My talk about Scrum in big companies and SAP projects given at SAP Inside Track 2016 in Hamburg

1. Scrum! But…
Scrum meets enterprise meets SAP
SAP Inside Track Hamburg 2016
11th June 2016
Author:
Martin Fischer
martin.fischer@bridging-it.de
https://twitter.com/cyclingfisch

2. 2BridgingIT GmbH | Scrum! ...but | Author: Martin Fischer | 11th June 2016
 Martin Fischer
 ABAP developer and architect
 Interested in Scrum since 2010
 Scrum Master
 Used Scrum in ABAP development
projects in big companies
 Scrum implementation and coaching
projects
About me!

3. 3BridgingIT GmbH | Scrum! ...but | Author: Martin Fischer | 11th June 2016
Scrum Is Easy And Lightweight!
… at the first glance!
Quelle Bild: Henning Wolf, http://www.it-agile.de

4. 4BridgingIT GmbH | Scrum! ...but | Author: Martin Fischer | 11th June 2016
Scrum And Big Companies
Quelle Bild: Henning Wolf, http://www.it-agile.de

5. 5BridgingIT GmbH | Scrum! ...but | Author: Martin Fischer | 11th June 2016
Some Myths About Scrum
The same
but faster!
project
manager is
called
scrum
master now
The same but
cheaper!
change
requirements
at any time!
no change
management
needed
Scrum is always
better!
co-located or distributed
teams, who cares?
Scrum happens
only within the
project team
scrum fits perfect into
our established project
methodology
no cultural change

6. It‘s almost impossible to have a team with
generalists in an SAP Project
 You will always have specialist for specific
modules or topics
The Team
ABAP is not Docker!
 Usually not only one project on one system,
therefore dependencies regarding go-live
 Enterprises are not ready for frequently
changing software
The Technology
Business Processes The Stakeholder
Enterprises are used to do process design first
 Up-front process design must take place
 General process changes are complicated
As you need specialist but not full assigned, you
will have people working for the project outside
the team
Scrum in SAP Projects
Scrum in SAP
Projects
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7. Keep in Mind!
Scrum does not
always fit!
Check your Scrum
readiness before you
start!
Scrum elements
can help you!
A daily stand-up or
planning poker might
help also in a waterfall
project. But don’t call
it Scrum in this case!
SAP Projects are
different!
And in general not that
agile. Be aware of
that!
Scrum is not about
being cheaper, it’s
about better
results!
This might cause some
discussions with your
management, but you
need them!
Lessons Learned and Best Practice!
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8. 8BridgingIT GmbH | Company Profile
bridgingIT – Company profile
nearby – independent – sustainable
 BridgingIT GmbH is an IT consulting company
founded in early 2008
 Overall 300 consultants located in Cologne,
Frankfurt, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart,
Munich and Zug (CH) with a regional focus on
being close to the customer
 An attractive cost-performance ratio is achieved
by low overheads, extraordinary employee self-
services, and consistent outsourcing of internal
support processes
 Your consulting partner without vendor or sales
dependency
 Financially independent and economically
successful
 A focus on quality and sustainability is achieved
by a strong participation of the employees on
the company‘s profit
 Well-developed application and technology
partner network

9. BridgingIT GmbH | Company Profile 9
considerate – positive – thinking ahead
Responsibility and sustainability
Project excellence:
 „in time and budget“
 Project service
Quality:
 Permanent qualification
 Coaching and mentoring
Collaboration:
 Sustainable customer
commitment
 Product lifecycle
Portfolio:
 Full-service offerings
 Innovation management
Employee benefits:
 HR package
 Profit sharing
Social responsibility:
 Social commitment
 Fair trade and natural
environment

10. 10BridgingIT GmbH | Company Profile
Portfolio
Our Full-service approach
OperationsConsulting Sourcing
Solutions
Project
Services
Solutions
Realization of functional and technical
requirements for our customers by
implementing suitable, cost efficient
and long-term solid solutions based on
standard technologies- and products
Sourcing
Support from the allocation and
supplementation of project teams over
consultancy in Near-/Offshore-intentions
to comprehensive supplier management
Operations
Services around the operation
of IT-Systems and applications
like operational processes,
operative system management,
consulting for security and
maintenance of systems
Consulting
Consulting from strategy
to the design of business
processes to the point of
assessing and launching
new IT-Systems and -
applications
Project Services
Assistance and project support in the
arrangement of projects throughout the
complete life cycle by requirements-,
project- and test management

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Methods
Humans
Solutions
Value
 Aftersales
 Purchase
 Finance and Controlling
 Research and Development
 HR
 IT
 Marketing and Sales
 Production
Industries
 Automotive
 Banking and
Financial Services
 Energy and Utilities
 Commerce
 Healthcare
 Transport and Logistic
Competencies
 Requirements- and
Test management
 Business Analytics & Big Data
 CRM, ECM and eCommerce
 Individual Development
 Innovation Consultancy
 IT-Management
 IT-Strategy and -Controlling
 Project- and Quality
management
 Process- and Management
Consultation
 SAP
 Sourcing
Technologies
 IT-Architecture and
Infrastructure
 Java / JEE
 Microsoft
 Mobile
 SAP
 Web and eCommerce
Industries and value added chain
Focus

12. 7BridgingIT GmbH | Company Profile
Customers, Memberships, Partners
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Partners *Memberships *Customers *

13. 8BridgingIT GmbH | Company Profile
 Assurance of quality with strong commitment
and professionalism of our team
 Large IT consulting experience with complete
coverage of substantial areas of expertise
 Full-service provider bridging from
requirements management to stable operations
 Efficient organisation with optimised cost
structure
 Innovative profit sharing assures individual
commitment of all employees
 Investor, vendor and product independency
 Social responsibility with focus on social
commitment, a mutual culture of learning and
taking care of the environment
Why bridgingIT?

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