Rebecca Jensen MRED CEO MRED Update and Agile Business Management Strategy June 24, 2015

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Imagine a day when You’ve done twice the work in half the time while increasing quality Your stakeholders attack problems instead of each other Your organization is aligned by your business values Happiness is a metric people are willing to track and improve upon

What Is Agile? A philosophy more than a process Not just for technology - applies to almost any project While there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan

7 Fundamental Agile Practices Continuous Stakeholder Involvement Collaborate & Facilitate management/technical/business/+ Prioritize Sufficient Planning to Move Forward Work in Iterations Test Reflect & Adapt

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Collaboration with stakeholders is key, do this throughout the entire process

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Identify business needs Focus on the problem Collaborate & facilitate discussion Agree on goals

Prioritize Begin with the end in mind Identify: – MUST – SHOULD – COULD – WILL WAIT Relentlessly work on the top priority

Working software over comprehensive documentation Plan just enough to begin the project 2 to 6 weeks of work Test Adapt plan as necessary along the way

Work Focus on priorities Daily standup meeting: What did you accomplish yesterday? What are you doing today? Any issues? Iteration deadline NOT task deadline Sprint! No procrastination

Test Test as frequently as possible Involve stakeholders Ask: Are we on the right track?

Responding to change over following a plan Build a culture of continuous improvement by asking at the end of each cycle: What went well? What can be improved? Did we meet our goals? How should we adapt?

What is Expected of an Agile Leader/Manager? Get Things Done Innovative : feeling comfortable in fast-changing environments; being willing to take risks and to consider new and untested approaches. Strategic: taking a long-range, broad approach to problem solving and decision making through objective analysis, thinking ahead, and planning. Tactical: emphasizing the production of immediate results by focusing on short-range, hands-on, practical strategies Work Through Others Excitement: operating with a good deal of energy; intensity; and emotional expression; having a capacity for keeping others enthusiastic and involved Empathy: demonstrating an active concern for people and their needs by forming close and supportive relationships with others Consensual: valuing the ideas and opinions of others and collecting their input as part of your decision making process.

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Thank YOU! Rebecca Jensen