Agile Requirements Is Not an Oxymoron

AT6
Session
6/6/2013 2:15 PM

"Agile Requirements:
Not an Oxymoron"

Presented by:
Paul Reed
EBG Consulting

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Paul Reed
EBG Consulting

Paul Reed, senior associate with EBG Consulting, has led agile teams working on complex
products in companies of all sizes. He excels at helping companies transition to agile by
leveraging an adaptive rollout strategy. Paul is author of Developing Applications with Java and
UML and Developing Applications with Visual Basic and UML and a frequent conference
speaker. A practicing Certified ScrumMaster, Paul offers hands-on experience in bringing realworld, sound architecture into the product lifecycle. Paul’s experience and his talents in
business analysis and design, using a variety of application lifecycle approaches, contribute to
his ability to get projects back on track to deliver business value.

Agile Requirements:
Not an Oxymoron
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Paul Reed
Senior Associate,
EBG Consulting

Facilitator, trainer, author, agile coach, architect, designer
Certified Scrum Master
Author: articles, books
eNewsletter: Success with Requirements
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paul@ebgconsulting.com


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wicked problems


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product


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requirements:

basis for product development


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options


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cone of
uncertainty


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peopleware


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risk


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fuzzy logic
airline food
jumbo shrimp

open secret
seriously funny
vaguely aware
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“…figure of speech
that combines
two normally
contradictory terms”
Source: visualthesaurus.com


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agile
requirements


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agile
requirements


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concepts


product


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partners


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shared
understanding


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analyze to
plan

product options
Alternatives, choices,
possibilities…
to achieve a goal or solve a problem
for its stakeholders.

Adapted from: Gottesdiener, Software Requirements Memory Jogger


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horizon


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views
want
need
requirement

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visiblity


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feedback


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7 product dimensions


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user
Users
interact with
the product


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interface
The product
interfaces to
users, systems,
and devices


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action
The product
provides capabilities
for users


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data
The product
includes
a repository
of data and
useful information

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control
The product
enforces
constraints


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environment
The product
conforms to
physical properties
and technology
platforms

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quality attribute
The product has
certain properties
that qualify its
operation and
development

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discover to
deliver

value management


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“The most efficient and effective
method of conveying info to and
within the development team
is face-to-face conversation…”

The Agile Manifesto

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structured
conversation


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explore each D


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explore, evaluate,
confirm w visuals

User
user role map

Interface

Action

context diagram business
process map
prototypes
dependency
graph

Data

Control

data model

decision table

state diagram

decision tree

story map


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explore w visuals

Users
user role map

Interfaces

Actions

context diagram business process
map
prototypes
dependency
graph

Data

Controls

data model

decision table

state diagram

decision tree

story map


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evaluate each D


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assemble options


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beyond stories
As a user
d to action data
I nee
so I <value >

control


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confirm to learn


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confirm

Adapted from: Agile Alliance
Functional Testing Tools
Open Space Workshop 2007


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define

validate

validate

verify

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structured
conversation


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7 product dimensions


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partners


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the plan


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conversing


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Discover to Deliver™
The product partners continually

collaborate to

the evolving product.

7 Product Dimensions.
The partners

They identify
and


options for the

cohesive chunks of
high-value options and allocate them
to plans

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