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Implementing the Lean Concepts of Continuous Improvement and Flow on an Agile Software Development Project - An Industrial Case Study Balachander S & Karuna Jain Feb 17, 2012
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Transcript of Continuous Improvement & Flow
Implementing the Lean Concepts of
Continuous Improvement and Flow on
an Agile Software Development Project - An Industrial Case Study
Balachander S & Karuna JainFeb 17, 2012
Agenda
BackgroundResultsProcessLessons
Project Overview
Agile software development project executed at ThoughtWorks
Web-based application development projectDistributed across India and UK (Customer location)Team Size: 9-12 membersDuration: 25 weeksTeam experience on agile methods: 21 person-years Iteration length – 1 weekTechnology – Ruby-on-Rails, MySQL
Background
Value to the Customer
Releasing often in small increments
Good user experienceAttractive User InterfaceQuick response timeDefect-free experience
Continuous improvement to be displayed within the project
Background
Continuous Improvement
Story Rate: Story points closed/Dev. days worked
Results
Cumulative Flow Diagram
Results
Regression Results
R2 = 0.97
R2 = 0.99
R2 = 0.99
R2 = 0.99
R2 = 0.99
Slope = 34.53
Slope = 34.91
Slope = 35.09
Slope = 35.09
Slope = 35.22
Defined
In Development
Development Complete
Test Complete
Approved & Closed
Results
Development Process
Process
Lessons Learned
Lessons
Understanding Value to the customer
Close collaboration
Lessons Learned
Standard Unit of Estimation
Infrastructure Setup
Lessons
Lessons Learned
Coding Standards &
Engineering Practices
Continuous Prioritization
Lessons
Lessons Learned
Right Metrics
No Silos
Lessons
Lessons Learned
Mindset towards Defects
Culture of Trust
Lessons
