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S E V E N S U G G E S T I O N S F O R N O W !

A G I L E M I D L A N D S - S E P T 2 0 1 8

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P U R P O S E

• Convince you to add one “thing” to the top of your To-Do List

• One pretty darn use thing…

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O N E

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D O T H E B A S I C S O F S C R U M

• Have you done it yet for one team?

• Do we need more than just Scrum? Of course, but start with the basics.

• What are the basics?

• Can you commit to trying to make that happen soon?

• Will you at least call “half-baked Scrum” by its name?

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P O L L E V E R Y W H E R E

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S O M E B A S I C S

• Full time team of 7. No SPOF.

• Dedicated SM and PO.

• PO is attacking inspiration, clarity of requirements (DOR) and 80-20.

• SM is doubling Velocity in first 6 months by fixing impediments.

• Team has a challenging goal that requires that they work together.

• Team is using all meetings and artifacts, and is committed to success together.

• Managers help fix some impediments.

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T W O

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T O P 2 0 I M P E D I M E N T L I S T

• Slide by Joe in Jeff Sutherland’s course

• Prioritized.

• Honest.

• Includes things team members can improve on.

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M O R E O N T O P 2 0

• Mitigations can be implemented in 2 weeks or less. (Slice and dice)

• Positive impact starts within 2 weeks.

• SM plus others “work the list.” It’s always changing.

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T H R E E

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S E T A G O A L

• Set a goal and a date

• Work toward it.

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T H E G O A L

• Higher happiness and fun

• Double velocity in 6 months

• Double BV per SP in 6 months

• Fewer hours (40?)

• Higher quality

• Saying, “I never want to leave this Scrum Team.”

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F O U R

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C O N S I D E R S C A L I N G O P T I O N S

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S C A L I N G I S A G O O D I D E A — ?

• What does this idea mean?

• Scaling is better compared to what?

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W H E R E ’ S T H E P R O O F ?

• Scaling with “Agile” is better than Waterfall with the same “FTEs” (full time equivalent person-power)… is that the proof?

• What should be the proof, and where is the evidence?

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C O N S I D E R O P T I O N S W H E N S C A L I N G

• We need to define scaling.

• Get everyone to consider the options every time.

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S C A L I N G D E F I N E D

• There are many definitions of scaling.

• For my purposes now, it is 3 teams working on one “spaghetti” new product (high-is coupling and cohesion).

• This requires very high communication and coordination across all 3 teams.

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O P T I O N 1

• “New to Scrum” Team

• Then: team sucks

• Then: PB sucks

• Then: done-done sucks

• “Let’s scale that!” No, never.

• How long?

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O P T I O N 2

• Divide and Conquer

• Much easier to manage

• Much easier to get success

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O P T I O N 3

• Consider the Dream Team

• Consider the “Best of” Team

• Cheaper (some)

• Better? Probably

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O P T I O N 4

• Consider taking a Scrum Team from X to 3X in Velocity.

• Get a great SM.

• Give them $300,000 to fix impediments.

• Get management to support fixing impediments pronto.

• Better and easier? Probably.

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AT L E A S T C O N S I D E R E A C H T I M E

• Consider

• Experiment

• Compare fairly

• Let the results guide you

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F I V E

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S C A L E L E S S ( O R S C A L E D O W N )

• KISS. “Do the simplest thing that could possibly work and then test.” —Ward Cunningham.

• Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight; give the Scrum Teams all the basics as a Scrum Team. All!

• Only use the most essential scaling patterns for your situation.

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S I X

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W I T H A G I L E T R A N S F O R M AT I O N , U S E S C R U M

• When doing Agile Transformation, have the Agile Transformation Team use Scrum

• Have the Executive Action Team use Scrum

• Side notes: Scrum@Scale and “Open Space Agility Handbook” (Mezick)

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S E V E N

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D E P T H O V E R B R E A D T H

• In Agile Transformation, you should focus on depth (is each Agile doing and getting significant success, and more success)...

• …more than breadth (more half-baked Agile teams).

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A LW AY S R I G H T ?

• Is that advice always right? I am not sure.

• Is the question (depth vs. breadth) thought about enough? Never!!! (ok, seldom)

• You must figure out HOW to discuss it and make a better decision.

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C L O S I N G

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3 Q U E S T I O N S

• Were these suggestions useful? (Yes/No)

• If so, can you commit to taking action on at least ONE of them now?

• Which one do you want to act on first? (Poll Everywhere).

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J O E L I T T L E

• Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and Agile Coach

• Co-trained 8 times with Jeff Sutherland

• MBA

[email protected]

• LeanAgileTraining.com/blog/

• linkedin.com/in/joelittle/

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