Understanding Agile Project Management
Presented by: Mike Cottmeyer
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The essence of Project Management?
Cost Time Scope
The essence of Project Management?
Risk
Manage outUncertainty
Manage forUncertainty
Project (years)
Release (months) Release (months) Release (months)
I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8 I9
No overlapFixed duration
Team A
Team C
Team B
Team D
Team F
Team E
Team SizeProject Duration
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Feature
Epic
Epic
Epic
Epic
User Story
User Story
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User Story
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Team
Database
Report
Screen
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
Team
Database
Report
Screen
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
User Story
Inc.Construction
Trans.
I0I1-N
IH
Elab.
Initiate Plan Execute Monitor & Control Close
Deliverables not activitiesReduce Dependencies
Prioritize don’t sequenceAlways finish on-time
Time
CostCost = team size X duration
Invest don’t spend
ScopePlan scope in rolling waves
Make trade-offsAllow room for negotiation
Frequent customer interaction
RiskBusiness and Technical
Risk management built inContinuous visibility
QualityQuality not an afterthought
Test driven developmentContinuous integration
Continuous testing
Comm.Outside the team… the same
Co-locationOsmotic communication
Information radiators
Int.Charter or vision is okay
Agile PM plan and approachIndividual accountability
Change control built in
Proc.Build contracts for change
Build relationships on trustCreate win-win agreements
HRMotivated individuals
Give them toolsRemove impediments
Self-organization
Remember…Agile is a value
system
EmpowermentSelf-Organization
Trust IndividualsAccountability
PM
Team
Team
Team
Team PM
PM
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team
Team
APMAPM
PM
Know where you are… know
what’s left to go
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