Presentation @ SEPG North America 2010 in Savannah, GA. Based on CrossTalk article by the same name.

1. Love and
Marriage
Why CMMI® and Agile
Need Each Other
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2. Based On
http://www.sei.cmu.edu
/reports
/08tn003.pdf
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3. Expanded In
http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/
crosstalk/2010/01/
1001Glazer.html
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4. Problem Definition
Origins from Two Extremes
Factors that Affect Perception
The Truth About CMMI
The Truth About Agile
There Is Value in Both Paradigms
Problems Not Solved by CMMI nor Agile
CMMI – Agile Marriage
Couples Counseling
Conclusion
A Call to Action
CONTENTS
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5. Scope of the issue:
PROBLEM DEFINITION
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6. Early Missteps
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7. Inaccurate Information
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8. Why is/was there a problem?
ORIGINS FROM
TWO EXTREMES
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9. The Origins of
Agile
Methods
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10. The Origins of CMMI
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11. Risk
and
Trust
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12. Not terribly complicated…
FACTORS THAT AFFECT
PERCEPTION
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14. Lack of
Accurate
Information
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15. Terminology
Difficulties
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16. Coming clean . . .
THE TRUTH ABOUT CMMI
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17. CMMI
is Not an Excuse
for Over-Engineering
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18. CMMI is Not an Excuse for Slow
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19. Central
Theme
in CMMI
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20. CMMI is a Model,
Not a Process Standard
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21. Process Areas,
Not Processes
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22. SCAMPI
Appraisals
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23. Method & Tool
Agnostic
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24. Well, if we’re all coming out…
THE TRUTH ABOUT AGILE
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25. Let’s Start with the
Agile Manifesto
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26. “Agile” is not an Excuse
for Lack of Engineering
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27. “Agile” is not
an Excuse for Sloppiness
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28. There Is Value
in Both Paradigms
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29. Problems Solved by Neither
http://www.joeledbetter.com/angel_devil.html
Nor
CMMI Agile
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30. Made in Heaven? Forged in Hell?
CMMI – AGILE MARRIAGE?
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31. Agile & CMMI
Need
Each Other?
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32. Missing from CMMI
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34. CMMI Optimizing Agile
1 day
Time
Box
Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Sprint Increment
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35. CMMI Optimizing Agile
Input Input Input Input
1 day
Time
Box
Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Sprint Increment
Output Output Output Output
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36. Optimizing Backlog
Management
Risks Input Input
Effort
Size
Complexity
Reuse
Legacy
Stories
Scope
...
Output Output
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38. Agile Facilitating CMMI
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39. Agile Facilitating CMMI
1 day
Time
Box
Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Sprint Increment
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40. Simple Agile Tools Leading to
High Capability/maturity
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41. Growing Your CMMI – Agile Relationship
COUPLES COUNSELING
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42. Systems
Engineering
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43. More Systems Engineering
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44. SE Applied to Agile + CMMI
Extreme Extreme
Optimized Optimized
Core
Agile
Core Core
Principles
Agile CMMI
Principles Principles
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45. We’re all in this together.
A CALL TO ACTION
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46. We Challenge
You!
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47. For CMMI Experts
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48. For Agile Experts
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49. If You Do Nothing Else
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50. Questions?
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51. Don’t forget to write!
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