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College of Engineering & Computing

Miami Agile LaunchpadCollege of Engineering and Computing

Doug TroyOctober, 2013


Agile Launchpad• Sponsored by Suncorp, a leading banking, financial

services, and insurance corporation in Australia and New Zealand– 16,000 employees, 9 million customers

• Initial project: Summer 2013 10-week full-time internship for a team of 11 students, variety of majors, working in Oxford with Suncorp

• Next: Agile Launchpad, a new 3-year project to offer project-based courses in agile– Curriculum development– Scholarships for students


Agile is a Way of WorkingAgile is an umbrella term

for a set of values, principles and practices

that drive business value generation and risk mitigation through

simplicity, innovation and continuous improvement

Valuesand

Principles

SocialPractices

TechnologyPractices

ManagementPractices


Evolution of Agile

XP

Scrum

Toyotaway

AgileAs a way of working

RUP

Lean

AgileFor software

RAD

Waterfall

Six Sigma

An evolution in the making over the last 40

years

bfc

Prince 2


Building Blocks of Agile

ConceptInitiateDeliverDeploy

Some practices to assist the team and their way of working (e.g.

Stand-ups, Retrospectives, Showcases, etc…)

Collaboration FlexibilityTeamwork Business value

Simplicity Speed

TrustInnovative Accountability

Courage and Honesty

Prin

ciple

s

Prac

tices

Proc

ess

Valu

esClear project process with governance

Practices to deliver work based on principles and values

Six core principles lie at the heart of Agile

Natural, humanistic values underlie success

Agile is a wayof working


Agile Process

10% 80% 5%

INITIATE DELIVER DEPLOY

PROJECT

Release 1Release 2

Release n

5%

CONCEPT

Governance gate checks and approvals

Agile project process helps teams work in a consistent way and provides governance checkpoints for managing the portfolio of project work.


Benefits of Agile for Suncorp

QualityQuality is built into work process

CustomersCustomers are engaged throughout project ensuring right solution is implemented

CostsImplementation costs are lower and benefits are returned earlier

RiskRisk is reduced by implementing the solution in small parts and learning throughout project

TimeSolutions are implemented sooner

ScopeHighest priority scope is delivered first enabling benefits to be realised earlier


Agile Launchpad Goals• Miami benefits– Students learn and practice agile and lean– Team leadership training for students– Potential Internships and career opportunities

• Suncorp benefits– Access to Miami students trained in agile– Use of curriculum and processes– Reports of outcomes of class projects by students


Partnership Opportunities• We want to connect with the larger agile and

lean community• We want to partner with other interested

companies and organizations

For more information, contact Doug [email protected]

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