A talk from Valtech Day, October 2013 in Stockholm Sweden

1. Building Lean and
Agile in the Real
World
Kevin Goldsmith
Director of Engineering
Spotify, AB
October 28, 2013
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2. Hej!
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3. Lessons Learned
3 Products
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4. Lessons Learned
Microsoft Windows CE.Net Platform Builder
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5. Lessons Learned
Microsoft Windows CE.Net Platform Builder
Positive Lessons Learned
•Isolate effort as an experiment
•Pick a low-risk project
•Disarm naysayers by taking responsibility
Negative Lessons Learned
•If the goal is transformation, do a victory lap
•Build on your success with a bigger project
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6. Lessons Learned
Adobe Revel
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7. Lessons Learned
Adobe Revel
Positive Lessons Learned
•Make the effort cross-functional
•Minimize Dependencies on non-Lean/Agile organizations
Negative Lessons Learned
•Beware early success
•Scale the effort slowly
•Make sure everyone who joins is a believer
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8. Lessons Learned
Spotify
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9. Lessons Learned
Spotify
Positive Lessons Learned
•Can use lean for features too
•Data wins
•Be careful of your windows
•Lean and Agile can scale to large organizations
Negative Lessons Learned
•Find the balance between autonomy and collaboration
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10. Tack!
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