Globally distributed teams can easily get into the situation where sticky notes, tape and string no longer fit your needs concerning a virtual dependency board. The current Rational Team Concert (RTC) Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) template provides a plain table for showing dependencies. So we decided to upgrade the RTC Timebox Planning Widget with a new visualization feature that supports SAFe's Dependency Board. Especially in a distributed environment, this will simplify and speed up your SAFe Program Increment (PI) planning substantially. Team member absences reduce not only the team's velocity automatically, but can also be visualized in an additional Absence Widget. Both widgets will be demoed and are freeware.

1. Speed Up SAFe Program
Increment Planning with the
New Rational Team Concert
Dependency Board WidgetDependency Board Widget
Session HDR-1406
Markus Giacomuzzi
SAFe4 Program Consultant
ScrumMaster
Team Leader
InterConnect
2017

2. S P R I N T S / I T E R A T I O N STEAMS I T E R A T I O N S

3. similarities ?
taken somewhere in China

4. However,
we strive for implementing this „SAFe Program Board“Program Board“

5. globally distributed teams
where shall we place the SAFe Program/Dependency Board ?
Virtual
ProgramProgram
Board
Program/Dependency Board ?

6. IBM‘s support for SAFe 4.0: a virtual program/
(from developerworks) out-of-the-box -> we improved
source: jazz.net/safe
Jazz Reporting Services (JRS)
/dependency board
improved this

7. text
realreal
“wiring chaos”
real-life examplereal-life example
“wiring chaos”

8. click on a wire thenclick on a wire then
get its path highlighted

9. click on a wire
from wiring chaos to highlight dependencies
click on a wire
get its path
highlighted
click on a work itemclick on a work item
get its dependencies
hightlighted
wire thenwire then
work item thenwork item then
dependencies

10. how it is implemented in the Timebox Planning Widget
from wiring chaos to highlight dependencies
Planning Widget

11. text
realreal
“public transport”
real-life examplereal-life example
“public transport”

12. Zurich Public Transport
S24
the color highlights
the subway linethe subway line

13. from public transport system to different dependency types
use colored lines
use colored arrows
differentiate between
subway lines
use colored arrows
differentiate between
dependency types
from public transport system to different dependency types
colored lines to
colored arrows to
differentiate between
subway lines
colored arrows to
differentiate between
dependency types

14. how it is implemented in the Timebox Planning Widget
from public transport system to different dependency types
Planning Widget
from public transport system to different dependency types

15. SAFe Dependency / Program Board Demo

16. ART BROWN
Team YELLOW
Team PINK
Team BLUE
all TEAMs (Stories) of a
Program Increment (PI)

17. text
Absence WidgetAbsence Widget

18. Absence Widget – Scheduled Absences in RTCin RTC
e.g. import absences continuously
and automatically from MS Outlook

19. Absence Widget (by Team)
JohnJohn
Betty
Peter
Beat
Mark
Pablo
Nelson
Mary
Current Day
Mary
Anna
Tom
Current Week
Current Sprint / Iteration
Current Month
Sprint / Iteration

20. showing Absences in the Release Plan

21. Absence Widget Demo

22. what‘s next ?what‘s next ?

23. blog on https://timeboxplanning.wordpress.comhttps://timeboxplanning.wordpress.com

24. the brand new Timebox Planning Widget V3
with “SAFe Dependency / Program Board” supportDependency / Program Board” support
IITimebox
Planning
Widget

25. Markus Giacomuzzi
SAFe Program Consultant (SPC4)
ScrumMasterScrumMaster
Siemens Schweiz AG
Building Technologies Division
International Headquarters
Control Products & Systems
Gubelstrasse
6300 Zug, Switzerland
E-mail:
markus.giacomuzzi@siemens.com
Markus Giacomuzzi
Program Consultant (SPC4)
ScrumMaster and Team LeaderScrumMaster and Team Leader
Siemens Schweiz AG
Building Technologies Division
International Headquarters
Control Products & Systems
Gubelstrasse 22
6300 Zug, Switzerland
markus.giacomuzzi@siemens.com

26. Abstract