Peter McBride, PMP – Cheetah Learning Canada
McBride Consulting Group Inc.
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A DESCRIPTION OF THE BASICS
THE PLAYERS
Agile Consortium
 DSDM/Atern
 APMG
 PMI
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THE LIFE CYCLE
Pre-Project
 Feasibility
 Foundations
 Exploration
 Engineering
 Deployment
 Post-Project
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Feasibility
Foundations
Pre-Project
Deployment
Exploration
Engineering
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Post-Project
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Business
Sponsor
Business
Visionary
Project
Manager
Technical
Coordinator
Team Leader
Business
Advisor(s)
Specialist
Roles
Solution
Developer
Business
Ambassador
Business
Analyst
Solutions
Tester(s)
Workshop
Facilitator
Coach
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PRODUCTS = DELIVERABLES
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Pre-planning - Terms of reference
Feasibility
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Feasibility Assessment
Outline Plan
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Foundations
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Business Foundations
Requirements List
Solution Foundations
Business Area Definition
System Architecture Definition
Development Approach
Definition
Solution Prototype
Management Foundations
Delivery Plan
Delivery Control Pack
Exploration and Engineering
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Evolving Solution
Solution Assurance Pack
Solution Review records
Business Testing Pack
Technical Testing Pack
Deployment Plan
Benefits Realisation Plan
TimeBox Plan
TimeBox Review Record
Deployment
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Deployed Solution
Project review report
Increment Review
Benefits Enablement Summary
End of Project Assessment
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DIFFERENCE OF APPROACH
Agile PM
Conventional PM
Fixed
Cost
Time
Features
Quality
Quality
Variable
Time
Cost
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Feature
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THE PRINCIPLES
Focus on the business need
 Deliver on time
 Collaborate
 NEVER compromise quality
 Build incrementally from firm foundations
 Develop iteratively
 Communicate continuously and clearly
 Demonstrate control
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AGILE TOOLS
Facilitated Workshops
 MoSCoW
 Modelling
 Timeboxing
 Planning
 Managing Risk
 Testing
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MOSCOW PRIORITISATION
Must Have – a “Minimum Usable SubseT”
(MUST) of requirements should be defined.
 Should Have
 Could Have
 Won’t Have
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The Timebox process
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Close Out
Consolidation
Refinement
Investigation
Kickoff
TIMEBOXING
DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH TO CERTIFICATION
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AMPG
 No
previous experience required
 Certifies knowledge, not skills
 Gets you started
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PMI
 Requires
experience and training to qualify
 Certifies experience, knowledge (and skills?)
 Shows you have arrived
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Q&A
Peter McBride, PMP
Certified in EVMS from APMG
MCGI is the Canadian Cheetah Learning Authorized Provider
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