down with the revolution - hacking the hype and clearing a path for agile business analysis
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Down with the Revolution
hacking the hype and clearing a path for agile business analysis
DavidJCMorris CSM CBAP ITCP
what do agile practices really mean for business
analysts ?
why am I here to talk about this ?
these are
my views
health warning
on with the show ...
BA
agileBA
DON’T PANIC
cutting through the hype
a brief lesson in grammar
“Most media today report that Agile
has reached mainstream usage”
“Most media today report that agile
has reached mainstream usage”
“Most media today report that agile
practices have reached mainstream usage”
dictionary definition
ag·ile [aj-ahyl]
–adjective1. quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe.2. active; lively.3. marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally
acute or aware.
a brief history of time
is this an agile revolution?
there will always be cowboys
use simple frameworks
a brief debunking of hype
HYPE is a root cause of antagonism
waterfall practices are bad
agile practices are on a spectrum
waterfall
‘rigid’
‘chaos’agile
iterative kanban
if you’re not doing XP or pure Scrum you’re not agile
Snowbird, 2001
individuals beat processesworking software beats documentation
collaboration beats contractschange beats plans
… we have come to value …individuals and interactions over processes and tools
working software over comprehensive documentationcustomer collaboration over contract negotiation
responding to change over following a plan
while there is value in the items on the right we value the items on the left more.
Evil plans for world dominationAgile Manifesto
oh, yeah, we’ve implemented Agile already
Agile projects are just an excuse for no discipline or planning
so if it’s not a revolution,
what’s really changed ?
accepting uncertaintyshift happens
did the cat survive in the box ?
phe
w!
no plan survives first contact ...
new approach to risk
purpose of gates
gates on ‘waterfall’ projects
Analysis
Design
Development
Verification
Release
gates on agile projects
gates on agile projects
© 2010 International Institute of Business Analysis
value-driven
what is business value ?
Value-driven vs plan-driven
Plan-drivenPlan-
driven
Value-drivenValue-driven
Fixed Scope Resources Time
Waterfall Agile
Estimated ScopeResources TimeWhat will it cost to deliver this scope?
What scope can we deliver?What’s highest value?
one more thing
on agile projects, there is nowhere to hide.
A G I L E
what does it mean for business analysts ?
the need for agile business analysis
change in approach
roles for the business analyst
Systems analysis
Requirements facilitation
Requirements ownership
Product owner (proxy)
business analysis on agile projects
© 2010 International Institute of Business Analysis
closing
questions
Please note: no kittens were harmed in the making of this presentation
