First Things First!
Scrum and Strategical Project Management
From the Product Vision to the Product Result
Boris Gloger, 2008
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presents
Yahoo Chief Product Owner – “Scrum is faster, better, cooler! It’s the way we first built software
at Yahoo, yet is scalable to large, distributed, and outsourced teams.”
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The Product Owner is key!
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Project A
Project B
Project C
Project D
Project X
Release XRelease
Manager
Team A
Team B
Team C
Team D
Team X
Product Manager A
Product Manager B
Product Manager C
Product Manager D
Product Manager X
Why Change?
No Focus
No Visibility
No Predictability
No Dedication
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Getting Lost?getting lost?
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What is the basis for most project plans?
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WBS
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What is the lowest level of a WBS?
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Tasks or Activities, or?
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Strategic vs. Tactical
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If the lowest level of our project plan is based on activities, what kind of project plan do we get?
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TACTICAL PLAN
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All estimates, all assumptions -- so all planning (= thinking) is based on a highly !exible and
variable basis
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IN SCRUM OUR LOWEST LEVEL OF PLANNING BEFORE THE
DOING IS STRATEGICAL!!
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The agile planning basis is a ...
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FeatureBreakdownSstructure
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We call it a Product Backlog
A list of items we want to deliver
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The Product Increments will be delivered based on :
1. Sorting2. Size3. Velocity of the team
timeSprint Sprint Sprint
Release
Scrum & Business
Scrum is highly business and product oriented.
Business get a real live information of project status on daily basis
Every 30 days a product increment is ready and can be used.
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AND THE WINNER IS
...Business
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Business Involvement!A prioritized Product Backlog!
A dedicated Product Owner!
First Things First!
IT IS HARD WORK!
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“There is not such thing as a
free lunch”Robert A Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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Product Vision
The Product Owner creates the product vision
He shares this vision with his team
He re!nes this vision with the team
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A Vision is a clear picture that evokes an emotional attraction.
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Create the Product Backlog
The Product Owner creates and maintains the Product
Backlog!
Never show up to a Sprint Planning without estimated
and prioritizes Product Backlog.
Make it public to the organization!
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Prioritize the Product Backlog
Prioritization based on business value
Use your tools and your common sense!
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First Things First!
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Work on Daily Basis with Team members!
Clarify Ideas and Vision
Clarify Requirements
Do Decisions quickly!
Re-prioritize if the team runs into problems
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JOIN THE DAILY SCRUM!
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Review the Product
Review the product
give timely feedback
a) during Sprint
b) in Sprint Review
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Call the Estimation Meeting
Get sizes from you team
Give them the chance to get an insights into the new ideas
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Fibonaci!
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Create Release Plan
Build the release plan 3 month ahead!
Work hard on meaningful Sprint Goals!
Work with all parties to create one Releaseplan!
Involve Team to create Release plan
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Sprint Planning
Brief your team in the meeting!
Know exactly what you want!
Be clear when you communicate!
Negotiate Goal and Scope!
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The Product Owner is key!
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copyright by boris gloger, 2008
boris glogerschwarzwaldstraße 13976532 Baden-BadenGermany
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