Post on 15-Jul-2015
LEAN TRIBEGATHERING #27
A brief reflection on how to stay on
track when Scaling Agile
Peter Olow
Knowit TM / Göteborg
QUOTE:
” No. Agile Does Not Scale.
(but agility scales quite well, thank-you-very-
much)”Jurgen Appelo
Founder of Management 3.0
Many people and organizations start to have similar
experiences when growing the agile operation.
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THE CLASH BETWEEN PRINCIPLES
←Be Agile Drive to stay in control from the top
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” THE BLACK HOLE OF NO CHANGE”
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Teams,
always delivering
best value each
sprint!
Agile Nirvana
Old
Orga-
nizational
values
The Agile initiative
New Plan
New req.New budget
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HOW TO COUNTER THE PULL FROM OLD HABITS
There must be a gentle reminder every day that it
is a <completely new> Way of Working.
My Top Three areas of concern:
Organization
Collaboration
Distributing the work / Requirements Management
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A REFLECTION ON ORGANIZATION
Product
Line
Development
Market
need
Development
PO
Market
Need
Development
Market
PO
Operational
PO
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ORGANIZATION – WHAT WE CAN DO
Feasibility
Scrum of scrums
(we know how to do that)
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COLLABORATION – THE SHARED VIEW
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Anatomy
Architecture<intentional>
Viusal
Shared view
Capture what is important
Easy to access
Always up to date
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A REFLECTION ON REQUIREMENT HANDLING
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Control drives detail
Detail drives precision
Precision drives complexity
Complexity drives size
Size drives more complexity
Add a tool
A tool requires precision
…
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THE BACKLOG STORIES
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This is the house that Jack built.
This is the cheese that lay inthe house that Jack built.
……This is the horse and the hound and the hornThat belonged to the farmer sowing his cornThat kept the rooster that crowed in the mornThat woke the judge all shaven and shornThat married the man all tattered and tornThat kissed the maiden all forlornThat milked the cow with the crumpled hornThat tossed the dog that worried the catThat chased the rat that ate the cheeseThat lay in the house that Jack built.
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Use the design documentation?
END
Thank you for listening!
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