Software Development in a Funky Manner to meet client requirements best
- 1. Managing software development in a Funky manner 4Developers, Poznan, Poland March 26, 2010 Peter Horsten, Goyello © 2010 Goyello Sp. z o. o. Copyright © 2009 GOYELLO
- 2. Gartner studies suggest that 75% of all US IT projects are considered to be failures. The solutions fundamentally did not do what was agreed. Or they missed deadlines. And/or came in over budget. Half of the projects exceeded budget by 200%! WHY?
- 3. Oh Yeah, who’s “Me” 40 Agile Blogger Coach Communication Consultant Creative Director Dutch Engineer Father Fun Gdańsk Goyello Honest Husband Open mind Opinion Outsourcing Partnership Peter Horsten Positive Project manager Prince2 Social Media Sociologist Software Trust Twitter University of Gdańsk Web 2.0 Web applications Web development
- 4. Let’s Vote Who has been facing unhappy clients while developing software? Image source: European Parliament, http://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/3480264232/
- 5. First: Let’s pick up the pieces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3XMA37rb9I
- 6. Funky reminds me about a concert by Candy Dulfer. What does it mean to you? Picture source: http://www.allaboutjazz.com
- 7. If you want the best solution, you hire the best, don’t you?
- 9. It's worth hiring either Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie for your latest movie. The cost can be divided by millions of people solely because they are so damn hot (funky). Inspired by Joel Spolsky: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/HighNotes.html
- 10. The first Apple computer development team believed they were going to change the world. Other Apple top teams designed the iPod and iPhone The competition just failed
- 11. „The average never wins. To succeed you have to stop being so god damned normal. At its best normal output will give normal results.” Funky Business, page 277
- 12. The “average” developer will never make great software The “average” project will never become a success The “average” client will never get the best result
- 13. We seem to know the reasons • Poor planning • Lack of executive support • No time for design and user involvement • Unclear goals and • Failure to communicate objectives and act as a team • Lack of understanding • Inappropriate skills • Objectives changing during • Lack of Quality the project management • Unrealistic time or resource estimates
- 14. But isn’t it just because of the way they think? “…a bunch of nerds…” “…they can only communicate in techno babble….”
- 15. Or how we IT people treat a client?
- 16. We need to close the gap in between Business and IT
- 17. It should be Business with IT
- 18. Do we need more Funk?
- 19. Funky 2b. Combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul 3. Earthy and uncomplicated; natural. 4. a. Characterized by originality and modishness; unconventional http://www.thefreedictionary.com/funky
- 20. We need more flexibility, more Agility Agile SCRUM FDD BDD RUP TDD Innovation Extreme programming
- 21. Define needs in terms your client understands! As a Role I require a Feature To gain a Business Benefit Business Driven Development
- 22. Tell it with a story, “user stories” • Write down the story • Make it clear and understandable for both sides • Make sure developers fully understand it • Prioritize together
- 24. Scrum is an agile software development framework. Work is structured in cycles of work called sprints, iterations of work that are typically two to four weeks in duration. During each sprint, teams pull from a prioritized list of customer requirements, called user stories, so that the features that are developed first are of the highest value to the customer. At the end of each sprint, a potentially shippable product is delivered. Image source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7048733.stm
- 25. We will have to change The competition is ready
- 26. Agility needs a mind shift Are you going to change your attitude?
- 27. “More freedom equals more responsibility. If you do not make choices, someone else, somewhere else, will make them for you. And you can be sure that they will not care too much about your well-being.”
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