Transcript Introductions

ADAPT Meeting
(Agile Defense Adoption Proponents Team)
October 5, 2012
Thanks to our Sponsors!
Agenda
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Introductions and What is ADAPT?
Meeting Objective
Teri Takai, DoD CIO, video
Discussion on Organizational Transformation
For Agile and Lean Environments
 Small group discussion
– Two rounds of 20 minutes with feedback between
each round
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Introductions
 Who’s here and who we are
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Dave Chesebrough, AFEI
Tammy Kicker, AFEI
Curt Hibbs, Boeing
Suzette Johnson, Northrop Grumman
Mary Ann Lapham, SEI
Richard Turner, Stevens Institute
We appreciate our Sponsors
For today’s meeting venue and breakfast!
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What is ADAPT?
 Community of Interest focused on adoption of agile
methods in DoD
 SME’s with similar interests
– Government organizations looking to change
– Industry practitioners (consultants, tool vendors,
contractors, etc)
– Academia investigating adoption of agile
 Minimal organization
 Active
 AGILE!
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Meeting Objective
 Topic: Organizational Transformation For Agile and
Lean Environments
– As a someone involved in DoD IT programs
– I want to understand the important areas of
organizational transformation for Agile and Lean
environments
– so I can share my experiences and lessons
learned with others and leave with ideas that I can
take back to my organization to help improve our
ability to meet mission success.
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Teri Takai Video
 SEI Agile Research Forum Keynote
Presentation (originally held May 22,
2012). (~20 minutes)
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Today’s Discussion
 Presentation: Organizational Transformation For Agile and
Lean Environments
 Small Group Discussions
 ~5 people per team
 Reporter: someone to take notes and report out key ideas
 Timekeeper: someone to be timekeeper
 What about the people calling in?
 Format
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Round 1 discussion (20 min)
Whole group sharing (15 min)
Round 2 discussion (20 min)
Whole group sharing (15 min)
 Wrap-up and What’s Happening Next
 Networking
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Small Group Discussion
 Round 1: (20 min)
Assumptions: Your team believes in the adoption of agile practices and is
looking for ways to make change happen in your organization.
Based on these assumptions and your own experiences, discuss the
following with your team and record your team’s responses:
1. What do you think is needed most to begin the transition in your
organization?
2. What do you think is your organization’s greatest impediment to
agile adoption?
3. Based on the presentation and the Initial Framework, select 1
activity from the *3 major categories (Outreach, Support, Measures)
that your team thinks is the most and important and explain why.
Prioritize if you have time.
 Group Discussion(15 min)
*Please assign someone in your team to capture the team’s suggestions/thoughts and be Timekeeper
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Today’s Discussion
 Round 2: (20 minutes): Discuss the following with your team
and record your team’s responses:
1. What additional activities do you believe should be added
to the categories (Outreach, Support, Measures) that are
not currently listed?
2. What do you believe is the great obstacle hindering
further adoption of agile in your workspace? What is one
thing that could be done to remove this obstacle?
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Other information/resources: SEI’s: Agile Methods: Selected DoD
Management and Acquisition Concerns
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Group Discussion (15 min)
*Please assign someone in your team to capture the team’s suggestions/thoughts and be Timekeeper
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Wrap-Up
 Retrospective (10 min)
– What worked well
• One idea
• Second idea
– Suggestions for next time
• One idea
• Second idea
– One Take-Away
• What is one take-away from today’s
discussion
One Great
Take-Away
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What’s Happening Next?
 Notes from today: Compiled and made available;
possible blog entry
 Survey: Collecting your input for deeper dive
discussion on topics discussed today
 November Conference
 To get involved contact:
Tammy Kicker, AFEI
[email protected]
703-247-9494
Go to AFEI Website:
http://www.afei.org/WorkingGroups/ADAPT/Pages/default.aspx
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Thank you for coming today!
Your participation is important as we
continue to adopt and improve our
Agile principles and practices within
and across our organizations.
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Upcoming Classes
 Agile and Scrum in a Day – 10/15/12
 Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) –
Advanced Requirements featuring Innovation
Games – 11/13 – 11/14
 Use the code ‘ADAPT’ for a 15% discount
 Check here for the latest schedule
– http://excella.eventbrite.com/
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Upcoming Events
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10/5: ADAPT Open Breakfast Session
10/12: Innovate VA – http://innovatevirginia.com/
10/23: AgileDC Conference - http://agiledc.org/
11/1: Fed Scoop Government Agile Summit http://fedscoop.com/events/agile-government-summit/
 11/28: ADAPT Conference http://afei.org/WorkingGroups/ADAPT/Pages/default.aspx
(Session Details will follow)
 12/7 – 12/8: DC Agile Engineering Conference http://dc-agile-engineering-conference-eorg.eventbrite.com/
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