PMI Global Congress in New Orleans

1. Big
Agile
It’s
not
just
for
small
projects
anymore
Session#
NA13AGL09
Jesse Fewell
LeadingAgile
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2. Jesse Fewell
Enterprise Agility Coach & Trainer
Founder of PMI Agile Community of Practice
Co-Creator, PMI-ACP℠ Agile Certification
Co-Author, Software Extension to PMBOK® Guide
Certified Scrum Trainer & Innovation Games
Qualified Instructor

3. Setting Expectations
Intermediate
Level Talk
Will NOT
cover agile
frameworks
Assume
familiarity with
large programs
Firehose

4. What
is
Big?

5. “Small Teams Make Better Software”
http://www.mitre.org/work/sepo/toolkits/ippd/StandardProcess/factors/KSF10.html

6. XP advocates small teams

7. Scrum advocates small teams

8. 1. Agile Teams
3. Transformation
2. Agile
Organizations

9. 1. Agile Teams

10. For Agile Teams…
What have you seen work?

11. Teams.
Teams.
Teams.
“Build project teams around motivated
individuals. Give them the environment and
support they need, and trust them to get the
job done.”
- agilemanifesto.org

12. User
Story
User
Story
Screen
User
Story
User
Story
Repor
t
Team
User
Story
User
Story
Database
User
Story
Clarity
Accountability
Measureable
Progress

13. Process: Execute Agile Team
Clarity
Inputs
Accountability
Tools/
Techniques
Measureable Progress
Outputs

14. Process: Execute Agile Team
Inputs
• Roadmap
• Actionable Backlog
• Materials
Tools/
Techniques
Outputs

15. Process: Execute Agile Team
Inputs
Tools/
Techniques
• Fully Allocated
• Skillsets
• Small increments
Outputs

16. Process: Execute Agile Team
Inputs
Tools/
Techniques
Outputs
• Usable output
• High Quality

17. Less
Compressed
• Longer
Milestones
• Big Scope
• Skillset Silos
• Pieces built
in isolation
More
Compressed
• Shorter
Milestone
• Small Scope
• Tiger teams
• Pieces built
together

18. PO
Alpha
PO
Beta
PO
Gamma

19. Align Iteration Cycles
Alpha
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Week 1
Gamma
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Week 2 Week 3
Gamma
Week 4
Gamma

20. Align Iteration Cycles
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Gamma
Beta
Gamma
Alpha
Gamma
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Week 1
Gamma
Gamma
Week 2 Week 3
Gamma
Week 4
Gamma

21. “Scrum of Scrums”
Alpha
SM
Beta
SM
Gamma
SM
Facilitate &
support team
Gamma
PMO
Coordinate
issues &
dependencies

22. “Scrum of Scrums”
Alpha
SM
Beta
SM
Gamma
!
NOT
ENOUGH
SM
Facilitate &
support team
Gamma
Coordinate
issues &
dependencies

23. For Agile Teams…
What slows them down?

25. Indecision
Dependencies
Priority
Conflicts
Strategic vs.
Tactical
Agile PM

26. 2. Agile
Organizations

27. Teams.
Teams.
Teams.

28. Agile Project Management
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team

29. Agile Program Management
Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team
Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team

30. Agile Portfolio Management
Portfolio
Team
Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team
Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team

31. Enterprise Portfolio Management
Strategy
Team
Portfolio
Team
Support
Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team
Product
Team
Scrum
Team
Scrum
Team

32. Teams
User
Story
Tier 1 - Scrum

33. ?
v5.0
v2.0
v3.0
Project 1
v4.0
v6.0
Project 6
Project 2
Project 5
Project 3
Project 4
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
What problems might arise at this level?

34. Moving Teams to Work
v2.0
Alpha
Gamma
Beta
???
v5.0
v3.0
v4.0
Project 1
v6.0
Project 6
Project 2
Project 5
Project 3
Project 4
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
! Sporadic Delivery
ü Discrete SOWs
! Delayed Business Value
ü Commodity Oriented
! Strain on resources
! Overhead of staffing up or down

35. Moving Work to Teams
v2.0
v3.0
Alpha
Project 1a
Project 1b
Gamma
Project 2
Project 4a
Beta
Project 3a
Jun
v5.0
v4.0
Project 4b
Project 5
Project 3b
Project 3c
Project 6
Jul
Aug
Sep
ü Deliver earlier and more often
! Slicing scope to fit
ü Predictable schedule
! Choosing reliability over
ü Predictable burn rate
ü Sustainable Pace
efficiency

