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Evolution of the Velocity Raptors

Implementing Agile at Boeing (User Experience)

Matt House & Jordan Salazar

The Boeing Company

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Raptor Sightings

Product Owner & Customers are located throughout the United States

Scrum Master/Dev Team

Product Owner

SME

SME

SME

Traditional Development

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Agenda

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Before the Velocity Raptors

Hatching the Velocity Raptors – Sprint 0

Growing & Learning – Sprint 1

Maturing & Evolving – Current Sprint (12)

Our Sprint Board

After Agile

Lessons Learned & Obstacles

Next Steps in Our Evolution

Panel Questions

Before the Velocity Raptors

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Communication Barriers

Statement of Work Visibility

FeedbackLong

Range Planning

Silo Teams

Sprint 0

Definition of Done

Learn To Break Down

Work

Define Common

Terms

User Story Acceptance

CriteriaCreated Our Sprint Board

Customer Training

PainfulStopped Work To Start Work

Hatching the Velocity Raptors

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“You Bred Velocity Raptors?”

Sprint 1

Maintaining Defined Backlog

Adopting Agile on a Waterfall

Project

Existing Boeing IT

Processes & Tools

Large Projects

Changing the Culture

Growing & Learning

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“Having an open door before you, means having an

opportunity before you”

“Learning to open the door”

Maturing & Evolving

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Velocity Raptors

Improved Estimating

Product Owner & SME

Communication

Refining Expectations of Team Members

Paired Programming

Spreading Methodology to

Other Teams

Backlog is Prioritized &

Ready

Enhanced Sprint Board

Work together as a team

“Product Owner & Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are treated as

part of the team”

Our Sprint Board

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Our Sprint Board

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Our Sprint Board

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Our Sprint Board

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Our Sprint Board

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After Agile

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Communication Barriers

Statement of Work

VisibilityFeedback

Long Range Planning

Silo Teams

Backlog Refinement

Sprint Planning

Impromptu Meetings

Sprint Reviews Champion Previews

Pair Programming

SEMs & Dev Team

Velocity

Knowledge Sharing

Silo Teams Communication

Barriers

Statement of Work

VisibilityFeedback

Long Range Planning

Silo Teams Communication

Barriers

Statement of Work

VisibilityFeedback

Long Range Planning Silo Teams

Communication Barriers

Statement of Work

VisibilityFeedback

Long Range Planning Silo Teams Silo Teams

Communication Barriers

Feedback Silo Teams Statement of

Work Visibility

Long Range Planning

Communication Barriers

Feedback Silo Teams Silo Teams Statement of

Work Visibility

Long Range Planning

Communication Barriers Feedback

Statement of Work

Visibility

Long Range Planning

Lessons Learned & Observed Obstacles

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“Embracing Agile is necessary in order for it to work” – Bill Scarry

Lessons Learned Observed Obstacles

Don’t Stop Sprinting

New Perspective on Performing Work

Outside Training (SIUE)

Common Vision

Resources / Materials

Issues Beyond Team’s Control

Production Ready Code Sits On Shelf

Production Ready Code Sits On Shelf

Next Steps in Our Evolution

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Next StepsTest-Driven

Development

Show, Don’t Tell User Stories

Automated Testing

Promotion to Other Dev

Teams

Questions?

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The Velocity Raptors

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Tonya Munger Manager

Matt House Project Manager

Jordan Salazar Scrum Master

Chris Marshall Dev Team

Bill Scarry Dev Team

Cristina Boyer Dev Team

Enrico Baysic Dev Team

Max Baldwin Dev Team

Tyler Gennarelli Dev Team

Joshua Huels Dev Team

Acknowledgements

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Jurassic Park. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Sam Neill and Laura Dern. Universal Studios, 1993. Film.

Jurassic World. Dir. Colin Trevorrow. Perf. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Universal Studios, 2015. Film.

Back-Up Slides

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