Author: Lorraine Pauls Longhurst Published: LPLSC Blog Date: 25 Aug 2011
Link to Agile Australia 2011 Presentation and Summary
The Staged Approach to introducing Agile/Scrum Used at Transport NSW
A number of attendees at Agile Australia asked to see a copy of our presentation 'The Staged Approach to Introducing Agile/Scrum used at Transport NSW'.
A summary of the presentation is outlined below:
Learn how Transport NSW introduced Agile gradually on one of their key data warehouse projects by using a staged approach to move from waterfall to Agile and eventually scrum.
One of the advantages with scrum is that project-related issues come to the surface early because the team must deliver potentially releasable software within a month. Attempting to resolve major issues can seem insurmountable to those new to scrum.
The staged approach discussed in this presentation enables organisations to deal with issues one at a time.
Attendees will discover how to overcome the following typical issues with introducing Agile:
» No-one can make the final decision on priorities
» The business want to know exactly what the cost of the project is up-front
» The team is not communicating or treating each other with respect
» The business doesn't fully understand what is being built
See the below article for more details:
