1. [ Silicon Agility - Agile practices for Microelectronics ]
Madhur Kathuria, CSC,CSP,CSM
Director, Xebia Agile Consulting and Transformation

2. Agile
Should we jump on this train?

3. 3
[ introduction ]

4. [Accidental Agile Coach,
Status-quo Disruptor,
Transformation freak,
Behavioral mystic, nomad,
INDIAN]
11
years
A student of
VLSI and
Embedded
Systems

5. [Agenda ???]

6. 6
[ we will discuss]
The principles and values of Agility
The benefits of Agility in a Micro world
The key challenges
Key practices which can be used for Embedded
Software development and VLSI Design

7. [ so what is Agile ?? ]
All Agile processes are necessarily Iterative, but not all Iterative processes are Agile
A Process…
A Framework…
A Philosophy…

8. What Agile Is
• Structured and disciplined
approach to iterative development
• A set of practices that
accommodate changing
requirements
• A set of practices that will
significantly improve the quality
of your software
• An umbrella term for several
iterative and incremental software
development methodologies.
What Agile is NOT
• Fly by the seat of your pants
development
• Getting the same amount of work
done in less time
• A way for the business to change
direction on the fly
• A project management
methodology
• Process: Just for the heck of it

9. [the Agile Principles]
Enablers
Support & trust, Technical excellence, Simplicity
Results
Valuable SW &
satisfied
customer
Harness change
for competitive
advantage
Constant pace
Methods & tools
Face-to-face
Working
software as
primary
measure of
progress
Self-organizing
teams
Leading principles
Frequent
delivery
Close
communication
Reflective
improvement

10. Agile
Values
Trust
Accountability
High
Performance
High aims
Sense of
Urgency
Goal Driven
Approach
Self Growth
and Excellence
[agile Values]

11. [Where the Leading Agile & Iterative Processes Fit]

12. Agile is trending …
Source : 2011 Agile Survey – Versionone
2011 November, 60421 Responses

13. [How CEOs think of Agile?]
• Rapid Decision Making
• High Performance Culture
• Flexible Management of Teams
• Transparent Availability of Information
Source : The Economist Agile Report

14. [Which Business Functions contribute to Agility?]
HR
Legal
Engineering
Marketing
CustomerService
ProductManagement
Sales
Source : The Economist Agile Report

15. Why Agile ?
Source : 2011 Agile Survey – Versionone
2011 November, 60421 Responses

16. Benefits from adopting Agile
Source : 2011 Agile Survey – Versionone
2011 November, 60421 Responses

17. This is all good…BUT will it work for us ?

18. [traditional SDLC]

19. [VLSI design lifecycle]

20. [ How do we choose, which practices work for us ? ]

21. [Different worlds, Different Solutions]

22. R & D
Embedded
Application
Development
VLSI &
ASIC
design
IT Application
Development
and maintenance

23. [The challenges in your world…]

24. Methods and Frameworks
Scrum
SAFe
Extreme
programm
ing (XP)
Lean and
Kanban
Battlefield
Agility

26. Questions??

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[if I can be of any help]
My space
̶ madhur@indiascrumcommunity.org
̶ www.madhurkathuria.info
̶ Twitter: madhurkathuria
̶ Skype: madhur.kathuria