Scrum Working Well for You (the BA)? If Not, Why, and What to Do About It

The interest in Agile/Scrum software development practices continues to grow as companies seek more efficient methods of developing software while meeting market demands for delivery.  Agile/Scrum implementations don't always go as planned, and without some due diligence, chaos is easy.  Many organizations simply code, ship and hope under the label of “Agile.”

In this session, Neil enumerates the problems to look out for and provides example corrective actions that a BA can take.

Topics:

 Quick Scrum / Agile overview
 What to use out of the Agile Manifesto (all of it / some of it?)
 Do you have a Scrum framework or complete life cycle?
 Scrum risks to look out for and what to do about them:
  o Speed can be mistaken for progress (many components developed that don’t work together)
  o 1-liner requirements (the devil is in the details) & mumbo-Jumbo backlogs
  o Where are the other requirement types?
  o Minimal / no architecture / design
  o Compressed final system test / validation
  o Configuration management of code and other items (e.g., requirements) 
  o Risk management (including requirements risks)
  o Process assurance (ScrumBut) and maintaining the gains
 Adding additional practices to get a better result

Top 3 to 5 presentation goals:

 Know your risks using Scrum
 Know what corrective actions you can take to improve your team’s success
 Know how and where to add additional practices to get a better result

About the Speaker:
Neil Potter

Neil Potter is co-founder of The Process Group, a company formed in 1990 that consults on leadership challenges, software engineering, process improvement, Agile / Scrum, CMMI, and project management. He has 28 years of experience in software and process engineering. Before The Process Group, Neil was a software developer and project manager for Texas Instruments.  

Neil is a Certified Scrum Master, CMMI-Institute certified lead appraiser for SCAMPI appraisals, Intro to CMMI instructor (development and services) and Six Sigma Greenbelt. He has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Essex (UK) and is the co-author of Making Process Improvement Work - A Concise Action Guide for Software Managers and Practitioners, and Making Process Improvement Work for Service Organizations, Addison-Wesley (2012).

 This will be a great discussion.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Meeting Date: Thursday, June 16th
Meeting Time: 6pm - 8pm Central
Meeting Location: BravoTech
4835 LBJ Freeway Suite 1000 Dallas, TX 75244
http://www.bravotech.com 
Admission is free to members of IIBA Dallas. Non-members will be asked to pay $10 at the door.

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