How to Select the Optimal Agile Framework

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How to Select the Optimal Agile
Framework Essential Lessons Learned from Scrum,
Lean, and Kanban Doug Floyd douglas.vincent.floyd_at_
gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/dougvfloyd
_at_dougvfloyd 510.682.1780
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• WHICH AGILE APPROACH WILL DELIVER THE BEST
  RESULTS?
• SCRUM?
• LEAN?
• KANBAN?

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SCRUM DEVELOPMENT
SCRUM ALLOWS FOR A MUCH FASTER AND USER BASED
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
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THE TIME TO GET PRODUCTS TO MARKET IS
SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED USING SCRUM.
SCRUM DEVELOPMENT
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SPRINTS WITHIN SCRUM BREAK DEVELOPMENT CYCLES
INTO SHORT TIME PERIODS TO ALLOW FREQUENT TESTING
AND USER FEEDBACK.
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LEAN FOCUSES ON ELIMINATING WASTE AND NOT
APPLYING EFFORT TO TASKS THAT ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY
ESSENTIAL.
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LEAN PRINCIPLES TAKE ALL OF THE SYSTEMS AND
PROCESSES INVOLVED IN THE EFFORT INTO ACCOUNT.
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LEAN ALLOWS FOR INPUT AND DIRECTION FROM ALL
STAKEHOLDERS AND VIEWPOINTS.
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A POSITIVE USER EXPERIENCE IS CRITICAL TO SUCCESS
WITHIN LEAN.
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KANBAN IS A METHOD THAT EMPHASIZES JUST-IN-TIME
DELIVERY WITHOUT OVERLOADING TEAM MEMBERS.
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KANBAN FOCUSES ON MEASURING LEAD TIMES AND
REDUCING WORK IN PROCESS (WIP).
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STICKY NOTES ON A BOARD ARE FREQUENTLY USED
WITHIN KANBAN TO VISUALIZE THE WORKFLOW.
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KANBAN TASKS DELIVERABLES ARE MORE FOCUSED ON
CONTINUOUS FLOW.
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THE GREATEST VALUE PROPOSITION LIES IN
SELECTIVELY CHOOSING THE BEST COMPONENTS WITHIN
EACH OF THE 3 MODELS. EACH PROGRAM OR PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT EFFORT MAY REQUIRE A UNIQUE
COMBINATION.
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A SCENARIO BASED HYBRID APPROACH THAT
INCORPORATES BEST PRACTICES COMPONENTS FROM ALL
THREE METHODS IS THE BEST WAY TO OPTIMIZE
DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENTERPRISE.
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PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER FOR YOUR COMPANY AND LET
PRODUCTIVITY SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS.
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How to Select the Optimal Agile
Framework Essential Lessons Learned from Scrum,
Lean, and Kanban Doug Floyd douglas.vincent.floyd_at_
gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/dougvfloyd
_at_dougvfloyd 510.682.1780