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Statistics New Zealand is Agile

Learn how Statistics NZ embraced AGILE for software development, overcoming challenges, and reaping benefits in transparency, collaboration, and improved morale.

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Statistics New Zealand is Agile

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  1. Statistics New Zealand is Agile Continued Implementation of AGILE Process at Statistics NZ May 2011

  2. Content • Problem • Innovation • Benefits • Challenges • Lessons Learned

  3. SDLC Challenges • SDLC process itself seen as a waterfall process • Hard to complete and obtain approval for software requirements (“analysis paralysis”) • Very difficult to change requirements to reflect new findings • Long learning curve for all involved parties • Business confidence was diminishing and morale in IT was low

  4. Agile SCRUM Process - Complete Change

  5. Innovation • AGILE initiative started in development team in Christchurch in a small project (Introduction of Selective Editing into Overseas Trade). • It was soon expanded to projects such as Population Census 2011, Better Economic Statistics (BESt) and Business ToolBox.

  6. Benefits • Transparency • Collaboration and Communication • Regular Feedback • Improved Morale

  7. New Challenges • Alignment of AGILE method with the corporate business planning processes. • Impact on testing and business analysis • Impact on infrastructure services • Cultural change in IT and business teams • Deployments through environments • Team co-location

  8. AGILE Business As Usual

  9. Summary • The AGILE SDLC is our primary method for software delivery. • It is used by 4 teams in Christchurch, 3 teams in Wellington and 1 team in Auckland. • AGILE Community of Practise (CoP). • Most important: we have delivered all our IT projects successfully when using AGILE SDLC.

  10. Questions? • "Everyone openly communicates their progress" • "The AGILE framework is "well set up to deal with changes" • "You never lose sight of the end goal" • "Constantly having to prioritise"... "have to make the hard calls“ • "I do love it“… (feedback from business units)

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