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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Big Scrum - Scaling Team to Program
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The bulk of the widely-published information about Scrum is focused on team-level efforts. As Agile and Scrum adoption rates at mid to large-scale companies expand, they become increasingly main-stream. Experience is showing that Agile methods have much to offer the large program. Establishing a successful Agile program requires an emphasis on creating an environment that is both enabling and supportive of continuously optimizing and adapting teams. There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to kicking-off a Scrum program. Projects and programs are very different depending on the nature of the business objectives, the project, the stakeholders or the envisioned product. The session provides a framework for effectively initiating Scrum projects and establishing scalable program models that support sustainable value-focused delivery teams. The session covers topics such as:
♦ Scrum project kickoff
♦ Program roles and organization
♦ Team formulation and training programs
♦ Program ramp-up strategies
♦ Distributed vs. Virtual teams
♦ Providing support for continuous improvement
♦ Common challenges in large-program Scrum
Participants will be introduced to the common aspects of getting a large program initiated quickly using Scrum methods, and detail of one approach that has worked on numerous multi-team programs ranging from 15 to 250+ people.
Giora Morein and George Schlitz
Giora Morein is a Principal Agile Coach and co-founder of BigVisible Solutions. He specializes in rapidly ramping up new Agile and Scrum Teams through practical training coupled with hands-on mentoring and coaching.
George Schlitz is a Principal Agile Coach and co-founder of BigVisible Solutions. He has focused on coaching Agile development teams and executives in adoption of Agile and Lean product development methods, methodology and process improvement, and leadership of complex programs and projects.
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