ADAPT Meeting(Agile Defense Adoption Proponents Team)

October 5, 2012

Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Agenda

Introductions and What is ADAPT? Meeting Objective Teri Takai, DoD CIO, video Discussion on Organizational Transformation

For Agile and Lean Environments Small group discussion

– Two rounds of 20 minutes with feedback between each round

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Introductions

Who’s here and who we are– Dave Chesebrough, AFEI– Tammy Kicker, AFEI– Curt Hibbs, Boeing– Suzette Johnson, Northrop Grumman– Mary Ann Lapham, SEI– Richard Turner, Stevens Institute

We appreciate our Sponsors For today’s meeting venue and breakfast!

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What is ADAPT?

Community of Interest focused on adoption of agile methods in DoD

SME’s with similar interests– Government organizations looking to change– Industry practitioners (consultants, tool vendors,

contractors, etc)– Academia investigating adoption of agile

Minimal organization Active AGILE!

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Meeting Objective

Topic: Organizational Transformation For Agile and Lean Environments– As a someone involved in DoD IT programs– I want to understand the important areas of

organizational transformation for Agile and Lean environments

– so I can share my experiences and lessons learned with others and leave with ideas that I can take back to my organization to help improve our ability to meet mission success.

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Teri Takai Video

SEI Agile Research Forum Keynote Presentation (originally held May 22, 2012).  (~20 minutes)

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Today’s Discussion

Small Group Discussions ~5 people per team Reporter: someone to take notes and report out key ideas Timekeeper: someone to be timekeeper What about the people calling in? Format

Round 1 discussion (20 min) Whole group sharing (15 min) Round 2 discussion (20 min) Whole group sharing (15 min)

Presentation: Organizational Transformation For Agile and Lean Environments

Wrap-up and What’s Happening Next Networking

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Small Group Discussion

Round 1: (20 min)Assumptions: Your team believes in the adoption of agile practices and is looking for ways to make change happen in your organization. Based on these assumptions and your own experiences, discuss the following with your team and record your team’s responses:1. What do you think is needed most to begin the transition in your

organization?

2. What do you think is your organization’s greatest impediment to agile adoption?

3. Based on the presentation and the Initial Framework, select 1 activity from the *3 major categories (Outreach, Support, Measures) that your team thinks is the most and important and explain why. Prioritize if you have time.

Group Discussion(15 min)*Please assign someone in your team to capture the team’s suggestions/thoughts and be Timekeeper

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Today’s Discussion

Round 2: (20 minutes): Discuss the following with your team and record your team’s responses:1. What additional activities do you believe should be added

to the categories (Outreach, Support, Measures) that are not currently listed?

2. What do you believe is the great obstacle hindering further adoption of agile in your workspace? What is one thing that could be done to remove this obstacle?• Other information/resources: SEI’s: Agile Methods: Selected DoD

Management and Acquisition Concerns

Group Discussion (15 min)

*Please assign someone in your team to capture the team’s suggestions/thoughts and be Timekeeper

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Wrap-Up

Retrospective (10 min)– What worked well

• One idea• Second idea

– Suggestions for next time• One idea• Second idea

– One Take-Away• What is one take-away from today’s

discussion

One GreatTake-Away

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What’s Happening Next?

Notes from today: Compiled and made available; possible blog entry

Survey: Collecting your input for deeper dive discussion on topics discussed today

November Conference To get involved contact:

Tammy Kicker, AFEItkicker@afei.org703-247-9494

Go to AFEI Website: http://www.afei.org/WorkingGroups/ADAPT/Pages/default.aspx

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Thank you for coming today!Your participation is important as we

continue to adopt and improve our Agile principles and practices within

and across our organizations.

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Upcoming Classes

Agile and Scrum in a Day – 10/15/12 Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) –

Advanced Requirements featuring Innovation Games – 11/13 – 11/14

Use the code ‘ADAPT’ for a 15% discount Check here for the latest schedule

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Upcoming Events

10/5: ADAPT Open Breakfast Session 10/12: Innovate VA – http://innovatevirginia.com/

10/23: AgileDC Conference - http://agiledc.org/

11/1: Fed Scoop Government Agile Summit - http://fedscoop.com/events/agile-government-summit/

11/28: ADAPT Conference - http://afei.org/WorkingGroups/ADAPT/Pages/default.aspx (Session Details will follow)

12/7 – 12/8: DC Agile Engineering Conference - http://dc-agile-engineering-conference-eorg.eventbrite.com/

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