Agile vs the fear of the blank white page

Presented by Gustavo Elias Schliserman at Agile in the City: London 2016.
http://agileinthecity.net

Transcript

1. Agile VS the fear of the white blank page Gustavo Elias | @archtavo
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7. Part I: First Contact @archtavo
8. Getting ready • Agree on MVP • Identify interaction points @archtavo
9. I'm going on adventure! @archtavo
10. here @archtavo
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12. Introducing the team PM BA TPM GL GL @archtavo
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14. So what's Agile? @archtavo
15. Creating stories So, what's a story? So what does that mean? It's an action you need to take in order to accomplish a goal @archtavo
16. Creating stories (II) • What do you think the project needs to do in order for it to be delivered? • I don't know • It needs to be able to place trades • It needs to be able to place trades @archtavo
17. The wall Place trades Buy Log out Log in Sell As a trader, I want to be able to... As an admin, I want to be able to... Stuff! More stuff! Even more stuff! A lot more stuff! ...and so on @archtavo
18. Questions, questions, questions • Do we need single sign on or are we going to use two factor authentication? • Are we going to use the same users we already have in RET? • ... @archtavo
19. Estimates • Man-days vs complexity • Reference story Learning how stories work ...and now we can estimate! @archtavo
20. Creating the board Backlog Done In Dev Ready for QA In Test Learning how stories work Asses servers Check firewalls Deploy software Start with CI ... “The starting point” “Story has been finished” @archtavo
21. Continuous Integration/Delivery? @archtavo
22. Part III: Adding CI to Agile @archtavo
23. Before CI London → ← Singapore @archtavo
24. Part IV: The rituals @archtavo
25. Ritual #1: Planning • Sprint size? – From 2-3 months to 2-3 days • London VS Singapore • Who is the Product Owner? @archtavo
26. Ritual #2: Stand up • Routine: every day, same place, same time • Keep wall up to date • Update the initial wall if needed be @archtavo
27. Ritual #3: Retrospective • It's not blaming! We are a team! • Keep it simple at the beginning • Take action over complaints • Change the style often @archtavo Gustavo is doing a great job I don't really understand the process I feel like the company is screwing us over
28. The handover! • Make someone run the stand-up • Make someone run the retrospective • Step back and be just another member @archtavo
29. Part V: Lessons learnt • If something doesn't work, lose it • Empower the team asap • People are reluctant to change • Enjoy the road and be proud @archtavo
30. Thank you! @archtavo