agile values - the why behind the what (04/2012)

The Why Beneath the What

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Plans are useless, but planning is everything

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”US President Edward D. Eisenhower, 1957

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About me

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1st site at the age of 14Agile since 2001

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Teaching

Change A

gent

Agile

Scrum

Kanban

What is Agile about?

Welcoming change Quality of products Great software is a product

of great teams Great teams are a product

of individuals, not process

Before agile

Winston Royce, 1970@arsagilis

Winston Royce on Waterfall

... The implementation described above is risky and invites failure.

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”Winston Royce, 1970

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Before agile

Winston Royce, 1970

It’s not the people -

it’s the PROCESS!

It’s not the people -

it’s the PROCESS!

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http://agilemanifesto.org2001@arsagilis

The first statement stresses people

It’s ALL about PEOPLE

- process is secondary

It’s ALL about PEOPLE

- process is secondary

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The A-Team says ...

Great teams are made of

great people

Great teams create great

products!

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Does the “Why?” matter?Every action

needs a reason or

it is irrelevant!

@arsagilisMaster Pai Mai, 2003

Many agile practices

Scrum eXtrememe Programming Dynamic Systems Development

Method Crystal Clear Feature-Driven Development Kanban Test-Driven Development Behaviour-Driven Development

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Agile Manifesto

Process and toolsProcess and tools

Individuals and interactions

Individuals and interactions

over

Following a planFollowing a plan

Responding to changeResponding to change

over

Comprehensive documentation

Comprehensive documentation

Working softwareWorking software

over

Contract negotiationContract negotiation

Customer collaborationCustomer collaboration

over

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Five XP Values

CommunicationCommunication

SimplicitySimplicity

FeedbackFeedback

CourageCourage

RespectRespect@arsagilis

Five Scrum Values

CourageCourage

CommitmentCommitment

RespectRespect

OpennessOpenness

FocusFocus@arsagilis

Agile Practices

Agile ManifestoAgile Manifesto

5 Scrum Values5 Scrum Values

Agile PracticesAgile Practices

Reliant uponBased on

5 XP Values5 XP Values

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Daily stand-upBased on Reliant upon

Individuals and Interactions

Courage

Customer collaboration Commitment

Responding to change Openness

Sprint PlanningBased on Reliant upon

Individuals and Interactions

Courage

Working software Commitment

Responding to change Focus

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Sprint reviewBased on Reliant upon

Individuals and Interactions

Courage

Customer collaboration Commitment

Working software Openness

RetrospectiveBased on Reliant upon

Individuals and Interactions

Courage

Customer collaboration Respect

Responding to change Commitment

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Also important values

Rapid feedbackRapid feedback High-quality featuresHigh-quality features

(A)TDD(A)TDDPair

programmingPair

programming

BDDBDD

CICI

etc.etc.XPXP

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When Agile is doomed to fail

http://www.halfarsedagilemanifesto.org2010

Conclusion

Master Yoda, 2012

Being agile, more

important than doing agile, is!

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Any Questions?

Michael Chikmchik@macmillan.org.ukTwitter: @arsagilisSkype: michael.chiklinkedin.com/in/michaelchik