36. Program Management Problem
Sponsors / Clients
Stakeholders
A
B
Teams
PM
PO
Alpha
PO
Beta
PO
Gamma
PM
C
PM
D
PM
E

37. Program Management Problem
Sponsors / Clients
Stakeholders
A
B
Teams
PM
PO
Alpha
PO
Beta
PO
Gamma
PM
C
PM
D
PM
E

38. Program Management Problem
Sponsors / Clients
Stakeholders
A
B
Teams
PM
PO
Alpha
PO
Beta
PO
Gamma
PM
C
PM
D
PM
E

39. Stop the Madness !1

40. Product / Program Team
Sponsors / Clients
Stakeholders
A
Teams
Program Team
A
B
C
D
E
PO
Alpha
PM
PM
PM
PM
PO
Beta
PO
PO
PO
PO
Gamma
B
C
D
E

41. Projects
Grooming
Build
IVV / C&A
Deploy
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Story Done
Feature
Story Backlog
Teams
Architecture Spikes
User
Story
Tier 1 - Scrum

42. Projects
Grooming
Feature
Teams
Story Backlog
User
Story
Architecture Spikes
Build
IVV / C&A
Deploy
Tier 2 - Kanban
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Tier 1 - Scrum
Story Done

43. Portfolio Management: Selection
Project
Xray
Project
Yoyo
Project
Zulu
Business Case
$10M USD
$5M USD
$1M USD
Timeline
18 months
12 months
1 month
What is your recommendation?

44. Value-Driven Governance
Project
Xray
Project
Yoyo
Project
Zulu
Business Case
$10M USD
$5M USD
$1M USD
Timeline
18 months
12 months
1 month
$0.6M / mo
$.04M / mo
$1.0M / mo
Value Ratio (V/T)
Does you decision change now?

45. Portfolio Management: Governance
Project
Xray
Project
Yoyo
Project
Zulu
Business Case
$10M USD
$5M USD
$1M USD
Timeline
18 months
12 months
1 month
$0.6M / mo
$.04M / mo
$1.0M / mo
Schedule (SPI)
+8%
-3%
+2%
Budget (CPI)
+4%
-4%
+15%
Quality
82%
95%
97%
Value Ratio (V/T)
Now, what is your recommendation?

46. Incremental Funding Cycles
Traditionally, reviews
happen only during annual
budgeting cycle
Instead, executives should
review the portfolio
regularly
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

47. Programs & PPM
Inception
Projects
Transition
Epic
Grooming
Feature
Story Backlog
Teams
Construction
Elaboration
User
Story
Architecture Spikes
Build
IVV / C&A
Deploy
Tier 2 - Kanban
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Tier 1 - Scrum
Story Done

48. Programs & PPM
Inception
Epic
Projects
Grooming
Feature
Teams
Story Backlog
User
Story
Construction
Elaboration
Transition
Tier 3 - Kanban
Architecture Spikes
Build
IVV / C&A
Deploy
Tier 2 - Kanban
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Tier 1 - Scrum
Story Done

49. Programs & PPM
Inception
Epic
Projects
Grooming
Feature
Teams
Story Backlog
User
Story
Construction
Elaboration
Transition
Tier 3 - Kanban
Architecture Spikes
Build
IVV / C&A
Deploy
Tier 2 - Kanban
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Tier 1 - Scrum
Story Done
3-Tiered
Model

50. Epic
Feature
User
Story
Epics
collecDons
of
features,
typically
1-­‐3
months
in
duraDon.
Epics
span
releases.
Epics
can
span
more
than
one
team.
These
are
the
things
senior
leadership
cares
about.
Features
are
smaller
than
epics,
typically
2-­‐4
weeks
in
duraDon.
Features
are
contained
within
releases.
Features
are
contained
within
a
team.
These
are
what
the
Product
Owner
Cares
about.
User
Stories
are
the
smallest
increment
of
value,
typically
less
than
a
week.
User
Stories
are
contained
within
sprint.
These
are
the
things
Engineering
Management
Cares
about.

