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Tiptoeing Elephants Assurance of Agile Conference | November 2013
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Stuart Mitchell Global Programme Manager Agile@HSBC
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11yrs using Agile at the ‘coal face’
Keynote Speaker at multiple Conferences and business forums
HSBC Bank
2nd largest Bank in the World
225,000 employees
39 different countries
Over 100+ Agile Projects Worldwide
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Framing :. - With the same information being used as a base, the ‘frame’ surrounding the issue can change the reader’s perception without having to alter the actual facts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_(social_sciences)
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The reason WHY we are in business
PROFIT
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In Software Development we contribute in 3 ways only -
1. Cost Reduction - Efficiency gain – which leads to spending less money which helps us make a PROFIT
2. Wealth Creation – More Products - Income Enablement
3. Keep the doors open – maintenance / regulatory governance – the cost of doing business
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The only way that ANY of these initiatives are realised is by getting the software into ……
PRODUCTION
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Question:
If you stopped today building software how long would your business survive?
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A : It’s unknown …but it’s not very long.
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PRODUCTION – All roads lead to ROI
It’s magical · Gives EFFICIENCY GAINS · Removes competitive advantage · Closes the gap on disadvantage · Keeps the doors open
…its only in Production that you get RETURN ON INVESTMENT – return on the risk and the money spent on it
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Framing – Getting into Production
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Governance
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Financial Industry – Need Governance
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The Financial industry is changing All parties are demanding more robust software in Production
§ The Investment Banking industry is undergoing major changes § Focused more than ever on Governance and regulatory compliance
“What is acceptable today may not be acceptable tomorrow… it’s time to go
from 95% to 99.99% …”
“Since the financial crisis of 2008, we are living through an era of more intense regulations and more intense scrutiny about all types of transactions and banking practices. …. It is a new world! ” Fred Terrell, Credit Suisse Group
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Planned Tollgates, Controls, Reviews, Approvals and Guidelines …..are seen to tighten control but are speed bumps to Production
Q1 2014 Q2 2014 ……
sign-off
NEW Approval
Oct 2013
NEW Tollgate
Mar 2014
NEW Tollgate
Feb 2014
NEW Test
Feb 2014
Q4 2013
NEW Tollgate
Oct 2014
Review against Guidelines
Feb 2014
NEW TOLLGATE Apr 2014
NEW Review
Nov 2014
4 1 2
Reviews
Mar 2014
Reviews
Jan 2014
NEW Tollgate
May 2014
control
Feb 2014
3
Audits
Apr 2014
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Goldilocks Governance
· Too Much - development grinds to a halt
· Too Little - potential chaos!
· Just Right – allows development and delivery at pace
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Framing – Getting into Production
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Governance
Software Industry
… it’s time to go from 95% to 99.99% …”
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Software into Production – Quickly
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IDEA PRODUCTION Time
.…the shorter the line to Production the quicker the return on investment (ROI)
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The Software industry is changing The Business are demanding more robust software in Production …and quicker
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- Pingit from design into production 6mths
- 2,000,000 signed up
- Reputation enhanced
- Competitive advantage gained
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Framing – Getting into Production
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Governance
Software Industry
… it’s time to go from 95% to 99.99% …”
. .…the shorter the line to Production the quicker the return on investment (ROI)
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Increased Governance V Software Development
….the Battle Royale
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Framing – Getting into Production
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Software Industry
… it’s time to go from 95% to 99.99% …”
.…the shorter the line to Production the quicker the return on investment (ROI)
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http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publications/23/ ……or on Google search for Government and System error
Framing Agile
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Emerging technology trends that will impact Government 1. Social technology 2. Mobile and location-based services 3. Game mechanics 4. Cloud computing 5. HTML 5 6. Augmented reality
7. Agile development 8. Next generation search
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Forbes Magazine – 9th April 2012 PUBLIC
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Nearly every FTSE 500 company uses Agile is some capacity or other.
