Introduction to Workshop

• Discussion of workshop background & approach
• Agenda
• Resumes

Agile & Earned Value Introduction (Stand-up Exercise #1)

• Agile & Earned Value Experience

Teams & Working Agreements

• Team Formation
• Working Agreements

Workshop Roadmap

• Choose  Your Own Adventure
• Workshop Kanban Board

Workshop Background

• Agile Mindset
• Agile & EVM Terminology
• Workshop Focus & Takeaways
• Backwards Brain Bicycle

Introduction to Agile

• Agile Adoption
• Agile Manifesto
• Agile Development Principles
• Agile Methodologies

Single Piece Flow (Stand-up Exercise #2)

• Batching
• Single Piece Flow

Scrum Team Execution

• Scrum Roles
• Scrum Events
• Scrum Artifacts

Agile for Software and Hardware

• Structure of SW and HW Teams
• Division of Work
• Agile HW Challenges and Techniques

Agile Product Vision (Agile Case Study #12)

• Develop a Product Vision for Assigned Product

Agile Product Planning

• Possible Product Hierarchy
• Agile Product Planning
• Product Roadmaps
• Product Vision
• Identify Epics and Features

Refining & Prioritizing the Backlog Exercise

• Backlog Prioritization Methods

Agile Story Development

• The Elements of a User Story

Agile Story Development (Agile Case Study #13)

• Decompose a Feature into User Stories
• Define Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done

Estimating Techniques

• Agile Estimation Strategy
• Estimation Techniques

Planning Poker Exercise

• Estimate stories as a team

Large Scale Estimation

• Estimating the Backlog
• Traditional and Reference Large Scale Estimation
• Normalizing Team Estimates

Traditional Large Scale Estimation (Stand-up Exercise #3)

• Estimate the Entire Stealth Quad Program using Traditional LSE

The Game of Scrum (Stand-up Exercise #4)

• Scrum Roles and Events Exercise

Software Program Management Process in Agile Environments

• System Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR)
• Adjustment to SETR for Agile (RBR)

DevOps

• DevOps Best Practices
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment

Scaling Agile

• When to Scale
• Multiple Frameworks for Scaling
• Choosing the Right Framework
• Scrum@Scale
• SAFe ®

EVMS & Agile Side-by-Side

• Agile to EVMS Hierarchy
• Agile Flow
• EVMS Flow
• Comparisons

Organization and Work Definition in EVM & Agile

• WBS/OBS/RAM and Agile Organization
• Guidance in the Identification of Control Account Levels and Agile Hierarchy
• EV / Agile Synchronization

Scheduling with EVM and Agile

• EVM and Agile Scheduling
• Recommended Agile Approach
• IMS and Agile Planning

High-level EVMS Budgeting

• Contract Budgets and Control Account Plans
• Rolling Wave Planning and Agile Release Planning

Labor Cost Estimations

• Using Run Rate and Conversion Factor to Calculate Cost and Duration
• Time Phased Budgets
• Work Authorization and Scrum Team Commitment

Agile Capacity Planning

• Managing Core Skill Sets

Control Account, Work Package and QBD Exercise

• EVMS to Agile Alignment
• Determine Control Accounts, Work Packages and QBDs

Stealth Quad Establishing BCWS Exercise

• Calculate Labor and Material Budget %
• Establish Control Account & Work Package Labor & Material Budget

Measuring Accomplishment

• Methods for Measuring Accomplishment
• Earned Value at the Feature and Epic Level

Predictability Metrics

• Sprint Goal
• Planned to Done Ratio
• Context Switching
• Sprint Work Fluctuation
• Velocity Consistency
• Team Stability
• Burdown/Burnup
• Product Backlog Growth

Stability Metrics

• Happiness
• Heroism
• Project Prioritization
• Project Attrition Rate

Return on Investment Metrics

• Business Value Per Sprint
• Cost of Delay
• Project Worthiness

Improvement Metrics

• Effectiveness of Kaizens
• Skill Growth
• Agility Scale Assessment
• Agility Adoption

Efficiency Metrics

• Throughput Metric
• Measure WIP & Shippable Product
• Cycle Time
• Takt Time
• Lead Time

Quality Metrics

• Impediment Resolution
• Bugs/Fixes/Defects
• Defect Discovery Phase
• Defect Resolution Time

Value Delivery Metrics

• Customer Net Promoter Score
• Customer Survey

Analyzing Project Performance & Sprint Results

• Story Point Completion
• Stealth Quad Drone Actual Program Performance

Variance Analysis

• Interpreting Cost and Schedule Variances
• Data Capture from Agile / Scrum
• Root Cause, Impact & Corrective Action Planning

Cost and Schedule Variance Exercise

• Calculate Cost and Schedule Variances
• Calculate CPI and SPI

Estimates, Indices and Forecasts

• Developing EACs with Agile & Scrum
• Using Performance Indices
• Forecasting in Agile Projects
• Forecast Change Scenarios

Baseline Change Control

• The Importance of Baseline Management
• EVMS Baseline Change Considerations
• Scrum Guidelines
• Baseline Change Scenarios
• Achieving a Firm Baseline and Still Be Agile

Tools and Templates

Appendix

Course Evaluation Sheet and Discussion