A Gentle Introduction To Agile

A Gentle Introduction to Agile Michael Sahota October, 2009

Michael has been doing Agile for 8 years including senior leadership roles B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science M.Sc. in Computer Science Companies I have worked at … Universities I learned at …

What is software development? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

It’s a cooperative game of invention and communication Infinite Organization Survival Career Management Competitive Cooperative Finite w/ no fixed end King-of-the-hill wrestling Finite & goal-directed Tennis Software Development Poker Rock-Climbing ,[object Object],Jazz music Product Management

Project work is in conflict with Product work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Incremental and Iterative Development (IID) is a precursor of Agile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IID is not new – it has a 50 year track record with big successes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Waterfall history is accidental and based on misunderstandings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2008 Agile adoption survey has striking, unambiguous results ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Copyright 2008 Scott W. Ambler www.ambysoft.com/surveys/

Agile has crossed the chasm in U.S. and Europe; just starting in Canada

Agile is not a silver bullet! People factors dominate software development ,[object Object]

The Agile Manifesto sets out values and principles While there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan Craftsmanship* over crap * 2008 proposal by Bob Martin

Principle: Working software is a fundamental metric ,[object Object],[object Object]

Principle: Face-to-face communication is fast and effective Copyright Alistair Cockburn

Documentation matters too! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Agile processes come in different flavours Lean Agile Scrum (XP)Extreme Programming Crystal Clear Scrum, but… RUP IID Lean Software (Kanban)

Scrum has been used for almost 20 years for just about everything ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],CC Mountain Goat Software LLC

Scrum has been used by many companies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],CC Mountain Goat Software LLC

Scrum has been used for many types of projects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],CC Mountain Goat Software LLC

Scrum cycle shows the essence of an iterative Agile process

eXtreme Programming (XP) engineering practices are critical for sustained success ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Crystal Clear is a light Agile process with 7 properties for successful projects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Core properties of “Crystal” Properties increasing project safety (rubustness to adverse events) ,[object Object]

Lean principles can be used to enhance success with Agile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Kanban is Agile too… and uses continuous flow instead of iterations Graphic Copyright Jeff Patton AgileProductDesign.com

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