Our governance model and team design may look a little complicated at first glance. However, there's a lot of intentionality within our system of delivery to ensure that you're solving the right problems, at the right time, to maximize throughput and the value delivered to your customers.
In this video, our Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens will remove the noise and walk you through our governance model and team design to help you better understand the LeadingAgile system of delivery.
For more information on our approach to Transformation, check out our latest white paper:
www.leadingagile.com/whitepaper
If you're interested in helping other organizations achieve their Agility goals within a system such as this, check out our careers page:
www.leadingagile.com/careers
2. 22
GOALS OF GOING AGILE
PREDICTABILITY
Agile tends to focus on adaptability but
predictability is most often cited as the reason
for agile transformation
EARLY ROI
Many organizations struggle with 18 month
delivery cycles. Agile helps your team
accelerate time to market value
INNOVATION
As companies grow sometimes they slow down
and lose the ability to innovate. Agile can help
you get back your competitive edge.
QUALITY
As organizations scale, product quality often
suffers. Agile focuses on quality from
requirements through implementation.
LOWER COSTS
Cost savings are tough to promise, but agile can
help make sure you are only spending money
on the features most likely to generate revenue
PRODUCT FIT
Delivering on time is only important if you are
delivering the right product. Agile can help you
get the feedback you need.
3. 33
AN INTELLIGENT SYSTEM OF
DELIVERY
• Governance is the
way we make
economic
tradeoffs in the
face of
constraints
• They way we
form teams and
foster
collaboration at
all levels of the
organization
• What do we
measure, how do
we baseline
performance and
show
improvement?
METRICS & TOOLSSTRUCTUREGOVERNANCE
4. 44
Scope Risk: “Are we solving the right problem?”
Capacity Risk: “Are we optimizing for predictably delivering the most value?”
Technical Debt: “Does our tech stack enable or hinder our pace of change?”
Dependency Risk: “Are we orchestrating across our dependable solution components?”
Frequency of Validation: “Do we have the ability to complete work frequently enough to
learn as we go and respond to what we are learning?”
TYPES OF RISK INFLUENCING OUR
ABILITY TO DRIVE VALUE
5. 55
GOVERNANCE
MAKE
READY
STO RY READY IN P RO GRESS
STO RY
DO NE
STO RY
ACCEP TED
EP IC
ALIGNMENT
EP IC
P RIO RITIZATIO N
SO LUTIO N
VALIDATIO N
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
EP IC
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
ST RA T E G IC A L IG N M E N T SO L U T IO N V ISIO N D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N V A L ID A T IO N A C C E P T E D
D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N & A C C O U N T A B IL IT Y
F EATURE
DEF INITIO N
STO RY MAP P ING
RELEASE
P LANNING
IN P RO GRESS
INTEGRATIO N
VALIDATIO N
F EATURE
DEP LO YMENT
F EATURE
CO MP LETED
INTAKE
INVESTMENT
DECISIO N
INVESTMENT
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
INITIATIVE
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
IN IT IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N IN IT IA T IV E RO A D M A P M E A SU RE A B L E P RO G RE SS
INVESTMENT
I n i t i a t i v e | K a n b a n
E p i c | K a n b a n
F e a t u r e | K a n b a n
S t o r y | S c r u m
Shifting governance from controlling handoffs and accountability to focusing on the flow of value
Focus on shared understanding and value
Design the system of delivery so we see max value
M E A SU RE E F F E C T IV E N E SS
6. 66
ROLES IN BOXES TO COVER RISKS
Portfolio
Teams
Product
Teams
Delivery
Teams
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
• Capability Owner
• Experience Owner
• Program Owner (Business representative in
intake and market adoption)
• Enterprise Architect
• Portfolio Owner
• Financial Analyst
• Product Owner
• Solution Architect
• Test Lead
• Scrum Master
• Business /Systems Analyst
• Delivery Manager
• UI/UX Lead
Delivery Team
• Scrum Master
• Engineering Team
• UX/UI
• BA
• QA
7. 3 T I E R
G O V E R N A N C E :
M A N A G I N G
I N T E R A C T I O N S
8. 88
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
9. 99
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
10. 1010
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
11. 1111
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
12. 1212
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F1
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
13. 1313
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
14. 1414
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
15. 1515
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
16. 1616
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
17. 1717
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
18. 1818
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
19. 1919
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
20. 2020
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
21. 2121
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
22. 2222
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
23. 2323
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
24. 2424
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
25. 2525
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
26. 2626
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
27. 2727
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
E1
F3 F1F2
S1S2S3
28. 2828
Scope Risk: “Are we solving the right problem?”
Capacity Risk: “Are we optimizing for predictably delivering the most value?”
Technical Debt: “Does our tech stack enable or hinder our pace of change?”
Dependency Risk: “Are we orchestrating across our dependable solution components?”
Frequency of Validation: “Do we have the ability to complete work frequently enough to
learn as we go and respond to what we are learning?”
