Planning for Contract Agile Projects

This session explores a variety of interesting topics surrounding how to successfully do contract development with agile. The session starts with a quick introduction to user stories and how to assemble them into a requirements document as part of a contract. The session moves on to cover general advice for planning projects before looking specifically at fixed-date, fixed-scope, and fixed-everything projects. The session concludes with advice on estimating velocity for a new team.

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1. Mike Cohn Copenhagen 31 January 2012 Planning for Contract Agile Projects 1
2. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software Founding member and director of Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance Founder of Mountain Goat Software Doing Scrum since 1995 Started my career as a programmer VP Engineering in 4 companies Mike Cohn ® 2
3. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® User stories & velocity 3
4. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® User stories As a sports announcer, I can see a list of all athletes in an event. As a sports announcer, I can view details about a specific athlete. As a content editor, I have basic control over how data is formatted. As a content editor, I have basic control over how data is formatted. “As a <user role>, I want/can/am able to <goal> so that <reason>.” A template 4
5. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® A requirements document Athlete browsing As a sports announcer... 1. I can view details about a specific athlete • Name (multiple, could be long, include pronunciation) • Nickname (include pronunciation) • Prior performance at Olympics • World and Olympic records held • Interesting anecdotes 2.I can bookmark athletes of interest • At least 200 bookmarks As a content editor... 3.I have basic control over how data is formatted 5
6. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® As a sports announcer, I can see a list of all athletes in an event. As a content editor, I have basic control over how data is formatted. 10 5 6
7. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Velocity An iteration 4 10 1 3 Velocity = 15 7
8. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® 0 10 20 30 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Iterations Velocity 8
9. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® ❸ Fixed- everything projects ❷ Fixed-date & <5#"=0!-.#
   projects ❶ Planning with historical data 9
10. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Calculate a confidence interval from historical data 27 34 35 38 39 40 40 41 45 90% confidence interval # of historical iterations Iterations to throw out from each each end 0–7 0 8–10 1 11–12 2 13–15 3 16–17 4 18–20 5 21–22 6 23–25 7 26+ 8 Sorted Velocities 10
11. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Extrapolate from the velocity range Product Backlog Assume there are five iterations left We’ll almost certainly get here (5×34=170) The most we can realistically expect (5×41=205) 11
12. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Use the online velocity range calculator at mountaingoatsoftware.com/tools 12
13. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Fixed-date 13
14. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Fixed-date planning Three steps 1. Determine how many iterations you have. 2. Estimate velocity as a range. 3. Use that range × the number of iterations to partition the backlog into Will Have, Might Have, and Won’t Have. 14
15. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Count the iterations APRIL 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT MAY 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JUNE 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 15
16. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Determine a velocity range 0 10 20 30 40 50 Story Points Iterations 30 21 25 34 25 30 29 29 16
17. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Product Backlog Might have Won’t have Will have 6×25 Determine what to commit to If you promise this 8You probably won’t get the contract 821
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18. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Balancing risk Low Expectation Risk Delivery Risk Low High High Promise Just the Will-Haves Promise All the Might-Haves 18
19. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Fixed-scope projects 19
20. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Fixed scope planning Three steps 1. Sum the product backlog items. 2. Estimate velocity as a range. 3. Use the sum of the backlog divided by the velocity range to determine a date range. 20
21. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® = 120 story points }=15–20 0 5 10 15 20 25 Story Points Iterations 21
22. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® 120 ÷ 15 = JUNE 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JANUARY 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT FEBRUARY 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT MARCH 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT APRIL 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT MAY 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JULY 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT AUGUST 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 120 ÷ 20 = JUNE 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT JANUARY 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT FEBRUARY 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT MARCH 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT APRIL 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT MAY 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT If you promise the long duration 8You probably will not get the contract 8But it should be easy to <,'0&
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23. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Balancing risk Low Expectation Risk Delivery Risk Low High High Promise the late Finish Promise the early finish 23
24. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Fixed- everything projects 24
25. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® A fixed-scope project Time Scope I want this much. When can I get it? 25
26. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® A fixed-date project Time Scope We need it on this date. How much can we have by then? 26
27. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® • Use a range Step 1: Estimate velocity • Divide fixed scope by the velocity range • Draw the vertical lines Step 2: Fix the scope • Determine the number of iterations the team has • Multiply by the velocity range • Draw the horizontal lines Step 3: Fix the schedule 27
28. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® A fixed-everything project Time Scope Impossible Probable Uncertain 28
29. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Fix the scope Iterations Scope Goal: Deliver 200 units of work in 10 iterations Velocity = 16–22 200 / 22 = 200 / 16 = 9.1 12.5 200 points in 10 iterations. Fix the date 10×16 = 10×22 = 160 220 29
30. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Estimating velocity 30
31. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Iteration planning 5 3 1 8 3 5 3 Code the … 8 Test the … 5 Confirm … 2 Code a … 12 Test the … 4 Code the … 6 Automate … 8 Iteration Plan 31
32. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Consider this team Person Hours/Day Hours / Iteration Sergey 4–6 40–60 Yuri 4–6 40–60 Carina 2–3 20–30 To otal 100–150 32
33. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Establishing their velocity 100–150 hours per iteration Capacity Code… 12 Design … 6 Test … 8 Decide … 8 Automate … 12 … 22 46 22 Story Points As a frequent flyer … 3 As a visitor … 5 As a vacation planner … 5 As a frequent flyer … 2 Code… 8 Test … 6 Design … 12 Test … 5 … 48 31 48 33
34. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® Tracking progress 34
35. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® A relelase burndown chart Story Points Iterations 100 0 1 2 3 4 5 200 300 400 35
36. © Copyright Mountain Goat Software ® mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com www.mountaingoatsoftware.com twitter: mikewcohn (888) 61-AGILE Mike Cohn 36