*interactive cologne 2013
DESIGN THINKING & AGILE DEVELOPMENT*
W. Alex [email protected]
@phaoust
WHO?
consultant / trainer for lean, agile, business modelling
degrees in computer science and music
experience in multiple industries
FOUNDER
1st at age 18, followed by more, IT and others
Current: Materials for Scrum, Design Thinking, and Business Modelling
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT ?
SCRUM
Framework for agile, iterative product development
On top of that, it‘s about autopoiesis, transparency, team processes and responsibility
DESIGN THINKING
Way of finding solutions to complex questions
Common attributes are: empathy, fail fast, iterate, interdisciplinary work, prototyping
WHY SHOULD YOU WANT TO COMBINE IT ?
THE IDEA BEHIND
WITH DT
figure out possible solution(s) for a question / situationcreate prototypes
WITH SCRUM
build the solution
CAN THOSE TWO WORK TOGETHER?
GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!
THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS
I‘m going to show you one approach, two possibilities ...
THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS
I‘m going to show you one approach, two possibilities ...
.... and a half.
LET‘S START WITH THE PROCESS AND DO THE "WHO" LATER
THE SCRUM PROCESS
WHERE DO THE STORIES COME FROM?
WHAT IF THE BACKLOG IS THE OUTPUT OF A DT PROCESS?
SOURCE: DT
As a user I would like to achieve X
to have Y ...
HOW ABOUT EXISTING STORIES IN THE BACKLOG?
SOURCE: STORY, DT
......
ADVANTAGES
Prototyped AcceptedVerified
User centricPlayed out
NOT ALL STORIES NEED TO GO THROUGH A DT PROCESS
DESIGNTHINKING
SCRUM
POSSIBLE COMBINATION
STORY
As a user I would like to achieve X to have Y ...
SO FAR, SO GOOD.WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE?
THE TEAM
interdisciplinaryexpertsself organisingcommittedcommunicating with stakeholdersiterating
SCRUMTEAM
DESIGN THINKINGTEAM
THE PRODUCT OWNER
communicates a clear vision
the team's first contact for questions
responsible for a well written, prioritised backlog
responsible for the stories in the backlog
PRODUCTOWNER
SCRUM MASTER
protects the team
keeps the process going
hosts the meetingsSCRUM
MASTER
PO
PROCESSSCRUMTEAM
DESIGN THINKINGTEAM
QUESTIONS VISIONS BACKLOG
COACH SM
ROLES OVERVIEW
CONCLUSION
mindsets in DT and Scrum are very similar
processes can be combined
"make the customer / user happy" is essential
.... and the devil's in the details.
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?W. Alex Jansen
[email protected]
@phaoust
CREDITS
Photos:© olesiabilkei - Fotolia.com© SergiyN - Fotolia.com© Ingo Vollenberg© W. Alex Jansen
Artwork:© Caroline Schmidt, Munich Prinzessin© Business Visuals GbR