NW&E Event 23rd Jan in Leeds. Presentation by Simon Cook, Business Analysis Practice Lead at BJSS Consulting.

1. Agile Analysis on an Enterprise Scale
January 2013
Presentation to IIBA

2. Contents
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3. About BJSS
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4. BJSS Enterprise Agile – Why?
Businesses like Agile
Individuals and interactions
Individuals and interactions
over processes and tools
over processes and tools
- Highly flexible
- Early deliverables
Working software over
Working software over
comprehensive documentation
comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over
Customer collaboration over
There are concerns contract negotiation
contract negotiation
- No agreed end date
- Work until complete Responding to change over
Responding to change over
- No agreed plan following a plan
following a plan
Agile Manifesto, 2001
Agile Manifesto, 2001
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5. BJSS Enterprise Agile
Heavyweight Lightweight
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RUP Scrum Kanban
An approach balancing Enterprise delivery with Agility
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6. BJSS Enterprise Agile
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7. Case Study #1
Challenge:
Challenge:
Global Oil Deal pricing
Global Oil Deal pricing
Real-time:
Real-time:
100k trade valuations per day
100k trade valuations per day
Team:
Team:
40+ BJSS resources on-site over 33years
40+ BJSS resources on-site over years
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8. Case Study #2
Challenge:
Challenge:
Develop a faster, cheaper and more
Develop a faster, cheaper and more
efficient healthcare database
efficient healthcare database
Real-time:
Real-time:
Transfer 3bn Messages Per Year / /1,500
Transfer 3bn Messages Per Year 1,500
messages Per Second
messages Per Second
Team:
Team:
20+ BJSS Resources on site
20+ BJSS Resources on site
(PM, BA, Lead, Dev, Test)
(PM, BA, Lead, Dev, Test)
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9. Case Study #3
Challenge:
Challenge:
Metals Trading
Metals Trading
Front to back system replacement
Front to back system replacement
Scalable:
Scalable:
Need to cope with valuations of many different
Need to cope with valuations of many different
trade types
trade types
Team:
Team:
100+ Resources, 10 Dev Cells in 7 locations
100+ Resources, 10 Dev Cells in 7 locations
BJSS in key roles, but many suppliers
BJSS in key roles, but many suppliers
involved
involved
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10. What We Favour
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11. Following a Plan vs. Responding to Change
A successful Elaboration can reduce project risk…
A successful Elaboration can reduce project risk…
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12. Risk First Approach Requires Analysis
Inception
Project Initiation
Project Initiation Solution Outline
Solution Outline
Document
Document
Elaboration
Functional
Functional Non-Functional
Non-Functional
Catalogue
Catalogue Requirements
Requirements
Test Strategy
Test Strategy System
System
Architecture
Architecture
Construction
Functional
Functional Code
Code
Description
Description
Transition
Developers
Developers Operations
Operations
Guide
Guide Guide
Guide
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13. Interactions Over Processes
• We favour face to face communication
• …but it doesn’t always scale
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14. Interactions Over Processes
• A strong team may self organise
• But teams of teams don’t!
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15. Cell Based Delivery
Project Management
Project Management
(Development Manager / /Test Manager)
(Development Manager Test Manager)
Architecture
Architecture
(Functional / /Technical Architect)
(Functional Technical Architect)
Development Cell
Development Cell Development Cell
Development Cell Development Cell
Development Cell
(Analysts / /
(Analysts (Analysts / /
(Analysts (Analysts / /
(Analysts
Developers / /Testers)
Developers Testers) Developers / /Testers)
Developers Testers) Developers / /Testers)
Developers Testers)
Technical Testing
Technical Testing
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16. Multi Component Architecture
• But delivery emphasis is on features rather than components
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17. Business Architecture
Vision
Vision Goals
Goals Values
Values
Organisational
Organisational
Organisation
Organisation Units
Business Actors
Business Actors
Units
Business
Business
Enterprise Data
Enterprise Data
Business Processes
Business Processes Models
Models
Processes
Processes
Models
Models
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18. Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation
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19. Documentation – Get the Balance Right
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20. Requirements Evolve
“As an Accountant, I want to calculate my
postings at Month End so that…”
“… Except when”
“And actually!”
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21. Agile Analysts Shouldn’t Just Write Stories
Business process should not be ignored
Use Case Diagram Activity Diagram Sequence Model Class Model
Sets context for UAT and more
Workaround Feature
UAT Scripting planning management
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22. Requirements Management
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23. Tools for Traceability
BA Facing ––Input and Management…
BA Facing Input and Management… Client Facing - -Acceptance
Client Facing Acceptance
Repository
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24. Agile Testing Quadrants
Business Facing Manual
Automated Manual
Manual
Manual
Automated
Automated
Automated
& Manual
& Manual
& Manual
& Manual
Supporting the Team
Critique Product
Automated
Automated
Automated
Automated Tools
Tools
Technology Facing
Develop a balanced test strategy in the Elaboration Phase
Develop a balanced test strategy in the Elaboration Phase
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25. Incremental Acceptance
Feature Feature Feature
Feature Feature Feature
Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature
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26. Recap
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27. Don’t Lose Sight of the Bigger Picture
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28. Documentation: Necessary & Sufficient
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29. Scale Teams for Success
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30. Be Pragmatic
Be pragmatic, avoid the religion,
don’t throw out everything you know
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31. Thank You!
Questions?
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