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This is a story about becoming Agile Jon Rose | OWASP NYC 9.2015

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Previously in Security…

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Security work was primarily Outsourced

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Limited hands-on, technical work

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5   Security  Program  Update   Chasing Fires

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Way too many meetings

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7   Security  Program  Update   Too Much Too Fast

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Does this sound familiar?

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9   Security  Program  Update  

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Our Solution: Agile Security Security  Opera6ons  Center  

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Goal Better communication within teams

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Goal New and streamlined processes between teams

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Goal Reduce reliance on email and meetings

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Goal Identify & Manage Ad Hoc work Security  Opera6ons  Center  

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Goal Better estimation of tasks & projects Security  Opera6ons  Center  

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Goal Clear ownership and responsibility

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Agile Framework

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Backlog A place to track all work items as small tasks ~30m to 2.5d

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Sprints Two-week period working on specific backlog tasks

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Daily Standup/Scrum: 15m What I did yesterday What I am doing today Any issues

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Retrospective Time to reflect and improve

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Unscheduled Ad Hoc incoming work requests, reviewed daily

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Guiding Principals

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Eliminate Scope Creep No new tasks in an active sprint

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Meet Commitments Finish everything in a sprint

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Team ownership •  Tasks •  Prioritization •  Details •  Estimating •  Scrum meeting

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Lean Management Just in time delivery

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The Results? Unscheduled Work Metrics Clear Tasks and Owners Better Estimation Continuous Improvement

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One Takeaway…

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Retrospective Making Good Teams Great

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Next Steps?

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We’re Hiring! Email Matt: [email protected]  

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Jon Rose | OWASP NYC 9.2015 Thanks!