Presentation given at ITSSM.com's software dev best practices workshop. Focus on risks of SD and how Agile best addresses them, followed by instructions for learning game to teach Scrum.

1. Agility in Uncertain Times Introducing Agile Software Development http://flickr.com/photos/murky/1232315627/ Gerry Kirk

2. Software development has risks http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewb47/2699077309

3. Risk: Build more than you need http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier_tee/212176187/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlt/307912587

4. Risk: Build lower priority items http://www.flickr.com/photos/dermoidhome/3315663673

5. Risk: Build the wrong thing right http://www.flickr.com/photos/swanksalot/84874236 http://www.flickr.com/photos/toyochin/2193158380

6. Risk: Poor quality software - buggy, not maintainable http://www.flickr.com/photos/smitty/2245445147

7. Risk: Discover needs late in project, but unable to build them http://mwiki.kostigoff.net/index.php?title=Methodology::_Change_Control

8. Agile software development best addresses these risks

9. Risk: Build more than you need Action: Release Early

10. Risk: Build lower priority items Action: Work on highest priority items first

11. Risk: Build the wrong thing right Action: Continuous Feedback

12. Risk: Poor quality software - buggy, not maintainable Action: TDD, Pair Program, CI, Refactor

13. Risk: Discover needs late in project, but unable to build them Action: Plan to adjust plan every 2 weeks

14. Speed + Quality Create Value Lower Costs Be Sustainable

15. Agile Manifesto Individuals & Interactions Working Software Customer Collaboration Responding to Change Processes & Tools Comprehensive Docs Contract Negotiation Following a Plan Craftmanship Execution www.agilemanifesto.org Common Sense Enabler

16. Bottom Line 0.8 Beginner Agile Intermediate Agile Advanced Agile Good Waterfall 1.5x 3x 8x ROI based on actual savings in time-to-market & productivity on over 7500 projects

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oganovic/2476539887/

18. Agile Process

19. Agile Roles Product Owner Scrum Master Development Team http://www.flickr.com/photos/ittybittiesforyou/2299598686/

24. Questions?

25. http://www.flickr.com/photos/haniamir/858450281 Cut costs, not staff Up productivity and quality Meet challenges of our time IRAP Funding For Agile

26. Thank you! Discuss more or inquire about agile coaching by email: gerry@gerrykirk.net or comment on my blog - http://gerrykirk.net/agile-itssm

27. "Facebook is for people you used to know. Twitter is for people you want to know." - Tim O'Reilly 2 hours, hands-on class Go from ???? to engaging Twitter for personal and business use http://gerrykirk.net/twitter-class