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Scrum and Strategical Project Management

First Things First!
From the Product Vision to the Product Result Boris Gloger, 2008

Yahoo Chief Product Owner Scrum is faster, better, cooler! Its the way we rst built software at Yahoo, yet is scalable to large, distributed, and outsourced teams.

The Product Owner is key!

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Product Manager A Product Manager B

Project A

Team A

Why Change?
Team B

Project B

No Focus
Release X

Product Manager C

Project C

Release Manager

Team C

No Visibility No Predictability No Dedication

Product Manager D

Project D

Team D

Product Manager X

Project X

Team X

Getting Lost? getting lost?

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What is the basis for most project plans?

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WBS

What is the lowest level of a WBS?

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Tasks or Activities, or?

Strategic vs. Tactical

If the lowest level of our project plan is based on activities, what kind of project plan do we get?
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TACTICAL PLAN

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All estimates, all assumptions -so all planning (= thinking) is based on a highly exible and variable basis
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IN SCRUM OUR LOWEST LEVEL OF PLANNING BEFORE THE DOING IS STRATEGICAL!!

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The agile planning basis is a ...

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FB S
eature reakdown

structure

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We call it a Product Backlog

A list of items we want to deliver

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The Product Increments will be delivered based on : 1. Sorting 2. Size 3. Velocity of the team

Sprint

Sprint

Sprint

time

Release source -- objectbay, andreas wintersteiger

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Scrum & Business

Scrum is highly business and product oriented. Business get a real live information of project status on daily basis Every 30 days a product increment is ready and can be used.
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AND THE WINNER IS ... Business

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Business Involvement!
A prioritized Product Backlog! A dedicated Product Owner! First Things First!

There is not such thing as a free lunch

Robert A Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

IT IS HARD WORK!

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Product Vision
A Vision is a clear picture that evokes an emotional attraction.
The Product Owner creates the product vision He shares this vision with his team He re nes this vision with the team

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Create the Product Backlog The Product Owner creates and maintains the Product Backlog! Never show up to a Sprint Planning without estimated and prioritizes Product Backlog. Make it public to the organization!

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Prioritize the Product Backlog

First Things First!
Prioritization based on business value Use your tools and your common sense!

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Work on Daily Basis with Team members!

Clarify Ideas and Vision Clarify Requirements Do Decisions quickly! Re-prioritize if the team runs into problems JOIN THE DAILY SCRUM!

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Review the Product

Review the product give timely feedback a) during Sprint b) in Sprint Review

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Call the Estimation Meeting

Get sizes from you team Give them the chance to get an insights into the new ideas

Fibonaci!

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Create Release Plan

Build the release plan 3 month ahead! Work hard on meaningful Sprint Goals! Work with all parties to create one Releaseplan! Involve Team to create Release plan

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Sprint Planning
Brief your team in the meeting! Know exactly what you want! Be clear when you communicate! Negotiate Goal and Scope!

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The Product Owner is key!

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boris gloger schwarzwaldstrae 139 76532 Baden-Baden Germany

contact me at: skype: borisgloger email: boris.gloger@borisgloger.com web: http://www.borisgloger.com

copyright by boris gloger, 2008

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