WORKING WITH AGILE IN A

WATERFALL ENVIRONMENT

A case study in the Challenges of a High Risk Project

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT Largest Health Insurance provider in

the Pacific Northwest  ~6000 of employees

Typical Projects Claims Processing (CP-SS) Compliance Web, “eBusiness”

 90/10 : Waterfall /Agile

TRANSPARENCY: HEALTH COST ESTIMATOR 100 members

5 Scrum teams

3 year $8.5 Million

Corporate Key Initiative

High Company Risk

High Importance to the CEO

Complex Data Analysis

Complex Org. Silos

No external project drivers = no drivers

CHALLENGES: HEALTH COST ESTIMATOR

WHY AGILE? Waterfall failed

Early risk visibility

Adapt and make changes early

It was a web project…

RESULTS Risks explored in

increments Most important

features delivered first 4 major releases 1 ½ year product

roadmap

Project

A year later Received “Best of Blues” Award

This case study in ENTERPRISE Agile

ENTERPRISE AGILE IS LIKE…

Waterfall

Enterprise

Agile

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