todd's tech bite #5 coach for success
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The fifth interview of John Goodpasture by Todd Ruopp discussing agile methodsTRANSCRIPT
Agile Methods #5 Coach for Success
© 2009 – 2010 UNLEASHING PERFORMANCE, INC.™ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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
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)
John’s new book
• Agile in the enterprise
• Multiple methodologies
thoroughly explained
• From business case
to benefit capture
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING
Inspiring Leadership & Flexible Management The customer’s value proposition drives decision making
in short agile cycles that produce incremental results 1 2 3 4 5
Deliver Best Value Deliver the most bang for the buck as measured by the customer
Coach for Success Focus on outcomes not activities, remove barriers to success
and communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries
Deliver Frequently & Incrementally Respect the urgency and importance conveyed by the customer
Recruit Small Teams Recruit 6 to 12 self-managed, performance-oriented team members
Coach for Success
Focus on outcomes not activities,
remove barriers to success and
communicate to sponsors and beneficiaries
5
What does the agile
project manager
actually do?
Agile project manager
Be chief communicator
Enable tools and training necessary
Keep the project sponsor on-board and the funding approved
Ensure safety all around for everyone involved.
Planning Leave detailed task planning to the teams
Focus on outcomes
Outcomes are the only source of value
Coaching for outcomes is vital
What about the
agile value proposition?
Begin with earned value
Get a dollar’s worth of outcome for a dollar of investment
Vital for the sponsor’s continued support
Benefit realization
Each deliverable has potential benefit
Benefit is not realized until customer pays
and / or
Benefit is realized when the deliverable advantages the customer
Value is realized as
the customer pays
or accumulates an
advantage
3
2 Project transforms investment
to a more valuable outcome
that advantages the customer
Sponsors
investment
1
Do benefits recover
investment?
Beneficiary linkages
Sponsor recovers investment
Project manager earns the value of the deliverable
Beneficiary pays according to the value of benefits
More in the book
PUBLISHED BY J. ROSS PUBLISHING
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Todd W. Ruopp
Unleashing Performance, Inc.
Today’s Guest
John Goodpasture, PMP
Square Peg Consulting, LLC
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