what on earth is agile?
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A brief introduction to Agile project management, and the use of Scrum within digital agencies.TRANSCRIPT
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AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
an introduc+on to Scrum and other “Agile” methodologies
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WHAT ON EARTH IS AGILE MANAGEMENT?
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“AGILE MANAGEMENT IS AN INCREMENTAL METHOD OF MANAGING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE AND INTERACTIVE MANNER”
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“An excuse to throw planning and documentation out the window…”
“Agile is a silver bullet for all development project challenges.”
“Once an organisation adopts Agile practices, they must use these for all projects undertaken.”
“Agile development is faster and cheaper than Waterfall.”
MISCONCEPTIONS
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Individuals and interactions over Processes and tools
Working software over Comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over Contract negotiation
Responding to change over Following a plan
- THE AGILE MANIFESTO -
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SO, WHAT IS THIS SCRUM THING AND HOW DOES IT FIT IN?
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Scrum Kanban
Extreme Programming Feature Driven Development Lean Software Development
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- Michael James (Scrum Reference Card)
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- Michael James (Scrum Reference Card)
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Burndown Chart
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Product Owner
๏ Ensures the team delivers value to the business
๏ Writes and prioritises (with guidance from the team) backlog items, usually in the form of user stories.
๏ The Product Owner champions the project. They may be an internal member of the team, or a member of the client’s team.
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Scrum Master
๏ A facilitator role, accountable for removing/solving any issues that prevent the team from delivering the product.
๏ Ensures the Scrum process is used as intended by chairing Scrum meeting.
๏ Has no managerial authority over the Scrum team.
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Development Team
๏ Responsible for delivering project increments at the end of each sprint.
๏ Negotiates Sprint commitments with Product Owner & Scrum Master.
๏ Most successful with long-term membership.
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Retrospectives
๏ Gives the team an opportunity to improve.
๏ Undertaken in a trusting, blame-free environment.
๏ The group learn as a team, and carry their experience on to the next project.
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Resources
๏ http://scrumreferencecard.com/
๏ http://www.trello.com/
๏ http://www.plans-for-retrospectives.com/
๏ https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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QUESTIONS?