TYPES OF RISK INFLUENCING OUR
ABILITY TO DRIVE VALUE
29. 29
SCOPE MANAGEMENT
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
MAKE
READY
STO RY READY IN P RO GRESS
STO RY
DO NE
STO RY
ACCEP TED
P O RTF O LIO
ALIGNMENT
P O RTF O LIO
P RIO RITIZATIO N
SO LUTIO N
VALIDATIO N
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
P O RTF O LIO
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
ST RA T E G IC A L IG N M E N T SO L U T IO N V ISIO N D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N V A L ID A T IO N A C C E P T E D
D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N & A C C O U N T A B IL IT Y
F EATURE
DEF INITIO N
STO RY MAP P ING
RELEASE
P LANNING
IN P RO GRESS
INTEGRATIO N
VALIDATIO N
F EATURE
DEP LO YMENT
F EATURE
CO MP LETED
INTAKE
INVESTMENT
DECISIO N
INVESTMENT
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
INITIATIVE
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
IN IT IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N IN IT IA T IV E RO A D M A P M E A SU RE A B L E P RO G RE SS
INVESTMENT
I n i t i a t i v e | K a n b a n
E p i c | K a n b a n
F e a t u r e | K a n b a n
S t o r y | S c r u m
4
9 a
1 7
21
6
1 8
7
1 1
1. Market Segmentation
2. Bowman Clock
3. Capability Model
4. Opportunity Canvas
5. Value Lever Model
6. Impact Map
7. Customer Journey
8. Product Roadmap
9. Epic Brief (a-intent, b-solution)
10. Cost of Delay
11. Stakeholder analysis diagram
12. Epic Roadmap
13. Uncertainty Roadmap
14. Formalized Outcome Hypothesis X
1 5
1 11 6
Create, Update, or
Apply at this step
9 b
21
5
7
1 51 3
1 51 5
1 0
7
1 1
1 31 4
15. Personas & Empathy Map
16. Formalized Solution Hypothesis
17. Feature Brief
18. Story Map
19. Feature Release Plan
20. Kano Analysis
21. User Story
22. Evaluative Research
1 2
1 2
1 9
8
22
22
221 5
3
20
2020
M E A SU RE E F F E C T IV E N E SS
30. 3030
CAPACITY RISK
“Are we optimizing for predictably delivering the most value?”
The risk related to our ability to deliver based on the capacity of our system of delivery.
35. 3535
LIMIT WIP THE AIRPLANE GAME
Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4
• The next airplane will be in process a long time
• Cycle time (time to finish the next plane)
expands linearly – or we have to expedite
• Work isn’t getting finished faster by starting it
earlier
• It isn’t fun to be at station 3
36. 3636
LIMIT WIP TO MAKE WORK FLOW
Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4
• Balance Capacity and Demand
• Don’t starve the constraint – but there is no
benefit to moving faster than the constraint
• Balancing work-in-process against capacity is
best performed by a pull basis - empirical
process control
37. 3737
LIMIT WIP
A B C
Equally important – all roughly the same size
3
periods
3
periods
3
periods
38. 3838
A B C
LIMIT WIP
To optimize our “resources” – we slice resources to
work part time on multiple projects
Period
of
Time
3
periods
3
periods
3
periods
39. 3939
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
LIMIT WIP
We finally deliver in period 9
40. 4040
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
LIMIT WIP
41. 4141
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
LIMIT WIP
42. 4242
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Defer commitment until we have finished the prior increment.
LIMIT WIP
43. 4343
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Defer commitment until
we have finished
increment A
44. 4444
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Defer commitment until
we have finished
increment B
45. 4545
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Increment C delivers at the
same time as the previous
approach
46. 4646
A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Impact of task switching
and increased coordination
47. 4747
A 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Options to “Trim the Tail”
and release sooner than
planned
48. 4848
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Insert a high priority
concern without
disrupting value creation
DA 1
49. 4949
B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Return to lower priority
features after other
initiatives are complete
D A 2A 1
50. 5050
CAPACITY AND FLOW FEEDBACK
MAKE
READY
STO RY READY IN P RO GRESS
STO RY
DO NE
STO RY
ACCEP TED
EP IC
ALIGNMENT
EP IC
P RIO RITIZATIO N
SO LUTIO N
VALIDATIO N
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
EP IC
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PROGRAM
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
ST RA T E G IC A L IG N M E N T SO L U T IO N V ISIO N D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N V A L ID A T IO N A C C E P T E D
D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N & A C C O U N T A B IL IT Y
F EATURE
DEF INITIO N
STO RY MAP P ING
RELEASE
P LANNING
IN P RO GRESS
INTEGRATIO N
VALIDATIO N
F EATURE
DEP LO YMENT
F EATURE
CO MP LETED
INTAKE
INVESTMENT
DECISIO N
INVESTMENT
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
INITIATIVE
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
IN IT IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N IN IT IA T IV E RO A D M A P M E A SU RE A B L E P RO G RE SS
INVESTMENT
I n i t i a t i v e | K a n b a n
E p i c | K a n b a n
F e a t u r e | K a n b a n
S t o r y | S c r u m
Past performance for delivering work,
is the best indicator for future
predictability.
