Getting Real
PROBLEM
REALITY
TECHNOLOGY CHANGES CONSTANTLY
ASSUMPTIONS ARE USUALLY WRONG
CLIENTS AND 3RD PARTIES DO NOT DELIVER ON TIME
TIME AND BUDGET ARE EASY TO FIX, SCOPE IS NOT
PROCESS
WATERFALL
INFLEXIBLE
NOT TRULY AGILE OR ITERATIVE
CANNOT COPE WITH CHANGE
TIME
SPENT ON
TIME CONSUMING ACTIVITIES
LENGTHY SCOPE DOCS
PLANS BASED ON UNKNOWNS AND ASSUMPTIONS
RECS
LOW VALUE ACTIVITIES
MAKING CHANGES TO ALL THE DOCUMENTS
HOLDING THE HAND OF THE CLIENT
AND NOT
CREATING
TESTING
SHOWING
HIGH VALUE ACTIVITIES
THINGS THAT WORK FOR THE CONSUMER
THINGS WE CAN CHANGE QUICKLY
INEFFICIENCIES
SIZE OF TEAM
CONSISTENCY OF TEAMS
SCALING OF TEAMS
SOLUTION
GETTING REAL
TRULY AGILE
PRODUCING WORKING SOFTWARE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
FOCUSSES ON WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THE END USER
FIX TIME AND BUDGET, FLEX SCOPE
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