transformation using ADM in3 Months

What is ADM (Adaptive Delivery Methodology)?

ADM is a modified Scrum/XP style of product development that is specific to Salesforce. It

employs Scrum project management framework, adopts certain XP practices and is based on lean

principles

• Salesforce.com flavor of agile

• Scrum project management framework

• XP practices

• Based on Lean principles29

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What is ADM?

Re-factoring

Self-organizing

Predictable releases

Transparent

Ftest - Selenium

Continuous integration

Debt free

Just-in-timeIterative

Always Potentially Releasable

Time-boxed

User stories

Agile

Lean

Early feedback

Code Reviews

Collective Code Ownership

Self-correcting

Scrum of (Scrum of Scrums)Seasonal Planning Rhythm

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Source: Agile Leadership Summit,Florida,2008,Steve Green, Saleforce.com


Align to Workgroups

Team 13Team 11

Team 9

Team 10Team 14

Team 8Team 7

Team 12

Team 19Team 18

Team 16

Team 15

Team 17

Workgroup 4

Workgroup 2

Team 25

Team 21Team 20

Team 27 Team 22

Team 23

Team 24Team 26

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4Team 5

Team 1

Team 6Workgroup 1

Workgroup 3

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Business Results Achieved from Large Enterprises


- SAFe Frame Work


Transformation Results – Salesforce.com

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Features Delivered per Team

Days between Major Releases

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+61improvement in “mean time to release” for major releases in first agile year

%



+38Increase in feature requests delivered per developer in first agile year

%

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88of respondents believe the quality of products have improved

%



What are we Changing in Agile Development- Changing Paradigms


Measure of Success: Response to Changes


Management Culture : “Moving away from Command and Control” to• “Leadership & Collaborative”•Centralized Strategy and Decentralized Execution

•Lean Thinking Managers•Managers Develop people and People develop solutions


Requirements & Design: Moving away from “Big & Upfront” to “Emergent/Just in Time”• Vision and Backlog• Just in Time elaboration•Program Backlogs , Team Backlogs•Last Responsible Moment Design Decisions•Intentional Architecture and Architecture Emerges•Portfolios are guided by Business Use Cases, Business Epics


Implementation: • Code and Unit Test, Continuous Delivery • Program Executions done by Release Trains •Cadence to maintain Release Rhythm, •System Demos with frequent feedbacks•Potentially Releasable Features periodically (8-12 Weeks)


Planning :•Move away from “detailed ,fixed scope ” to ” Two Levels Plan, fix date , estimate scope”•Release Planning, Iteration Planning at Program level & Iteration level.


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Regular Reflection & Adapt: Iteration Retrospectives, Release Retrospectives •Iteration Retrospectives for Tactical purpose•Release Retrospectives for Organizational Impediments


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References:1. Scaling Software Agility, book by Dean Leffingwell2. A holistic approach to scaling agile at Salesforce.com by

Steve Greene Nicola Dourambeis3. SAFe Foundations by Scaled Agile Academy4. Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) by Scott

Ambler


Thank You For Your Time …………..

Niranjan Nerlige V, M.Tech ( IIT, Bombay), PMI-ACP, SPC,CSP, CSM.Founder, Chief Consultant , Corporate Trainer and Agile CoachExelplus ServicesA1, Samhita Vista, 1st Main,Pai Lay Out, Bangalore-560016Mobile: 98450 69909E-Mail: [email protected]: www.exelplus.com


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