Getting the Most from Agile for Project Sponsors, Product Owners, and Business Analysts
Agile methods are growing in popularity, and recent industry
studies show that nearly 2/3 of organizations are already using agile
methods for some projects, and most of the remaining companies have
plans in place to pilot the agile methods in the near future.
With this growing acceptance of agile in business, more and more
projects are being kicked off using agile methods where the business
has specific responsibilities to help define the project scope and
vision, to set project priorities, and to actively work with the team
to resolve issues, provide guidance, and engage business stakeholders
as necessary to keep the project moving.
With the widespread
adoption of agile methods such as Scrum, Extreme Programming,
Feature-Driven Development and OpenUp throughout the business world,
more and more non-IT people are being drawn in to these new agile
processes. For non-IT folk, the terminology, roles, and
expectations are new and often confusing. What exactly is
expected of a project sponsor, business analyst, or business subject
matter expert in the agile paradigm?
This session will teach
non-IT project participants how their role changes in an agile
world. Special emphasis is given to governance mechanisms for
agile projects and how to maximize ROI.
Learning Objectives:- To understand the
differences between agile, iterative, incremental, and linear
("waterfall") methods of project organization including the risks and
benefits of each.
- To understand the changing role of business
participants such as sponsors and business analysts in planning and
controlling projects.
- To understand how agile projects fit into
standard stage-gated governance models including the impacts on project
financial approvals and baselining.
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