todd's tech bite #3 incremental delivery
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An interview by Todd Ruopp discussing agile methods with John Goodpasture. In this episode, the topic is frequent and incremental deliveryTRANSCRIPT
Agile Methods #3 Deliver Frequently & Incrementally
© 2009 – 2010 UNLEASHING PERFORMANCE, INC.™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Your Host
Todd W. Ruopp
A speaker, facilitator and coach
who promotes understanding
and integrated teamwork
Co-founder & President of
Unleashing Performance, Inc.™
Todd empowers professionals
to develop the knowledge & ability
to drive personal, professional
and organizational growth.
www.unleashingperformance.com
Today’s Guest
John Goodpasture, PMP
Program manager, system engineer,
author and coach
Managing Principal of
Square Peg Consulting, LLC
John specializes in applying technology
across a broad spectrum to achieve
business goals.
www.sqpegconsulting.com
Author of
Quantitative Methods in Project Management (2003)
John’s new book
• Agile in the enterprise
• Multiple methodologies
thoroughly explained
• From business case
to benefit capture
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING
Inspiring Leadership & Flexible Management The customer’s value proposition drives decision making
in short agile cycles that produce incremental results 1 2 3 4 5
Deliver Best Value Deliver the most bang for the buck as measured by the customer
Coach for Success Focus on outcomes not activities, remove barriers to success
and communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries
Deliver Frequently & Incrementally Respect the urgency and importance conveyed by the customer
Recruit Small Teams Recruit 6 to 12 self-managed, performance-oriented team members
Deliver Frequently & Incrementally
Respect the urgency and importance
conveyed by the customer
3
Internally cohesive
Multidiscipline
Collaborative
Teams are performance units
Frequent deliveries
Feedback after every delivery
Frequent & Incremental
Requirements
Dilemma
Not everything the customer
wants is known at the outset
Requirements evolve with
operational experience
Build in Increments
Define a little, build a little
Acquire experience
Each increment is subject to course correction
No Big Bang!
Waiting until the end invariably misses the mark
Partition project goals
Sequence the most urgent first
Schedule sequences to hit milestones
The Incremental Project
1 + 2 + 3 = 6
Work on
Backlog
Work on
Backlog
Feedback
Work on
Backlog
Feedback Make Course
Corrections
Work on
Backlog
Feedback Make Course
Corrections
TIMEBOX
Work on
Backlog
Feedback Make Course
Corrections
Milestone
TIMEBOX
Time boxes regulate team work
Increments of the backlog are delivered at milestones
Team 1
Team 1
Team 1
All time boxes are planned within one horizon
Plan to the horizon
END
Cadence
is the
key
Mitigate Performance Issues
Re-plan the time box
Move unfinished work into next time box
Add key resources
Miss Deadlines?
Always respect the customer’s
value proposition!
More in the book
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING
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Your Host
Todd W. Ruopp
Unleashing Performance, Inc.
Today’s Guest
John Goodpasture, PMP
Square Peg Consulting, Inc.
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