Presentation I originally put together in 2007 to introduce agile (scrum) to my team and suggest ways for us to adapt to this increasingly used methodology.

1. Agile + Usability = Usagility?

3. this works well when

4. requirements are s t a b l e

5. everything happens a s o n e
w o u ld e x p e c t

6. we have done this m a n y
t im e s b e f o r e

7. two thirds of all projects
significantly over-run on cost

8. the average project exceeds its
schedule by 100%

9. 64% of the features included
are rarely or never used

10. 42% of requirements change
during the average project

12. what’s the alternative?

13. agile?

14. In 2001, 17 prominent figures in the field of software
development came together at the Snowbird Ski
Resort in Utah to discuss ways of creating software
in a lighter, faster, more people-centric way.

16. principles of agile

17. responding to change over
following a plan

18. working software over
comprehensive documentation

19. individuals and interactions
over processes and tools

20. customer collaboration over
contract negotiation

21. what agile is NOT

22. NOT: a project methodology

23. NOT: an excuse to avoid
documentation

24. NOT: an excuse to avoid
planning

25. NOT: a panacea

27. agile flavors

28. Adaptive ASD
RUP XP
Pragmatic
Lean
Scrum
DSDM
FDD
Crystal
AM

29. scrum

31. scrum roles

32. product owner
scrum leader

33. scrum team

34. where do we fit in?

35. user stories

36. rapid prototyping

37. usability testing

38. work more closely with
developers

39. potential issues

40. non-colocated teams