An interview by Todd Ruopp discussing agile methods with John Goodpasture. In this episode, the topic is frequent and incremental delivery

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Agile Methods 3
Deliver Frequently & Incrementally
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2. Your Host
Todd W. Ruopp
A speaker, facilitator and coach
who promotes understanding
and integrated teamwork
Co-founder & President of
Unleashing Performance, Inc.™
Todd empowers professionals
to develop the knowledge & ability
to drive personal, professional
and organizational growth.
www.unleashingperformance.com

3. Today’s Guest
John Goodpasture, PMP
Program manager, system engineer,
author and coach
Managing Principal of
Square Peg Consulting, LLC
John specializes in applying technology
across a broad spectrum to achieve
business goals.
www.sqpegconsulting.com
Author of
Quantitative Methods in Project Management (2003)

4. John’s new book
• Agile in the enterprise
• Multiple methodologies
thoroughly explained
• From business case
to benefit capture
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING

5. 1 Inspiring Leadership & Flexible Management
The customer’s value proposition drives decision making
in short agile cycles that produce incremental results
2 Deliver Best Value
Deliver the most bang for the buck as measured by the customer
3 Deliver Frequently & Incrementally
Respect the urgency and importance conveyed by the customer
4 Recruit Small Teams
Recruit 6 to 12 self-managed, performance-oriented team members
5 Coach for Success
Focus on outcomes not activities, remove barriers to success
and communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries

6. Deliver Frequently
& Incrementally
Respect the urgency and importance
conveyed by the customer
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7. Teams are performance units
Internally cohesive
Multidiscipline
Collaborative

8. Frequent & Incremental
Frequent deliveries
Feedback after every delivery

9. Requirements
Dilemma
Not everything the customer
wants is known at the outset
Requirements evolve with
operational experience

10. Build in Increments
Define a little, build a little
Acquire experience
Each increment is subject to course correction

11. No Big Bang!
Waiting until the end invariably misses the mark

12. The Incremental Project
1+2+3=6
Partition project goals
Sequence the most urgent first
Schedule sequences to hit milestones

13. Work on
Backlog

14. Work on Feedback
Backlog

15. Work on Feedback Make Course
Backlog Corrections

16. Work on Feedback Make Course
Backlog Corrections
TIMEBOX

17. Work on Feedback Make Course
Backlog Corrections
TIMEBOX
Milestone
Time boxes regulate team work
Increments of the backlog are delivered at milestones

18. Plan to the horizon
Team 1
Team 1
END
Team 1
All time boxes are planned within one horizon

19. Cadence
is the
key

20. Mitigate Performance Issues
Re-plan the time box
Move unfinished work into next time box
Add key resources

21. Miss Deadlines?

22. Always respect the customer’s
value proposition!

23. More in the book

24. Amazon.com
Barnesandnoble.com
Borders.com
PMI.org
Send John questions at
info@sqpegconsulting.com
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING

25. Your Host Today’s Guest
Todd W. Ruopp John Goodpasture, PMP
Unleashing Performance, Inc. Square Peg Consulting, Inc.

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