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Miami Agile LaunchpadCollege of Engineering and Computing
Doug TroyOctober, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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Prince 2
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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