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Agile Vendor Management
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SARAJEVO, 27.10.2014 IGOR PARAC Agile Vendor Management
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Communication between client and supplier is a key to successful vendor management. Getting things done in the respect with legal, cultural and team location constraints has proven to be challenging. From the perspective of the client, let’s see: how to create definition of done, how to obtain team buy-in and how to empower the supplier team. On the other side, from the supplier point of view we will address: what to ask from the client, what to give to the client and how to communicate with the client during the development.
Transcript of Agile Vendor Management
SARAJEVO, 27.10.2014
IGOR PARAC
Agile Vendor Management
Do what you can do the best and outsource the rest.Tom Peters
…but why?
AcquireNew skillsKnowledgeAdditional resources
EnhanceCredibilityPerformance/FlexibilityFinancial ratios
HandleFast growing situationNew strategy initiativeMajor investment risk
FocusBetter ManagementCore FunctionsStrategy
…world we living in…
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.Thomas A. Edison
Business focus
Creating value
Managing uncertainty
Aligns with strategic goals
Fashioning partnerships
Operational focus
Centered on cutting costs
Establishing controls
Unchanged business processes
Higher performances
Traditional Outsourcing
Transformational Outsourcing
Client outsourcing risks or
Vendor opportunities
commitment from executive management
outsourcing communication plan
recognize outsourcing risks
impact of cultural differences
acknowledge what it will take to ensure vendor productivity
formal outsourcing governance program
There are no facts, only interpretations.Friedrich Nietzsche
Client outsourcing risks or
Vendor opportunities
There are no facts, only interpretations.Friedrich Nietzsche
commitment from executive management
outsourcing communication plan
recognize outsourcing risks
impact of cultural differences
acknowledge what it will take to ensure vendor productivity
formal outsourcing governance program
A goal is a dream with a deadline.Napoleon Hill
…and one nicely defined
project…
People who become proficient at using a hammer begin to see everything around them as a nail. Abraham Maslow
…things about stuff in Agile…
Miscommunication
Culture problems
Time zones
Accepting “mistake”
Allowing to have error
Understanding
...let’s play Humans…
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.Albert Einstein
…and a typical Freakshow
project…
Vendor
Client
Board
Architect
Dev Lead
UserPM
Boss
Team
Ghost
Ghost
"What can I do to help you do your best work?"Scott Berkun
PM TL
…and a typical Freakshow
project…
Project Team
Board
Architect
Dev Lead
UserPM
Boss
Team
Ghost
Ghost
"What can I do to help you do your best work?"Scott Berkun
PM TL
Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.Winston Churchill
…one tool to rule them all…
It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat.Arnold Schwarzenegger
…and to wrap up.
Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way.Stephen Covey
Partnership
Collaboration Trust
Thank You!
