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Release Planning at Scale
Robert Batůšek
SolarWinds
SolarWinds
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
The Orion® Platform
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Project
• 14 Scrum teams
• 8 teams + 4 teams + 2 teams + Stakeholders
Modules NPM SAM NCM NTA SRMVIM …
Platform
Core NovaUI …
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Motivation
Buy a Feature
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
www.innovationgames.com
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Buy a Feature
Stakeholder Jeff Tom Kate
Budget 60 20 20
Feature A 40
Feature B 25
Feature C 15
Feature D 20
Feature E 50
Feature F 20
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Buy a Feature
Stakeholder Jeff Tom Kate
Budget 60 20 20
Feature A 40 25 15
Feature B 25 25
Feature C 15 10
Feature D 20 5
Feature E 50
Feature F 20 20
Preparations
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Preparation – Estimates
Sample epics from
previous releases for
comparison
List of potential
epics available
Columns
with T-shirt
labels
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Preparation – Estimates
At the end of the session, all
epics are distributed to
columns, usually forming a
bell curve
Columns are assigned
sizes based on sample
epics of known size
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Preparation - stakeholders
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Information Budgeting Simulation
Sessions
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Session 1
Preparation
Stakeholder wishlists
Feature estimated
Budget allocated
Session
Introduce features
Spend bugdet
Prioritize
Distribute to teams/pillars
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Session 1
• 1h is not enough
• Multiple variants of some
features
• Don’t use Confluence table
• Make items less granular
• Groups of stakeholders should
be aligned before the meeting
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Further sessions
• Collaboration present
• New features appeared
• Estimates updated
• Prioritization difficult
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
Lessons learned
Collaboration
Transparency
Repetition
Research
too deep
Peak of
work
Needs >
2*Budget
Contact
Robert.Batusek@solarwinds.com
linkedin.com/in/robert-batusek-4996394/
@RobertBatusek
© 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
The SolarWinds, SolarWinds & Design, Orion, and THWACK trademarks are the exclusive
property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates, are registered with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other
countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common
law marks or are registered or pending registration. All other trademarks mentioned
herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of (and may be
registered trademarks) of their respective companies.

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Prague Agile Kitchen, Robert Batůšek - Buy a Feature game

  • 1. Release Planning at Scale Robert Batůšek SolarWinds
  • 2. SolarWinds © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 3. The Orion® Platform © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 4. Project • 14 Scrum teams • 8 teams + 4 teams + 2 teams + Stakeholders Modules NPM SAM NCM NTA SRMVIM … Platform Core NovaUI … © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 5. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Motivation
  • 6. Buy a Feature © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. www.innovationgames.com
  • 7. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Buy a Feature Stakeholder Jeff Tom Kate Budget 60 20 20 Feature A 40 Feature B 25 Feature C 15 Feature D 20 Feature E 50 Feature F 20
  • 8. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Buy a Feature Stakeholder Jeff Tom Kate Budget 60 20 20 Feature A 40 25 15 Feature B 25 25 Feature C 15 10 Feature D 20 5 Feature E 50 Feature F 20 20
  • 9. Preparations © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 10. Preparation – Estimates Sample epics from previous releases for comparison List of potential epics available Columns with T-shirt labels © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 11. Preparation – Estimates At the end of the session, all epics are distributed to columns, usually forming a bell curve Columns are assigned sizes based on sample epics of known size © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 12. Preparation - stakeholders © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Information Budgeting Simulation
  • 13. Sessions © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 14. Session 1 Preparation Stakeholder wishlists Feature estimated Budget allocated Session Introduce features Spend bugdet Prioritize Distribute to teams/pillars © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • 15. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Session 1 • 1h is not enough • Multiple variants of some features • Don’t use Confluence table • Make items less granular • Groups of stakeholders should be aligned before the meeting
  • 16. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Further sessions • Collaboration present • New features appeared • Estimates updated • Prioritization difficult
  • 17. © 2017 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved. Lessons learned Collaboration Transparency Repetition Research too deep Peak of work Needs > 2*Budget
  • 19. The SolarWinds, SolarWinds & Design, Orion, and THWACK trademarks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks or are registered or pending registration. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of (and may be registered trademarks) of their respective companies.