Agile Fundamentals!

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Potentially Shippable Software
Every 1 to 4 Weeks. !

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Purpose!
To help teams new to Agile and Rally
complete their first iteration.!
Delivering working, fully tested
software every 1 to 4 weeks.
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Overview!
What Is Agile?!
 Frameworks and Practices!

Scrum Kanban XP

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 Scrum in 60 Seconds!
Daily!
meeting!

Iteration!
2 4 weeks!

Product! Iteration! Product Increment

Backlog! Backlog! (Potentially Shippable)!

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Agile Planning
& Execution!
 5 Levels of Agile Planning!

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Agile Roles!
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 5 9 members

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 Full-time

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 Cross-functional

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 Role over Title

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 Role over Title

Whole team responsibility

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 Persistent

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 Collaborative

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 Empowered

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 No egos

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 Estimates effort

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 Represents
the business

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 Deep understanding
of value

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 Prioritizes
backlog

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 One voice, even if
not one person

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 Servant leader

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 Facilitates
process

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 Removes
impediments

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 Not the
decision maker

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 Does not commit to
dates or budgets

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Something
missing?!
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 Manages external
stakeholders

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 Coordinates
multiple teams

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 Tend to be strategic/
have more scope

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 Contracts, budgets,
cost projections

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 Iteration
Mechanics!
 Iteration Mechanics!
Daily!
meeting!

Iteration!
2 4 weeks!

Product! Iteration! Product Increment

Backlog! Backlog! (Potentially Shippable)!

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 2 WEEKS
Iteration Mechanics!

Product
Backlog

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 2 WEEKS
Iteration Mechanics!

Stack-Ranked

Product Owner!
Represents (or is) the
user/client
One voice, even if
not one person
What to build, and
what sequence
Conveys
Product Iteration expectations
Backlog Backlog Defines project goals

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 2 WEEKS
Iteration Mechanics!

Stack-Ranked

Sized Delivery Team!

Typically 5 9 people
Full-time members
Self-organizing
Self-managing
Cross-functional
No egos
Product Iteration
Backlog Backlog

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 2 WEEKS
Iteration Mechanics!

Stack-Ranked

Sized

General AC

Product Iteration
Backlog Backlog

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 Iteration Mechanics!

Product Iteration
Backlog Backlog

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 Iteration Mechanics!

Iteration!
2 4 weeks!

Product Iteration
Backlog Backlog

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 Iteration Mechanics!
Daily!
meeting!

Iteration!
2 4 weeks!

Product Iteration
Backlog Backlog

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 Daily Stand-Up!

What did you work on

yesterday?
What are you
committing to today?
Do you have any
impediments?

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 2 WEEKS
Iteration Mechanics!
Daily!
meeting!

Iteration!
2 4 weeks!

Product Iteration Product Increment

Backlog Backlog (Potentially Shippable!)

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 Potentially !
Shippable
Product
Increment!

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 Always!
Deliver

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 High Quality
Tested!
Complete!
DONE!

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 Iteration !
Review!

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 Inspect !
and Adapt!

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 Inspect !
and Adapt!

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Writing Great User
Stories Webinar!
Next Tuesday
Write compelling user stories that focus on
business value. Enable conversations as the
most important part of the story.

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