Choosing Wisely: When is Agile the Right Approach? Kevin Aguanno BA, MAPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSPM (IPMA-B), Cert.APM, CSM, CSP, FPMAC V1

2 Your Presenter: Kevin Aguanno BA, MAPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSPM (IPMA-B), Cert.APM, CSM, CSP, FPMAC  25+ years of PM experience  30+ published books, audiobooks, DVDs, and CD- ROMs – most on agile and PM-related topics  Principal Consultant and Certified Executive Project Manager with 15 years at IBM  Was IBM’s Agile Centre of Competency Lead for many years  Has been teaching Scrum since 1999, XP since 2005, and Lean since 2006  Winner of SCS Excellence in Teaching Award at the University of Toronto  Fellow of the Project Management Association of Canada

Defined versus Empirical Processes Diagram © ADM Inc. ( Defined = “Bullet” Empirical = “Cruise Missile”

Systems Development Approaches A ABC Month 1 The Agile Approach is Iterative AND Incremental A+B ABC Month 2 A+B+C ABC Month 3 A1A1 C1C1 A 1,2 C 1,2 A 1,2,3 C 1,2,3 B1B1 B 1,2 B 1,2,3 Iterative Incremental Agile A/B/CWaterfall Boxes shaded when work is complete. Legend “Big Bang” Phased

Applicability to High-Change Projects IncrementalAgile WaterfallIterative Low High Low High Quality (Conformance to changing requirements) Efficiency (Speed to achieving value)

Applicability to Low-Change Projects Waterfall Iterative Agile Incremental Low High Low High Quality (Absence of significant defects at completion) Efficiency (Cheap & fast)

Choosing the Right Approach Start Does project success DEPEND on frequent feedback? What is the delivery strategy? Agile Yes Phased Deployment “Big Bang” Deployment No What is the delivery strategy? Incremental “Big Bang” Deployment Phased Deployment Will the project invest in enhanced quality? Yes Iterative No Will the project invest in enhanced quality? Yes Waterfall No 7

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