the secret sauce for organisational agile': pete deemer @ colombo agile conference 2014

India

1.2bn

Sri Lanka

20m

First Vendor

150 peoplex $10 per hourx 8 billable hours per dayx 20 billable days per monthx 12 months

$2,880,000

Second Vendor

9 peoplex $95 per hourx 8 billable hours per dayx 20 billable days per monthx 7 months

$960,00018% profit margin 44% profit margin

In software,Skill beats Scale.

13 Ingredients for Skillful Agile

Organizations

1. Start with the right why.

TO Pete Deemer <petedeemer@goodagile>RE agile adoption – can u help?? URGENT

hi there pete, I found your name when I googled “good agile trainers”.

we have been doing traditional waterfall for projects. but we are starting major contract from US and client requires agile.

need help understanding agile methodology and all relevant best practices, especially productivity metrics which client requires, etc.

background: client is in miami, our team is split between pune and hyderabad, testing outsourced to vendor in vietnam.

project begins in 2 weeks, so full training must be completed by that time. pls send proposal and availability asap.

2. Agile is not a way of doing.

It’s a way of doing better.

3. Focus on the practices.

Cross-Functional TeamsTest-Driven DevelopmentContinuous Integration

4. Working software is whatkeeps us honest.

5. Brace yourself.

6. Pay down the debt.

7. Start with the desperate.

8. It’s not just about gettingmore software sooner.

9. It’s not even really about software.

10. Use the right tools.

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11. Resist the urge to tinker.

Tinker /tiNGkər/ verb. To attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way, often to no useful effect.

12. Change requires leaders.

But of the best leadersWhen their task is accomplished

Their work is doneThe people will remark,

‘We have done it ourselves...’

Lao Tzu, 604-531 BC

13. See the big picture.

This is the 66th Generation.

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நன்றி�Thank You!

Pete Deemerpetedeemer@goodagile.com

Certified ScrumMaster in Colombo*

Sept 16-17, 2014Details at www.goodagile.com

*small number of seats still remaining