2. Richard Cheng - @RichardKCheng
• From the American version of Ottawa
• Agile trainer & coach
• CST, PMP, PMI-ACP
• Founder & executive committee
member of Agile Delivery for Agencies,
Programs, and Teams (ADAPT)
• Experience in Federal and commercial
Agile transformations
8. "After failing three times to modernize the federal
retirement system with the big bang approach,
the Office of Personnel Management is taking a new
tack that focuses on incremental changes*.”
*http://www.federalnewsradio.com/86/1937813/OPM-Director-John-Berry-promises-big-changes-for-hiring-retention-
retirement
9. Scrum Overview
Product Vision
Roadmap
Plan
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Daily Scrum
Review
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Sprint
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Idea
Initiation Release
Release Release
Plan
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12. Scrum Overview
Product Vision
Roadmap
Plan
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Sprint …
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Initiation Release
Release Release
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13. Results
Shifted focus from writing about how we’re going to write the
feed specifications, to actually developing the feed
specifications
Published the Guide to Retirement Data Reporting
o Delivered a real-world working solution vetted by
external and internal Federal retirement SMEs
o Retirement Data Viewer
*see http://www.slideshare.net/RichardChengExcella/agile-at-opm
14. Mr. Kenneth Zawodney in statements before Congress*:
How Agile has helped:
“..Modernize our IT infrastructure incrementally, employing a cost effective and
efficient modular approach to transition away from paper and into the modern
era…”
Results:
• “…Establishing the capability of gathering electronic data..”
• “…In 2012, we launched the Data Viewer…”
• “..11 agencies are in a pilot for the Data Viewer..”
• “..Continue to deploy the Data Viewer to all agencies within the Federal
government…”
*http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Mr.-ZAWODNY-Testimony.pdf
18. Scrum Overview
Product Vision
Roadmap
Plan
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Sprint …
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Day
Daily Scrum
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Sprint
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Initiation Release
Release Release
Plan
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19. USAJOBS 3.0 Product
Vision
• Own our data
• Own our website
Product Vision
Roadmap
Idea
20. The Good and the Bad
The good:
oOn time, on budget
oMoved 4.3 TB of data from legacy to new system with
very few errors and no data loss
oAll 11 interconnected systems successfully passed data
back and forth with no errors
The bad:
oUsers were required to reset their passwords
oCapacity issues caused system delays and outages for
weeks before a cloud solution could be put into place
oSearch configuration was incomplete due to acceptance
testing with only a small data subset
* http://www.slideshare.net/RichardChengExcella/agile-and-usajobs-product-
ownership
21. What I learned
USAjobs.gov struggles after feds take it back from Monster.com
– Computer World, Oct 2011
Web site for federal job seekers continues to frustrate many
users
– Washington Post, Oct 2011
USAJobs snafu focus of House hearing
– Washington Post, Nov 2011
OPM says USAJobs recovered from 'death spiral’
– Federal News Radio, Nov 2011
25. Key Issues
Contracts and Procurement
• Governance
• Scaling
• Culture and Legacy
26. Agile and Federal Contracts
Agile Projects
Iteration 1 Iteration 2 Iteration 3 …..
BPA / IDIQ
Task Order 1 Task Order 2 Task Order 3 …..
27.
28.
29. Fixed Date / Fixed Scope
• Outcomes of Fixed Date / Fixed Scope projects:
o Waterfall
1. Delivered on time and working as expected
2. “Delivered” on time … with issues
3. Cannot deliver on time, need to extend
o Scrum
1. Delivered on time and working as expected
2. The highest valued stories are delivered by the
requested date and working as expected
• Do not sacrifice quality to meet dates
31. Key Issues
• Contracts and Procurement
Governance
• Scaling
• Culture and Legacy
32. Agile and EVM
• EVM is not inherently anti-Agile
• Problems
o Phase based on a waterfall SDLC
o Baselining
o Measurement of value
33. Agile and EVM
Req
Design
Dev
From this to this… Requirements
Release
QA
EVM Timeline
Development
Development
EVM Timeline
Sprint 1 To this….
Sprint 2
Sprint 3
Sprint N
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EVM Timeline
34. EVM Focus
Product Vision
Roadmap
Plan
Day
Sprint …
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Plan
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Day
Daily Scrum
Review
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Sprint
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45. Contact Information
Richard K Cheng
richard.cheng@excella.com
703-967-8620
http://www.excella.com
Twitter: @RichardKCheng
Hinweis der Redaktion
Why
depressing –
Depressing
No game room
No alcohol
Had to wear a suit and time
The data problem itself is complicated
It requires focused attention
Prior attempts, the SMEs trying to solve data problem at the same time as trying to solve all the other problems, but all of these other problems required having the data problem solved
STATEMENT OF KENNETH ZAWODNY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RETIREMENT SERVICES U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
before the
SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL WORKFORCE, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE,
AND THE CENSUS COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
In 2010, the decision was made to move from the Monster provided platform and in source USAJOBS by creating an OPM solution.
Allow easier interconnection with vendor and government talent acquisition solutions
Allow greater flexibility and control to respond to agency customer enhancements
Provide access to the underlying data about recruitment, the talent pool, and agency staffing practices
The good:
On time, on budget
Moved 4.3 TB of data from legacy to new system with very few errors and no data loss
All 11 interconnected systems successfully passed data back and forth with no errors
The bad:
Users were required to reset their passwords
Capacity issues caused system delays and outages for weeks before a cloud solution could be put into place
Search configuration was incomplete due to acceptance testing with only a small data subset
What we’ve done
Shared success stories
Helped provide thought leadership
Current efforts – Agile contracting and procurement
Understanding agility
Here we identify that though this project did not complete all of it’s scope by the due date, it did complete 80% of the project. Also note that the 80% completed represents the top 80% most important part of the project.
What we’ve done
Shared success stories
Helped provide thought leadership
Current efforts – Agile contracting and procurement
Understanding agility
Shows similarity between Agile Projects and how BPA/IDIQ contracts are structured
What we’ve done
Shared success stories
Helped provide thought leadership
Current efforts – Agile contracting and procurement
Understanding agility
What we’ve done
Shared success stories
Helped provide thought leadership
Current efforts – Agile contracting and procurement
Understanding agility