Download - Fail Fast Forward: UC Risk Summit 2013
Fail Fast Forward: Agile & Innovation
Safa Hussain, IT Services UCDWilliam Oleksy CSM IT Services UCDJohn Miller CSP, PMP, ITIL Braintrust Consulting Group
•Grab an piece of paper•Write 3 types of risks in your projects•Share with your neighbor
John MillerCSP,CSM, CSPO, PMP, ITIL, HDI SCD
Agile Coach and Trainer
Will OleksyCSM
Safa Hussain
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all-in which case, you fail by default.
-JK Rowling, in a speech to Harvard graduates
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“The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms” – Socrates
Risk is….
“Is an uncertain event, should it occur, will have an effect on the achievement of project results.
If Risk is Uncertainty
…What is the nature of uncertainty?
“Uncertainty exists because of imperfect knowledge
Uncertainty is the water the Agile fish swims in -Ron
Jeffries
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Agile understands that uncertainty requires a mirror,
not a crystal ball
Learn Fast
Fail Fast
Fail Frequently
Fail Forward
Fail Small
Empirical Approach
Inspection
Adaption
TransparencyAdaptationInspection
Learning Not Predicting
Multitasking Game
Stop Starting, Start Finishing!
• Beat the clockBeat the clock!
In 60 seconds write down 3 ideas on how focus helps you fail and learn fast
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles,but most of them never happened
Mark Twain
Sprints
Airplane Game
Rules• Must fly 6 feet• Don’t poke out any eyes
2 Sprints• Planning• Building & Testing• Inspect & Adapt
Form Teams
Team of 6 8 Odd Rows Turn Chairs Around
Right to Pass, but please be an Observer
Round 1
PlanBuild/Fly Inspect & Adapt
2 Minutes2 Minutes2 Minutes
Round 2
Build/Fly Inspect & Adapt
2 Minutes2 Minutes
Group Share
Share out to your group what you learned in Sprints
TRANSPARENCYSunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants-Louis Brandeis
Information Radiators
Tool Implementation Plan
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Vision
Team Improvement
Impediments
Project Constraints
• Stand, stretch, and speak
Stand, Stretch, And Speak
Agile Fail Safe
Fail Fast
Fail Frequently
Fail Small
Fail Visibly
I will _______________
So that _____________
Resources
Braintrust Blog
