Responding to Change

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Responding to Change

Zach Nies – Chief Technologist

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Zach Nies

@zachnies

Chief TechnologistRally Software

FacultyUniversity of Colorado at

Boulder

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The biggest risk you face

is changing

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Responing tomarket shifts

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An example…

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Local consumer data company

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Startup competitor ships 1.0

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We forever lost half our market share in one year

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Gut wrenching

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What’sgoing on here?

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Time neededto change

market expectations

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Some examples…

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1.5 years

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Huge market shifts can happen

in a few years

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Are youAgile enough

to balance

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operating the businessand

responding to change?

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Lean Thinking

Agile Execution

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Balanceexploration and

execution

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Typical approach

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Assumes:Certainty is high

Goal: Maximize individual efficiency

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100 years later

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Status QuoBudgets

ComprehensiveAnalysis

DetailedPlans

WaterfallExecution

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Works when:

Certainty is high

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Leads to

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Little flexibility

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Unmanageable demand

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Poor visibility

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Seems like every project is late

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Trust issues

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Poor quality

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Constant interruptions

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Little improvement

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Need an approach that

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Assumes:Uncertainty exists

Goal:Maximize value delivery

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Make the shift to Agile

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AdaptiveSteering

DisciplinedExploration

EmpiricalLearning

AgileExecution

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How canRally help?

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Implement a scaled Agile process to connect strategyand execution.

Provide an Agile Lifecycle Management platform to act as “single source of truth” for all artifacts.

Be an enterprise Agile partner to guide you through this transformation, creating an Agile business.

The Whole Agile Solution

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Responsiveto change

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InvestmentCategories

Initiatives

Features

StoryHierarchies

Tasks

Align strategy and execution

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Balancesupply and demand

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Portfolio ViewClearly communicate the status of your portfolio

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Gain visibility

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Program ViewMap team level execution to strategic initiatives and see progress in real-time

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Steer projects

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Release ViewSee release progress and respond in real-time

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Build trust

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Team View

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Improve quality

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Delivery Team View

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Keep work flowing

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Product Owner View

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Benchmarked improvement

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Paper with research findings so far:http://rallydev.com/agilemetrics

Software Development Performance Index (SDPI)

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