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Reg de Silva and Benn Wheeler June 2010 Agile and the Business Analyst
What is Agile development? Agile is an umbrella term for several iterative and incremental software development methodologies including XP, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean
Agile key themes
Agile manifesto Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan
So... what does Agile mean for the Business Analyst?
Co-located teams
Just-in-time Just-in-time rather than Just-in-case requirements
Two-iteration window
Documentation vs.
Agile documentation myth: no documentation reality: just enough documentation
Stories
Story conventions
Story wall Story-1 As a user I want to create a record 3 Story-2 As a user I want to read a record 3 Story-3 As a user I want to update  a record 2 Story-4 As a user I want to delete a record 1
Sprint/Iteration
Key meetings
BA collaboration
Challenges
Analysis churn Fail early! The cost of churn
Scope trading Story-1 As a user I want to create a record 3 Story-2 As a user I want to read a record 3 Story-3 As a user I want to update  a record 2 Story-4 As a user I want to delete a record 1 Story-5 As a user I want to view the audit log 1
Offshore model More detailed requirements Communication tools and rules!  Different time zones Common cultural understanding
Transition from traditional development Limited downtime – intense The right ratio of BAs to Developers & Testers Project governance fit with Agile
Iteration Manager,  Scrum Master
IM and Scrum Master
IM and Scrum Master IM - role vs. function Why the role sits well with BA…
Benefits
Benefits for the BA Customer satisfaction = job satisfaction  One team Improved collaborationand trust with technology and business partners Your marketability!
Questions ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Reginald de Silva regdesilva@gmail.com http://au.linkedin.com/in/regdesilva Benn Wheeler benn.wheeler@optusnet.com.au http://au.linkedin.com/in/bennwheeler Contacts
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