No one method or approach is ever going to work the same for all organizations. Rahul has used a few different approaches to get to an execution model for client projects, product development, and internal operations. Topics to be discussed: - How to still use the best of “Waterfall” or SDLC for certain issues in “Assessment” stories. - How to use “Getting Things Done” Ideas from David Allen to enhance Agile. - How to use some of the most effective parts of the Agile framework depending on the initiative.

1. www.anant.us | solutions@anant.us | 202.905.2818
1010 Wisconsin Ave, NW | Suite 250 | Washington, DC 20007
Combining the Best of Standard, Agile, and
GTD to GSD
Hybrid Project Management

2. What do we do?
Streamline,
Organize &
Unify
Business
Information

3. What’s the Goal?

4. • People
With people around the world
in different teams, remote, part
time, full time, etc. we need to
be nimble enough to work with
everyone.
• Processes
Processes are being executed
across time zones and
companies to make things
happen.
Hybrid - Needed in a Modern World
• Information
Knowledge, data, information,
records are all across different
Systems especially with SaaS
growth.
• Systems
Systems in the cloud, in the
data center, in the mobile
device are across networks and
companies.

5. • Why Care So Much About This?
A story of why I care about personal and organizational
productivity and effectiveness.
• SDLC - Initial Requirements & Specifications
Why wander in the wilderness? Set a direction first. Then iterate
forward. You may change, but you need to think before you do.
• Agile - Cycles of Continuous Improvement.
A framework is a framework. Take what works. Leave the rest. I
like having clarity on Stories w/ Releases & Sprints + Constraints
• GTD - Mind Like Water
How to handle the day to day challenges of everything.
Agenda

6. • Time is Life
Time is life. It is not money. It is related to money. Time is life
because it contains your experiences from birth to death.
• Faith on Focus
It is your choice to focus and stay committed. Individually and
organizationally.
• Priorities & Improvement
Not everything is important, right now. You can’t have 10
priorities and be effective. You can’t improve 10 things at once.
Story - Why Care About Productivity?

7. • Clarity is the key to success.
Bad Description / Acceptance
criteria wastes everyone’s time.
• An outcome should be researched.
Sometimes user outcomes require
Research, Requirements,
Specifications, Design.
• Waterfall’s Requirements
Specifications & Design
Sometimes you have to “think”
before you “do.”
Waterfall - Why is still relevant?

8. • Need to do Sequencing Globally
We have team members around the
world. Different companies, time
zones, skills
• Three Amigos Assess with Clients
They can understand, elaborate the
need and package “Assessment” that
a client can understand.
• Team(s) Iterate Implementations
Assessment to Acceptance takes a
similar amount of time but with
more clarity.
Waterfall for Modern Enterprise

9. • Results to Customer
Agile works because of the focus on delivering
to the customer.
• Iterations mean Feedback
Markets, Industries, Projects all work as
systems with feedback mechanisms. That’s
why agile works for projects. It reflects the
real world.
• Works if you have done it
before.
Agile works really well if it’s not your first
rodeo. It depends on the team’s experience.
Agile - Why does it work?

10. • Really a Scrum of Scrums
For a Client, Amigos are managing several
mini projects and they Scrum with Clients.
• Some Feedback is Backlogged
Clients don’t have unlimited revenue /
resources. Sometimes there is a skill gap.
• Same Release / Sprint Lengths
To keep it sane. Releases (Month, Quarter
Year). Sprints (One or Two Weeks).
Agile for Modern Enterprise

11. • Product vs. Service
Our products are impacted by
some service tickets, but not all.
• Anant vs. Client (Service)
Everything is in some sort of a
project. It may not be an Agile
project, but it is a GTD project.
• Personal Productivity
The team is only as effective as
each person’s own productivity.
GTD - Mind Like Water

12. • Inboxes
Email. Drive. DropBox.
Workflowy. ZenDesk. Phone
Call. Text.
• Reference
Delta. Drive. DropBox.
Evernote. Workflowy.
• Calendar
Google Calendar.
GTD - Mind Like Water
• Actions
Delta. RTM
• Projects
Delta. Evernote.
• Someday
Trello. Evernote. Workflowy

13. • Containers
• Inbox
• Next Actions
• Sprint X (R1)
• Month Y
• Week Z
• Backlog
Hybrid - What a Project Looks Like
• Tasks
• P&D - Planning &
Discovery
• D&A - Design &
Architecture
• D&D - Development
& Delivery
• L&M - Launch &
Maintenance

14. Rahul Singh - My GTD System

15. Knowledge
• Good to Great
• Getting Things Done
• Focus
• The ONE Thing
• Zen to Done
• Differentiate or Die
• Making Ideas Happen
• Managing your Day to Day
More Knowledge
• First Things First
• Google “Kanban”
• Google “Kaizen”
• Google “Agile”
• Lean Startup Method
• Toyota Way
• Four Steps to the
Epiphany
Educate and Empower

16. What …
• Worked?
• Didn’t Work?
• Could be Improved?
What should I ..
• Start doing?
• Stop doing?
• Continue doing?
Feedback - Kaizen

17. Questions & Contact
www.anant.us | solutions@anant.us | 202.905.2818
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@anantcorp
facebook.com/anantCorp
linkedin.com/company/anant
rahul@anant.us
linkedin.com/in/xingh
Rahul Singh
CEO & Founder
Questions & Contact
• Modern Enterprise
• Mastering Services in the Service of Others
• Hybrid Agile Project Management
• Building Search Engines
• CICD / DevOps
• Connecting Internet Software

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Streamlined Data
Integration / Data Pipelines
Organized Knowledge
Search / Data Warehouses
Unified Interfaces
Portals / Dashboards / Mobile