So you've heard about agile, read a few blogs, attended Scrum Master training, maybe tried some agile practices...now what?
Agile is intriguing and you want to start exploring the practices , but where do you start? What things do you need to have in place to get some early wins, and where do you need support?
Join us as we discuss ideas on how to get started on your agile adventure (First nugget: it is a journey, not a destination!). We will explore the things to consider when embarking on your agile journey, and why these items are so important. This session will provide you with some foundational considerations to enable you to set your team up for success, and help you gain the momentum you need to become more agile.
28. Text Share vision
Find support
Hire a coach
Start small
Have courage
Follow the
framework
Inspect and adapt
Deliver
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29. Agile is not
something
you do,
it’s
something
you
become.
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30. Joe Astolfi
Enterprise Agile Coach
joeastolfi@gmail.com
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AssumptionsThis is not for top-down enterprise initiative where you are burning the boats
Why do I want to improve my agility?What benefit will this bring for my organization?Why is this important?
Culture eats strategy for breakfast - Peter Drucker
Are you supported?Leadership and management?Black Ops?
Black Ops?
Are you ready to do this?Do you have the things in place to begin?Assess your readiness in four key areas:StrategyPeople ProcessTechnology
StrategyPeople ProcessTechnology
StrategyWhy change?Communicate and validate the reasons
Find and recruit your Agile Champion
Plan and execute your agile adoption like an agile project
Plan and execute your agile adoption like an agile project
Have courageBe bigBe visibleBe disruptive
PeopleThe most important part of this endeavorFind your supportersRecruit those who can help and are passionate
Find an agile coach
Train the team, managers, and stakeholdersNo one will understand your new language and philosophyTry to look at training not as an event, but an ongoing endeavor
People are not resourcesOur work is not to build widgets – it’s knowledge work.
Celebrate your wins and sell it
ProcessChoose your framework and follow it rigorouslyAll the practices within the frameworks exist for a reason – know the “why”
Be visibleReport and communicate oftenStand ups, demos, burn-up charts, sponsor updates
Keep your cadence and timeboxes
Employ the W. Edwards Deming CyclePlan – Do – Check - Act
How can your technology support this effort?
Do our environments support rapid development?Automated regression / user testing?Automated code builds and migrations?Regular, frequent production deployments?
Deliver something of value at the end of every sprint/iteration, no matter how smallShow the world through demos
HighlightsConstantly emphasize why changeFind and engage your supportersPlan and strategize your adoptionGet a coachSet the team up for successFollow the frameworkHave courage – be big and visibleCelebrate and communicate your successes
Agile is not something you do…it’s something you become