Webinar Series Sins of Scrum and other Agile Anti-Patterns Todd Little VP Product Development September Webinar Series 2015

Webinar Series 2015 Disclaimer !7 !Sins !Scrum

Webinar Series 2015 Agile Manifesto We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactionsoverprocesses and tools Working softwareovercomprehensive documentation Customer collaborationovercontract negotiation Responding to changeoverfollowing a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.

Webinar Series 2015 Antipatterns Jim Coplien: “An anti-pattern is something that looks like a good idea, but which backfires badly when applied.”

Webinar Series 2015 Sinner’s Manifesto We think we know what we are doing. It looks like a good idea or someone told us that is the best way to do it so we’ll do more of it. Through this we may have accidentally come to value: Potential SinOverVirtue The sin is not always a bad idea. There may be significant value in moderation, but in excess it can be an anti-pattern. The path the redemption is to look to the virtue.

Webinar Series 2015 Heresy

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1 Potential Sin Virtue Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions

Webinar Series 2015 Alexey Krivitsky

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue Agile is the Tool Over The tools support agility

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue Agile is a process Over Agility is a mindset

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue Best PracticesOver Principles and Values

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue One size fits allOverContext

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #1: Processes and Tools Over Individuals and Interactions Potential SinVirtue CollaborationOver Shared Ownership

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2 Potential Sin Virtue Status Over Flow of Value

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue Showing ProgressOverDelivering Value

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue Checking BoxesOver Learning and Adapting Feedback Loop

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue My part is doneOverTeam is done

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue Individual UtilizationOverTeam Throughput

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #2: Status over Flow of Value Potential SinVirtue SpecializationOverGeneralization

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3 Potential Sin Virtue Stories Over Strategy

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue BucketsOverFilters

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue I want it all (Gluttony)Over Minimum Viable Product

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue Listening to CustomersOver Learning what they really need

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue I know what they needOver Validating hypothesis

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue TasksOverStories

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #3: Stories over Strategy Potential SinVirtue Following ordersOver Understanding Why

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4 Potential Sin Virtue Crap Over Craftsmanship

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Almost doneOverReally done

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue VelocityOverQuality

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Testing quality inOverBuilding quality in

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Technical debt is evilOver Technical debt is debt

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #4: Crap over Craftsmanship Potential SinVirtue Cost of CrapOverCost of Delay

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5 Potential Sin Virtue Iterations Over Releases

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5: Iterations over Releases Potential SinVirtue Potentially Shippable Increments (PSIs)OverReleases

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5: Iterations over Releases Potential SinVirtue CommitmentOverFocus on Value

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #5: Iterations over Releases Potential SinVirtue Capacity planningOverVelocity planning

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6 Potential Sin Virtue Illusion Over Reality

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue Gross velocityOverNet velocity Velocity Scope Creep

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue Unpointed storiesOverBest estimate

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue VelocityOverQuality

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue EstimationOverForecasting Velocity Scope Creep

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue MicroestimationOverMacroestimation

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #6: Illusion over Reality Potential SinVirtue Vanity metricsOverDecision metrics

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7 Potential SinVirtue Organizational Hacks Over Leadership

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue Controlling inputsOver Controlling outputs/outcomes Micromanagement Agile Leadership Outputs

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue MicromanagementOverMacromanagement

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue Taking sidesOver Serving the whole team

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue MeetingsOver Actions & Resolutions

Webinar Series 2015 Potential Sin #7: Organizational Hacks over Leadership Potential SinVirtue CertificationOverQualification

Webinar Series 2015 The Sinner Summary Processes and ToolsOverIndividuals and Interactions StatusOverFlow of Value StoriesOverStrategy CrapOverCraftsmanship IterationsOverReleases IllusionOverReality Organizational HacksOverLeadership

Webinar Series 2015 The Virtuous Path Use Retrospectives Improve Incrementally 1-2 Items Get Coaching as needed

Webinar Series 2015 Thank you! Questions?

Webinar Series Hemant Elhence

Webinar Series 2015 Synerzip in a Nutshell  Software product development partner for small/mid-sized technology companies Exclusive focus on small/mid-sized technology companies, typically venture-backed companies in growth phase By definition, all Synerzip work is the IP of its respective clients Deep experience in full SDLC – design, dev, QA/testing, deployment  Dedicated team of high caliber software professionals for each client Seamlessly extends client’s local team offering full transparency Stable teams with very low turn-over NOT just “staff augmentation, but provide full management support  Actually reduces risk of development/delivery Experienced team – uses appropriate level of engineering discipline Practices Agile development – responsive yet disciplined  Reduces cost – dual-site team, 50% cost advantage  Offers long-term flexibility – allows (facilitates) taking offshore team captive – aka “BOT” option

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