Agile Development

1. #AgileEd

2. Using Agile in the Classroom
Cindy Royal, Associate Professor
Texas State University
cindyroyal.com @cindyroyal
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3. Agile
“able to move quickly and easily”
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4. Agile
“method of project management characterized by
the division of tasks into short phases of work and
frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans.”
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5. Agile Manifesto
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it
and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
 Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
 Working software over comprehensive documentation
 Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
 Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the
items on the left more.
From the Agile Manifesto - http://agilemanifesto.org/
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6. Traditional Approach
 Waterfall development
 Complete one phase before the next
 No plan to revisit phases
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7. Why Agile?
 Development is expensive and time-consuming.
 Building software is more like an art, requires creativity.
 Teams need to be empowered; collaboration is integral.
 Development often requires customers to be involved in the
process.
 Changing requirements
 No clear completion. Development goes on forever.
 Agile methodologies help create environments for these types
of characteristics to thrive.
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8. Phrases Associated with Agile
 Rapid
 Adaptable
 Quality-Driven
 Cooperative
 Iterative
 It’s not a process. It’s a philosophy, a set of values.
 Small teams, spending short timeframes, building small things.
 Integrating regularly
 Different approaches. Scrum is a popular application of Agile.
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9. 12 Principles
 Customer satisfaction by rapid delivery of useful software
 Welcome changing requirements, even late in development
 Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than
months)
 Close, daily cooperation between business people and developers
 Projects are built around motivated individuals, who should be
trusted
 Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication (co-location)
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10. 12 Principles
 Working software is the principal measure of progress
 Sustainable development, able to maintain a constant pace
 Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design
 Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of work not
done—is essential
 Self-organizing teams
 Regular adaptation to changing circumstances
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11. Terminology
 Sprint – an interaction. The sprint starts with a sprint planning meeting. At the
end of the sprint there is a sprint review meeting, followed by a sprint
retrospective meeting. Product is designed, coded and tested during the sprint.
 Scrum meetings: daily, short, productive. Stand up.
 Backlog: List of features; there is a product backlog and a sprint backlog
 User Stories: how to describe features
 Estimates
 Ranked and Weighted List; Roadmap
 Prototype
 Shippable Product Increments
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12. Design Thinking
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13. Lean Startup
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14. In the Classroom
 Semester/quarter well suited for 3-4 sprints
 Short timeframe for learning and development
 Teach collaboration
 Regular feedback and assessment
 Peer feedback
 Client feedback throughout,
if applicable
 Embracing change/flexibility
 Incorporate new learning #AgileEd

15. TXStateofChange
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16. SXTXState.com
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17. SXTXStories.com
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18. This semester
 Three sprints, plus final project
 Coding
 Data
 Charting
 Individual and group projects
 Classroom scrum meetings
 Flipped classroom – training is
done via video tutorials and
other resources;
classroom time is for work, discussion, problem-solving
 Work demos
 Review progress and adjust after each sprint. Helps build toward final
project.
 Students quickly saw the value of these approaches for this class, but also
for the bigger picture of innovation in any organization. #AgileEd

19. Agile Resources
 The J-School Scrum: Bringing Agile Development Into the Classroom, PBSMediaShift,
2014 - http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/01/the-j-school-scrum-bringing-agile-development-
into-the-classroom/
 The Agile Classroom by Sarah Dillard, 2012 -
http://sarahdillard.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/the-agile-classroom/
 Managed Chaos: How I Use Agile in the Classroom -
http://www.jacobsingh.name/content/managed-chaos-how-i-use-agile-and-scrum-classroom
 The Lean Startup - http://theleanstartup.com/
 The Stanford d.School - http://dschool.stanford.edu/dgift/
 The Art of Agile Development (book) - http://www.amazon.com/The-Agile-Development-
James-Shore/dp/0596527675
 Agile Software Development Guide - http://martinfowler.com/agile.html
 Introduction to Scrum - http://scrumtrainingseries.com/Intro_to_Scrum/Intro_to_Scrum.htm
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