Agile Development in practice

Nigel FernandesArchitecture Practice Manager

Github.com/nigelfds

Architecture Practice Manager

I’ve worked for:ThoughtWorks, Envato, Suncorp, WorldVision, NBN, Unicief, Nokia, TheTrainline, PCT, Real Estate Australia, MYOB, Channel 4, ForwarGroup, Westpac, etc

I’ve worked inIndia, China, UK, Germany, Uganda, Brazil, and Australia

1 in 3 of you would find a job on SEEK (statistically)

Agenda:

- Why Agile.

- Waterfall & Agile

- Agile Principles

- Agile as a Cookbook

- Roles Ceremonies Artifacts @ SEEK

- Being adaptive - fighting for adaptability over efficiency

So why Agile?

A story about

phones

Rate of change is accelerating

Connected Company – Dave Gray

State of Agile Survey 2015

A cost story

Too Long32% of projects delivered successfullyLong duration defers revenue(Source: Standish Report 2009)

Time wasted on Junk52% of requirements implemented64% of functionality rarely used(Source: Standish Report 2003)

Not all projects are equal

Waterfall vs Agile

Software for the mars rover

Software for businesses

Agile Principles @ Seek

Group activities @ Monash

Agile principles @ SEEK

Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.

Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.

Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.

Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.

The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.

Agile principles @ SEEK

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of work not done--is essential.

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.

Agile as a cook book

State of Agile Survey 2015

Human Methods

Agile methods are people oriented rather than process oriented

State of Agile Survey 2015

Evolving Roles, Ceremonies and Artifacts

@ SEEK

Story walls

Stand ups

The original roles

Pig RolesCore team of Developers, Business Analysts and QAs

Project/Iteration manager

Product owner

Chicken RolesArchitecture, Security, Operations, Strategy, Data Analysts, UX etc.

Evolving from there

Delivery Managers over Scrum mastersSteering committees with accountability

Design, Operations & Architecture as part of core team

Being adaptive – trading for adaptability over efficiency

Summary

Thank you