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Eric Dalgl iesh • Team Lead • Atlassian • @ericdalgl iesh

The Life of a Feature in Agile Development

F e a t u re e v o l u t i o n

A g i l e d e v e l o p m e n t

Overview

T i p s a n d Tr i c k s

agilemanifesto.org

Start with a plan and refine.

Kanban

Develop on issue branches

Developers are responsible for quality, not QA

F e a t u re e v o l u t i o n

A g i l e d e v e l o p m e n t

Overview

T i p s a n d t r i c k s

Development tools panel

Development tools panel

Old commits view

Commits view - early mockup

Feedback

• Make sure we’re building the right thing • Does it solve what it’s designed for? • Is it usable? • Are people using it? • Is it better than what it’s replacing?

Feedback

• Enabled features for different people over time • Looked at the change in behaviour • Asked customers for feedback directly • Staging let us have a fresh control group for each change

Analytics

•Laws differ between countries•Know what you can and can’t do•Respect your customers

Gather feedback from multiple

sources.

New commits view

F e a t u re e v o l u t i o n

A g i l e d e v e l o p m e n t

Overview

T i p s a n d t r i c k s

Keep activity visible

Keeping tests in shape provides

assurance.

Finishing features keeps velocity and

quality high.

Break work down into manageable

chunks.

Thank you

Eric Dalgl iesh • Team Lead • Atlassian • @ericdalgl iesh