program selection system

As the agile horizons expand beyond software development and throughout the enterprise, the enterprise itself is evolving—becoming more dispersed and mobile. New technologies are changing organizations, applications, and the way we do business. But success is not one-size-fits-all. Organizations facing real-world challenges can’t simply adopt a rigid, purist approach. Command Information adapts agile methods to our clients’ specific business needs, while helping them seize the opportunities presented by Next-Generation technologies.

Danube CST Jim Schiel will discuss some of the best practices he learned from his own experiences with enterprise-level Scrum in a regulated environment, as well as those of other Danube CSTs. This will be an exciting opportunity to hear how large companies have conquered the challenges of scaling using the principles and practices of Scrum.

An introduction to the Atern Agile framework from the DSDM Consortium. DSDM Atern is becoming increasingly recognised as the leader in providing the necessary rigor organisations demand when undertaking programmes (Agile in the Large) and Medium size programmes with the flexibility and responsiveness Agile approaches deliver. The free to view/free to use framework addresses the needs of all involved in the successfully delivery of a project and programme end to end, from the projects inception to post implement support.

90 Word Summary:

As effective as Agile teams have become, many times it isn’t the team that is the problem. In many cases, the structure within which the team exists is more problematic than the performance of the team itself. The myopic view of agility towards teams has not helped address this problem.

Value Stream Mapping comes from Lean Thinking and provides a way to see the entire chain of events that leads to a product from its inception. It describes the transition from concept to cash. It maps the flow of ideas and actions across the entire organization.

Agile in development teams has distinct benefits, but in large organizations a development team is a small part in the chain from customer request to customer delivery. Introducing Agile is a massive change in both our culture and our ways of working. The results are impressive: team motivation and product management satisfaction increased. We will present how to leverage on improvements in development in a large organization, the main choices we made, the resistance we had to overcome and how we made the changes stick.

This submission is to share the success of three successful Agile implementations that are both unique in their implementation while sharing many commonalities that have created high performance teams. Each presenter will give a fifteen minute overview of their Agile implementation then join a facilitated panel discussion and Q&A with the audience.

Our organization just ended a successful pilot project using agile methods. As a result management has decided to introduce agile across IT. There are still questions about adopting agile across the organization:

• Who will ensure we have the “right” architecture for our future needs?
• Who is responsible for software quality reuse?
• Does agile work large-scale projects
• Who will focus on the big picture?

This talk will present patterns and methods about how an agile organization manages architecture concerns.