what the various Agile adoption issues and steps to successfully implement agile in any organization.

1. By
Prashant Pund
AgileSoft Methodologies
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2.  Moving with quick ,easy grace.
 Iterative and incremental approach
 People-centric approach
 Involvement of the client
 Minimalistic approach
 Ego-less team work
 Boss as a mentor, not the police
 Learn and Adapt
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3. Manifesto for Agile Software Development
We are uncovering better ways of developing
software by doing it and helping others do it.
Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on
the right, we value the items on the left more.
Kent Beck,,Mike Beedle,Arie van Bennekum, Alistair Cockburn, Ward Cunningham, Martin Fowler, James Grenning,
Jim Highsmith, Andrew Hunt, Ron Jeffries,Jon Kern,Brian Marick
Robert C. Martin, Steve Mellor, Ken Schwaber, Jeff Sutherland
Dave Thomas
© 2001, the above authors
this declaration may be freely copied in any form, but only in its entirety through this notice.
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4.  Analysis of the existing methodology
 Decision to move to Agile
 Buy-in from the Sr. Management
 Training session for Sr. and Middle
Management
 Choosing a pilot project
 Choosing a team
 Training session for the team
 Mentoring during implementation
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5.  Understand the present methodology
 Understand the domains and types of
projects
 Tabulate the strengths and limitations of
current methodology
 Understand the possible participation of
the Business or Client side.
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6.  The decision about the methodology size
can be taken based on various project
parameters including criticality and the
constraints.
 Typically, if the requirements are
changing frequently, the option of Agile
is considered. (Very generic statement)
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7.  Moving to Agile is a change at personal,
project and organizational level. Change
is scary to many.
 Good understanding and Buy-in from the
Sr. Management is essential before the
implementation.
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8.  The team with “Business” people attend a
2 day session on the Agile Methodology
in general and Scrum in particular.
 This session explains the methodology
with exercises and examples.
 Roles, Artifacts and activities are
explained.
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9. A pilot project is selected to try Agile
and gain the confidence/learning.
 This is not a project which is allowed to
fail!
 The concept of “Learn and Adapt” is to
be understood.
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10.  Open minded
 Pro-active
 Extrovert
 Experts
 Assertive
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11.  The consultant sits with the team daily for
the first sprint.
 The frequency of the visits decreases
with further sprints/attainment of Agile
maturity.
 The role of consultant is to guide/mentor
the team; not managing project
 Pull out after enablement of the team
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