Extreme Planning: Agile turned to the max

1. Extreme Planning:Agile turned to themax Exilesoft Johannes Brodwall Exilesoft Chief scientist @jhannes

2. What are we going to do?

3. When will we get done?

4. How will we be able to do it?

5. After this talk

6. Forecast from actual progress

7. Uncoverwhatneeds to be done

8. Plan ourselfoutofthe rush

9. But first

10. Where does the rush come from?

11. Part I

12. Yesterday’s weather

15. “How long will it take to drive to Chicago”

16. “How long will it take to drive to Chicago” Kandy

17. t = s/v

18. After 1 hours, we have only got to Mahara…

19. vestimate > vmeasured

20. Product backlog

21. 8

22. 8 weeks?

23. 8 sprints?

24. 5 stories planned

27. (or 5 stories * 3-8 story points = 25 story points)

29. 5 stories planned

30. 4 stories delivered

31. 6 stories delivered

32. 7 weeks

33. How many hours?

34. Cost = (burn rate) * (time) = (team cost) * (backlog) / velocity

35. 6 stories delivered

36. Architect 6 stories delivered

37. The worst way to answer: To estimate hours per task

38. Actual hours = Σ estimated hours per task * “load factor” * “management overhead” * fudge factor

39. Actual hours = Σ estimated hours per task * whatever

40. Part II

41. Creating the backlog

42. Vision Usage flow Product backlog

43. Vision, stakeholder

44. For Exilesoft Global Employees Who wants to take leave from work TheMyLeave Is a responsive web application Which lets them register leave applications and get them approved Unlike current LMS/Standard Systems Our product can be used globally/has the advantage of integratability and flexibility

46. Usage flow

47. HR admin logs in via Exilesoft SSO (same for the other stakeholders) HR admin navigates to MyLeave HR admin allocates leave quotas based on information in HR database HR admin builds company calendar HR admin adjusts the leave quota for an individual user in HR system HR admin assigns leave approvers from uses in HR system Employee views their available leave Employee submits leave request MyLeave notifies Team leader of a new pending leave request via email Team leader or delivery manager views pending leave applications Team leader or delivery manager checks the other leaves in the same time period Team leader or PMO approves leave MyLeave notifies Employee of an update of his leave request via email Employee checks status of own leave application Employee cancels own leave PMO views the teams' leave calendar, plans and history PMO may cancel leave if necessary

48. Minimum interesting demo

49. HR admin logs in via Exilesoft SSO (same for the other stakeholders) HR admin navigates to MyLeave HR admin allocates leave quotas based on information in HR database HR admin builds company calendar HR admin adjusts the leave quota for an individual user in HR system HR admin assigns leave approvers from uses in HR system Employee views their available leave Employee submits leave request MyLeave notifies Team leader of a new pending leave request via email Team leader or delivery manager views pending leave applications Team leader or delivery manager checks the other leaves in the same time period Team leader or PMO approves leave MyLeave notifies Employee of an update of his leave request via email Employee checks status of own leave application Employee cancels own leave PMO views the teams' leave calendar, plans and history PMO may cancel leave if necessary

50. Experimental X Simplified X Basic X Complete X Improved X