51. Taxonomy
Epic
Feature
Feature
User
Story
Feature
Feature
User
Story
User
Story
User
Story
User
Story
User
Story

52. Progressive Elaboration
Epic
Epic
Epic
Epic
Feature
Feature
Feature
User
Story
User
Story
We break items into smaller, more
detailed pieces as they gain priority
and schedule proximity
Criteria
Criteria
time
Several
Months Early
Several
Weeks Early
1-2 Sprints
Early
Sprint
Start

53. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Design
Build
Test
Deploy
Story Backlog
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog

54. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Design
Build
Test
Deploy
Story Backlog
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog

55. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Design
Build
Test
Deploy
Story Backlog
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog

56. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Test
Deploy
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog

57. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Test
Deploy
Task Backlog
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog

58. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Test
Deploy
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Task Backlog

59. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Test
Deploy
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Task Backlog

60. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Test
Deploy
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
User Story
User Story
Task Backlog

61. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Test
Deploy
In Process
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
User Story
User Story
Task Backlog

62. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Build
Test
Deploy
In Process
Design
Analysis
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
8
16

63. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Deploy
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
In Process
Task
User Story
User Story
Test
Build
8
16

64. Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Inception
Epic
Design
Analysis
Story Backlog
Spike
Deploy
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
In Process
Task
User Story
User Story
Test
Build
Feature
Transition
8
16

65. Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Inception
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Build
Deploy
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
In Process
8
16

66. Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Inception
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Build
Deploy
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Feature
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
In Process
8
16

67. Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Inception
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Deploy
Task Done
Build
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Feature
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
In Process
8
16

68. Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Inception
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Deploy
Task Done
Build
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Feature
Task Backlog
Task
8
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
In Process
8
16

69. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Deploy
Task Done
Build
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
8
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
8
16

70. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Deploy
Task Done
Build
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
8
Task
Spike
User Story
User Story
Task
16
8

71. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Build
Deploy
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
User Story
8
Task
16
Spike
Task
8
User Story

72. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Test
Build
Deploy
Task Done
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
Task
16
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

73. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Task Backlog
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
Task
16
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

74. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Build
Task Backlog
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
Task
16
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

75. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Design
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Task Backlog
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
Task
16
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

76. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Design
Transition
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
Task
16
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

77. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Build
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
8
Task
8
16
Deploy
Test
Feature
Task Done
Story Backlog

78. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Build
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
8
Task
8
Deploy
Test
Feature
Task Done
16
Story Backlog

79. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Build
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
Deploy
Test
In Process
Feature
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
8
Task
8
Story Backlog
Task Done
16

80. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Build
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
Task
User Story
User Story
Task
8
Deploy
Test
8
Feature
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
16
Spike

81. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Design
Build
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
Deploy
Test
In Process
Feature
Task
User Story
Task
8
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
8
16
Spike
User Story

82. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Design
Feature
Task Backlog
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
In Process
Task
User Story
Task
Story Backlog
Task Done
8
Task
8
16
Spike
User Story

83. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Build
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
In Process
User Story
Task
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
Task
User Story
Deploy
Test
16
Spike
8
Task
8
Task
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

84. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Transition
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
Feature
Task Backlog
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Feature
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
16
Spike
User Story
User Story
Task
8
Task
8
User Story
User Story

85. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Epic
Design
Feature
Story Backlog
Build
Test
User Story
Feature
Task Backlog
User Story
Task
In Process
8
Task
Deploy
Feature
Feature
Feature
Task Done
Task
Spike
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Transition
8
8
Story Backlog

86. Elaboration
Inception
Construction
Epic
Design
Feature
Story Backlog
Build
User Story
User Story
Task
Deploy
Feature
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
Test
Feature
In Process
Task Done
Task
Spike
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Transition
8
Task
8
8
Story Backlog

87. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Build
Task
Deploy
Feature
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
Test
Feature
In Process
Task Done
Task
User Story
Epic
Epic
Design
Transition
Story Backlog
8
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story

88. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Feature
Task Backlog
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Feature
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
Task
User Story
8
Spike
8
Task
8
User Story

89. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Feature
Task Backlog
Build
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Feature
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
8
Task
User Story
Task
8
8
Spike
User Story

90. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Transition
Epic
Epic
Design
Build
Feature
Feature
Feature
Task Backlog
Deploy
Test
Feature
In Process
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
8
Task
Task
8
8
Spike
User Story User Story

91. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Epic
Analysis
Epic
Epic
Design
Build
Task Backlog
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Transition
In Process
Feature
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
8
Task
Task
8
8
Spike
User Story User Story

92. Inception
Elaboration
Construction
Design
Story Backlog
Build
Task Backlog
Deploy
Test
Feature
Feature
Epic
Epic
Epic
Analysis
Transition
In Process
Feature
Feature
Feature
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
8
Task
Task
8
8
Spike
User Story User Story

93. Inception
Elaboration
Epic
Analysis
Feature
Story Backlog
Spike
User Story User Story
Construction
Build
Feature
Feature
8
Task
8
Task
Task
8
Task
8
Story Backlog
Task Done
Task
8
Feature
Feature
In Process
Task
Task
Deploy
Test
Feature
Task Backlog
Epic
Epic
Epic
Design
Transition
Task
8
8
Spike
User Story User Story

94. Example: Medical Software
Tier 2
Tier 1

95. A Word About Tools…

96. A Word About Methodologies
Scaled Agile
Framework®
(SAFe)
Disciplined
Agile Delivery
(DAD)
Large Scale
Scrum (LeSS)
Agility Path™

97. 1. Agile Teams
3. Transformation
2. Agile
Organizations

98. World’s largest
farming
manufacturer
Offshore sites
Conclusions
Context
Case Study: John Deere
Started with single
150pax program
Create “pull” for
the change

99. World’s largest
online grocery
£2.47bn in 2011
UK, India
Conclusions
Context
Case Study: Dotcom IT
Balance technical
risk and change
Dramatic mind
shift on business
side
Leverage your
unique assets

100. 2009 Merger
with Symbian
2000+ staff
UK, India,
Finland, China
Conclusions
Context
Case Study: Telecom
Stakeholder
management is
key
Structured rollout
across years
rather than
months
Benefits real but
not measurable

101. Discovery
Commit
Structure
Culture
Practices

102. Enterprise Adoption Model
Big
Picture
Check
point
Thin
Vertical
Slice

103. Big Picture
“Top Down Intent”
Structure
Metrics
Check
point
Governance
Thin
Vertical
Slice

104. Thin Vertical Slice
“Bottom Up
Implementation”
Big
Picture
Form
Teams
Check
point
Guide
Culture
Teach
PracDces

105. Checkpoint
Big
Picture
“Make it
stick”
Assessment
OperaDonalize
Targeted
Coaching
Thin
Vertical
Slice

106. Structure
Metrics
Governance
Assessment
OperaDonalize
Form
Teams
Targeted
Coaching
Guide
Culture
Teach
PracDces

107. AgileManifesto.org
We are uncovering better ways of developing products by doing it
and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Over
Processes & tools
Working product
Over
Comprehensive
documentation
Customer collaboration
Over
Contract negotiation
Responding to change
Over
Following a plan
Individuals & interactions
That is, while there is value in the items on the right,
we value the items on the left more.

108. (Big) AgileManifesto.org
We are uncovering better ways of developing products by doing it
and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals & interactions Supported by
Processes & tools
Working product
Supported by
Comprehensive
documentation
Customer collaboration
Supported by
Contract negotiation
Responding to change
Supported by
Following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right,
we value the items on the left more.

109. Structure
Culture
Practices

110. Structure
Practices
Culture
• Reorg
• Competency
Centers
• Career Paths
• Events &
Communication
• Values
• Release Cycles
• Feature Flow
• Product Owner
Teams
• Elaboration
• Forecasts & Rescoping
• Product Success
Organization
Project / Program
Pilot
• Cross-Functional • Impediments &
Teams
Workarounds
• Scrum Rules
• Track Record
• Stable Velocity

111. Structure
Practices
Culture
Team
Program
Org
•
•
•
Reorg
•
•
•
•
•
•
Release
Cadence
Feature Flow
Product
Owner Teams
CrossFunctional
Teams
Scrum Rules
•
•
•
•
Competency
Centers
Career Paths
Elaboration,
Release
Spikes, etc.
Budgets &
Trim-the-tail
CI / TDD
Team Norms
•
Broadcast
successes &
values
Organization
Norms
•
Product
Success
•
•
Track Record
Stable
Velocity

112. Contact Information
Jesse
Fewell
jesse@leadingagile.com
@leadingagile
www.jessefewell.com
Linkedin.com/in/jessefewell
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