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Agile Books – 1700 Books per month 20
Kent Beck Mike Beedle Arie van Bennekum Alistair Cockburn Ward Cunningham Martin Fowler James Grenning Jim Highsmith Andrew Hunt
Ron Jeffries Jon Kern Brian Marick Robert C. Martin Steve Mellor Ken Schwaber Jeff Sutherland Dave Thomas
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Tooling Maturity Level Time to ready ready – Start your engines
1. Agile moving to more ‘main stream’ acceptance
2. Agile becoming the default methodology i.e. UK Gov, RBS, Bank of America etc.
3. Agile experience and understanding to become ‘a given on CV’s’ similar to MS Office.
4. Agile Projects adoption to be increasing promoted by Business and Senior Management as their understanding increases.
5. Agile Projects to move up 600% to become 20% - 30% of all HSBC projects.
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Methodology Practices PUBLIC https://www.cprime.com/tag/agile-governance/
Agile Governance
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Sprint Governance
DevelopmentIterations
Development Engine
Write Story and Scenarios
Business Showcase
Story Testing
Story Planning Session
BA / QA Signoff on Dev Box
Daily BA/QA demo
Tester
Dev
BA
TesterDev
Tester BADev
Tester BADev
BABusiness
Tester
Start Here
System Testing
Implement Functionality
BABusiness
Implement Automated Acceptance Tests
Dev
End Development Iteration
Start Development Iteration
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Agile ROI
PUBLIC http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/08/agile-for-cfo
…the longer you wait for your ROI ..the
deeper your investment is.
CFO Agile
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Methodology Practises …
Agile is the GLUE ..used well it can bring Speed into
Production
with appropriate Governance
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Framing – Getting into Production
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Governance
Software Industry
… it’s time to go from 95% to 99.99% …”
.…the shorter the line to Production the quicker the return on investment (ROI)
Agile Agile is the Glue - Bringing Speed into Production
with appropriate Governance
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There is one individual who will navigate the project through the rapids of the governance tollgates, audits, reviews, security while maintaining momentum in analysis, development, testing and deployment ..as well as cutting the teams hair, keeping the place tidy and cooking a mean lasagne!
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The Project Manager
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Elephant – balancing
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We asked our Project Mangers ‘How they felt towards Governance’
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…some of this
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….a bit of this
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..but mostly a lot of this!
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Audit
Architecture Quality
Assurance
Information Security and Risk
ITO
Fraud
Compliance
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Top 10 Tips Tricks and Traps
1. Jump in the trench – talk to the PM’s 2. Be Smart – stop having 10 different teams hammering at the door all asking for the same thing
joined up thinking – let your team breath – living room different windows 3. Make it Simple – if its simple – we can understand it – if I can understand it Im more likely to do it
– if I do it I’m compliant ! 4. Weed frequently 5. Keep it small – if its too big, I cannot test it 6. Engage early – develop a relationship – go out hand in hand for breezy 7. Find the carrot - not always stick – if there is an incentive to do the right thing 8. Help the team help themselves – what should they be adhering to, get your own house in order,
FAQ’s, 9. Learn from others 10. Automate Automate Automate – test frequently and combine Governance
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Getting into Production
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Software Industry
… it’s time to go from 95% to 99.99% …”
.…the shorter the line to Production the quicker the return on investment (ROI)
Agile Agile is the Glue - Bringing Speed into Production
with appropriate Governance
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..and always look after your Project Manager!
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· Wikipedia – Framing · RBS - Notes: http://www.mybanktracker.com/news/2012/07/02/royal-bank-scotlands-disaster-object-
lesson-perils-cashless-economy/ · RBS - http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexmartin81/5503382536/ · http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/29/natwest-fiasco-what-happens-now · http://www.flickr.com/photos/kilwirraarchitects/4800779023/in/photostream/ · http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2010-12-04/auburn-quarterback-pound-south-carolina · Jay weird – Photo of the Maze - http://www.flickr.com/photos/44990811@N04/5557042089
References, Copyright Acknowledgements and Thank you’s
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Questions
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Contact
LinkedIn – Stuart Mitchell