How to go about an agile adoption

AGILE ADOPTION By Bachan Anand

Prepared by Indu Menon

Please dial into (218) 895-4640 PIN: 3289145

Where Do I Start with Adop=ng Agile? • Educa,on and Buy-‐in • Pilot – Try it Out • Reflect • Inspect & Adapt then Scale • Enterprise Agile Adop,on

Please dial into (218) 895-4640 PIN: 3289145

1

2

3

Agile Adop,on Roadmap-‐ 3 stages

hDp://agile.conscires.com/ Please dial into (218) 895-4640 PIN: 3289145

Agile Readiness -‐ Goals

• Understand the current state of the product

team

• Set the expecta,on for change

• Establish an overall strategy for the adop,on

• Develop an adop,on roadmap

hDp://agile.conscires.com/ Please dial into (218) 895-4640 PIN: 3289145

Agile Readiness

• This phase typically lasts about one to three months.

hDp://agile.conscires.com/

Agile Readiness -‐ Tasks

• Determine suitability of product

• Determine willingness of team

• Determine capability of team

• Assess engineering prac,ces and Agile

mindset of the team



• Iden,fy an Agile Coach

• Establish a strategy and plan for

implemen,ng Agile

• Establish periodic progress mee,ngs

• Establish Agile Roles & Organiza,on



• Determine Stakeholder support

• Establish the Agile prac,ces framework

• Consider Agile tool needs

• Focus on Agile mindset and cultural shiT

• Pilot team


Agile Deployment-‐ Goals

• Execute the Agile approach and prac,ces

• Help the team apply them to the project


Agile Deployment

• This phase typically lasts about one to three months.


Agile Deployment-‐ Tasks

• Provide Agile Training

• Deploy the Agile prac,ces

• Periodic Mee,ngs to ensure deployment is

on track and direc,onally correct


Agile Support-‐ Goals

• Provide the necessary support (e.g., coaching

and mentoring) and valida,on

• Iden,fy local Agile Champions


Agile Support

• This phase typically lasts about six to nine months.


Agile Support-‐ Tasks

• Provide con,nued Coaching and Mentoring

• Provide In-‐session Valida,on of Prac,ces

• Provide periodic check-‐in mee,ngs to monitor

direc,on.


Agile Support-‐ Tasks

• Provide periodic Agile assessments to gauge

adop,on level

• Provide addi,onal focus on tools and

automa,on

• Groom local Agile Champions


How can you minimize delivery risk when moving to an Agile process?

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Lao Tzu


Even large-‐scale agile adop,on must begin with a single agile project.


Summary

• Define your challenges – Technological as well as personal

• Set realis,c expecta,on – Mastery is not achieved overnight


Special thanks & Content Recogni,on

• Agile Adop,on Roadmap(WriDen by Mario Moreira, Agile Journal )




• Dec 9th – Irvine -‐ hDp://agile.conscires.com/1-‐day-‐business-‐craTsmanship-‐scrum-‐workshop-‐irvine-‐01/

• Dec 9th – Denver -‐ hDp://agile.conscires.com/1-‐day-‐agile-‐scrum-‐training-‐denver-‐05/

• Dec 9th – Phoenix -‐ hDp://agile.conscires.com/1-‐day-‐agile-‐scrum-‐training-‐phoenix-‐03/

• Dec 16th – San Francisco -‐ hDp://agile.conscires.com/1-‐day-‐agile-‐scrum-‐training-‐sfo-‐02/

• Dec 19th – Irvine -‐ hDp://agile.conscires.com/1-‐day-‐agile-‐scrum-‐training-‐irvine-‐11/

• FREE Kindle Fire with CSM/CSPO sign-‐up Sign-‐up for any of our cer,fied trainings in December 2011 at regular

price or early bird price and receive a FREE Kindle Fire!

Details about loca,on & dates: hDp://agile.conscires.com/special-‐holiday-‐promo,on-‐all/#loca,on

• Refer Your Friends And Earn Rewards! Refer friends to sign up for our Cer,fied trainings in December 2011 at

regular price or early bird price, and receive $50,$100 or a Kindle Fire!

More Details: hDp://agile.conscires.com/refer-‐a-‐friend-‐december-‐2011/

QUESTIONS?



Business

How to go about an agile adoption