www.rallydev.com @zachnies ©2013 responding to change zach nies – chief technologist

www.rallydev.com @zachnies ©2013

Responding to Change

Zach Nies – Chief Technologist


Zach Nies

@zachnies

Chief TechnologistRally Software

FacultyUniversity of Colorado at

Boulder


The biggest risk you face

is changing


Responing tomarket shifts


An example…


Local consumer data company


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Appdefined


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Mobile app ships


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We forever lost half our market share in one year


Gut wrenching


What’sgoing on here?


Time neededto change

market expectations


Some examples…


1984


2006


About 20 years


2001


2006


5 years


2007


2010


3 years


2010


2012


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1979


1989


10 years


5 years


2.5 years


1.5 years


Huge market shifts can happen

in a few years


Are youAgile enough

to balance


operating the businessand

responding to change?


Lean Thinking

Agile Execution


Balanceexploration and

execution


Typical approach


Assumes:Certainty is high

Goal: Maximize individual efficiency


100 years later


Status QuoBudgets

ComprehensiveAnalysis

DetailedPlans

WaterfallExecution


Works when:

Certainty is high


Leads to


Little flexibility


Unmanageable demand


Poor visibility


Seems like every project is late


Trust issues


Poor quality


Constant interruptions


Little improvement


Need an approach that


Assumes:Uncertainty exists

Goal:Maximize value delivery


Make the shift to Agile


AdaptiveSteering

DisciplinedExploration

EmpiricalLearning

AgileExecution


How canRally help?


Implement a scaled Agile process to connect strategyand execution.

Provide an Agile Lifecycle Management platform to act as “single source of truth” for all artifacts.

Be an enterprise Agile partner to guide you through this transformation, creating an Agile business.

The Whole Agile Solution


Responsiveto change


InvestmentCategories

Initiatives

Features

StoryHierarchies

Tasks

Align strategy and execution


Balancesupply and demand


Portfolio ViewClearly communicate the status of your portfolio


Gain visibility


Program ViewMap team level execution to strategic initiatives and see progress in real-time


Steer projects


Release ViewSee release progress and respond in real-time


Build trust


Team View


Improve quality


Delivery Team View


Keep work flowing


Product Owner View


Benchmarked improvement


Paper with research findings so far:

http://rallydev.com/agilemetrics

Software Development Performance Index (SDPI)

http://rallydev.com/agilemetrics


Complete Solution for Your Agile Business

Begin Your

TransformationExpand

CollaborationRun

DevelopmentSteer

Strategy


Talk to us abouthow we can help you.

www.rallydev.com @zachnies ©2013 responding to change zach nies – chief technologist

Documents

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individual efficiency

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