Advanced Agile: The Team's Mindset

An in-depth review of the history and reasoning behind key agile ideas that shows how this larger view can help you lead your organization to embrace a more agile mindset.

Introduction

• Welcome to Advanced Agile

1. Before the Agile Alliance

• Software is inspired by manufacturing
• A "new new" way to develop products
• Run experiment sprints with scrum
• Embrace change with extreme programming
• The beginnings of agile projects with a manifesto

2. The Emergence of Lean Thinking

• Manufacturing changes with lean thinking
• The simple lean-agile mindmap (SLAM)
• The lean software development mindset

3. Break Down the Work and Prioritize

• Find what the customer values
• Break down the work
• Prioritize the work based on value
• Pull the work through the teams

4. Pull Work through the System

• Use kanban cards to manage flow
• Organize work into small batches
• Line up batches into short work queues
• Avoid large batches with long handoffs

5. Focus on Lean Values

• Have respect for people
• Always look for ways to improve

Conclusion

• Next, try to scale for the enterprise