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Taming the ProjectAn Agile Approach

Matthew Saunders [email protected]

Monday, March 30, 15

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Hi, I’m Matthew Saunders

atendesigngroup.com association.drupal.orgatendesigngroup.com @Creech

Aten Design Group, VP Project ManagementDrupal Association, Board MemberWriter, dogstar.orgd.o, MatthewSG+, saundermIRC, j_matthew_s


atendesigngroup.com @atendesign


atendesigngroup.com @atendesign

We design, build and support websites for organizations doing good work all around the world.



Project Mangement Why Do We Do What We Do?


We NEED Project

Managementfor SuccessfulOutcomes.

b4b2Monday, March 30, 15

http://www.flickr.com/photos/montanapets/


I had a client...


I had a client...• a couple of months ago call me at 6:30 in the morning

yelling and screaming because his site had been down for over an hour. I drag myself out of bed, get to the computer and his site comes right up... I told him to try to get on Google. Guess what? According to him Google was down too. I politely told him to call his internet provider because that was down and once his internet came back up to use it to search for a new developer.


I had project...


I had project...• that had multiple decision makers. They wouldn't

move forward unless they all agreed on any one point. And they couldn't agree on anything.


I had a client...


I had a client...• who didn’t know what they wanted.



• They spent endless hours in meetings with you "throwing ideas around".




• Despite warnings that they were consuming their contracted hours in this fashion, insist that they shouldn't have to pay for the time because the site still hasn't been built.









• Despite warnings that they were consuming their contracted hours in this fashion, insist that they shouldn't have to pay for the time because the site still hasn't been built.


Lack of...


Lack of...• Planning



• Communication



• Communication

• Process



• Communication

• Process

• Focus


and Cultural Differences


make for poor outcomes


... the “Call of Druthuhlu”by stevebkennedy on flickr


https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebkennedy/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebkennedy/

Bring Calm from Chaos.


star5112



daveknapik on flickr Monday, March 30, 15

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49024304@N00/


3 Methodologies


anyjazz65 on flickr




Cowboy or Extreme

• Highly informal

• Focuses on Stakeholders

• Can be used in very unpredictable projects

• Can be excellent for rapid prototypingRoy Montgomery on flickr






n.hewson on Flickr


Waterfall

• Highly Formalised

• Focuses on Requirements

• Inflexible

• Planning is Frontloaded


Can Feel Uncontrolled When Inevitable Change

Occurs


SheltieBoy




Agile

• Defined Timeboxes

• Iterative Development Methods

• Incremental

• Collaborative Requirements and Solutions

• Rapid and Flexible Responsive to Change

• Self Organizing Teams


Some Terms


Time BoxMonday, March 30, 15

SprintStuart Grout


https://www.flickr.com/photos/pigpilot/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pigpilot/

Epicmendhak


https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendhak/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mendhak/

User StoryMonday, March 30, 15

Scrum

Eoin Gardiner


https://www.flickr.com/photos/18091975@N00/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/18091975@N00/

Client Check In

dmosiondz


Roles


Project Manager


Project Manager• Scrum Master



• Lead Pointing



• Lead Pointing

• Defense from Distractions



• Lead Pointing


• Helps team avoid mistakes



• Lead Pointing


• Helps team avoid mistakes

• Manages Schedule


Product or UX


Product or UX• Backlog



• Personas, Epics, Stories




• Clarify Business Needs




• Clarify Business Needs

• Demos


Developers


Developers• Self Organize Stories



• Communicates expecations of what can be completed in a sprint




• Defines how business needs should be architected and executed




• Defines how business needs should be architected and executed

• Executes


IA/UX/StoriesSetting up the project for success


Information Architecture


Information Architecture• Content Audit



• Content Map



• Content Map

• Site Map



• Content Map

• Site Map

• Wireframes



• Content Map

• Site Map

• Wireframes

• User Stories



• Content Map

• Site Map

• Wireframes

• User Stories

• Drupal Architecture



• Content Map

• Site Map

• Wireframes

• User Stories

• Drupal Architecture


Design


Design• Design Studio



• Mood Boards or



• Mood Boards or

• Element Collage



• Mood Boards or

• Element Collage

• Comps/Mockups


A Sprint Model


The Breakdown


The Breakdown• 1 Week of Planning and Organizing



• 2 Weeks of Development



• 2 Weeks of Development

• 1 Week of User Acceptance


Aten Small Teams


Aten Small Teams• Team Lead/Developer



• Back End Developer



• Back End Developer

• Front End Developer




Well Oiled Machines




IRC


Google Docs


Jira Workboard


Basecamp


Axure


Harvest


Harvest• We book our time in Harvest against

tasks that match our epics




Great ProcessFasterBetterAwesome


Thanks!

Matthew Saunders @CreechMatthewS


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