M E A SU RE E F F E C T IV E N E SS
52. 5252
TECHNICAL DEBT AND DISCOVERY
“Does our tech stack enable or hinder our pace of change?”
The risk related to the decisions of the past that has led to the current solution
landscape and the ability for the solution landscape to match the ambition of
movement going forward.
54. 5454
TECHNICAL DEBT AND DISCOVERY
MAKE
READY
STO RY READY IN P RO GRESS
STO RY
DO NE
STO RY
ACCEP TED
EP IC
ALIGNMENT
EP IC
P RIO RITIZATIO N
SO LUTIO N
VALIDATIO N
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
EP IC
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
ST RA T E G IC A L IG N M E N T SO L U T IO N V ISIO N D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N V A L ID A T IO N A C C E P T E D
D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N & A C C O U N T A B IL IT Y
F EATURE
DEF INITIO N
STO RY MAP P ING
RELEASE
P LANNING
IN P RO GRESS
INTEGRATIO N
VALIDATIO N
F EATURE
DEP LO YMENT
F EATURE
CO MP LETED
INTAKE
INVESTMENT
DECISIO N
INVESTMENT
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
INITIATIVE
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
IN IT IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N IN IT IA T IV E RO A D M A P M E A SU RE A B L E P RO G RE SS
INVESTMENT
I n i t i a t i v e | K a n b a n
E p i c | K a n b a n
F e a t u r e | K a n b a n
S t o r y | S c r u m
Technical architecture is a critical
aspect of defining investments in
relation to the scope ambition and
additional debt is registered.
M E A SU RE E F F E C T IV E N E SS
55. 5555
DEPENDENCY RISK
MAKE
READY
STO RY READY IN P RO GRESS
STO RY
DO NE
STO RY
ACCEP TED
EP IC
ALIGNMENT
EP IC
P RIO RITIZATIO N
SO LUTIO N
VALIDATIO N
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
EP IC
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
ST RA T E G IC A L IG N M E N T SO L U T IO N V ISIO N D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N V A L ID A T IO N A C C E P T E D
D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N & A C C O U N T A B IL IT Y
F EATURE
DEF INITIO N
STO RY MAP P ING
RELEASE
P LANNING
IN P RO GRESS
INTEGRATIO N
VALIDATIO N
F EATURE
DEP LO YMENT
F EATURE
CO MP LETED
INTAKE
INVESTMENT
DECISIO N
INVESTMENT
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
INITIATIVE
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
IN IT IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N IN IT IA T IV E RO A D M A P M E A SU RE A B L E P RO G RE SS
INVESTMENT
I n i t i a t i v e | K a n b a n
E p i c | K a n b a n
F e a t u r e | K a n b a n
S t o r y | S c r u m
By having a clearly defined value item (epic) we
understand dependencies by mapping all
required features to the value item. As the value
items become more precise so does our
understanding of dependencies.
M E A SU RE E F F E C T IV E N E SS
57. 5757
TESTING STRUCTURE & FEEDBACK
MAKE
READY
STO RY READY IN P RO GRESS
STO RY
DO NE
STO RY
ACCEP TED
EP IC
ALIGNMENT
EP IC
P RIO RITIZATIO N
SO LUTIO N
VALIDATIO N
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
EP IC
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
ST RA T E G IC A L IG N M E N T SO L U T IO N V ISIO N D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N V A L ID A T IO N A C C E P T E D
D E M A N D P L A N N IN G E X E C U T IO N & A C C O U N T A B IL IT Y
F EATURE
DEF INITIO N
STO RY MAP P ING
RELEASE
P LANNING
IN P RO GRESS
INTEGRATIO N
VALIDATIO N
F EATURE
DEP LO YMENT
F EATURE
CO MP LETED
INTAKE
INVESTMENT
DECISIO N
INVESTMENT
TARGETING
IN P RO GRESS
INITIATIVE
VALIDATIO N
CO MP LETED
IN IT IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N IN IT IA T IV E RO A D M A P M E A SU RE A B L E P RO G RE SS
INVESTMENT
I n i t i a t i v e | K a n b a n
E p i c | K a n b a n
F e a t u r e | K a n b a n
S t o r y | S c r u m
A
A
D E
B
C D
M E A SU RE E F F E C T IV E N E SS
58. 5858
PORTFOLIO
ALIGNMENT
MAKE
READY
STORY READY IN PROGRESS
STORY
DONE
STORY
ACCEPTED
PORTFOLIO
PRIORITIZATION
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
RELEASE
TARGETING
IN PROGRESS
EPIC
VALIDATION
COMPLETED
PORTFOLIO
TEAM
PRODUCT
TEAM
DELIVERY
TEAM
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT SOLUTION VISION DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION VALIDATION MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS
DEMAND PLANNING EXECUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY
SOLUTION
DESIGN
RELEASE
PLANNING
FEATURE
READY
IN PROGRESS
FEATURE
VALIDATION
FEATURE
COMPLETED
INTAKE
Epic | Kanban
Feature | Kanban
Story | Scrum
MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS