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� AW2 Concurrent � Session � 11/13/2013 � 10:15 � AM � � � "Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar Some More" � � � Presented by: David Hussman DevJam � � � � � � � � � Brought � to � you � by: � � � � 340 � Corporate � Way, � Suite � 300, � Orange � Park, � FL � 32073 � 888 � 268 � 8770 ��� 904 � 278 � 0524 ��� sqeinfo@sqe.com ��� www.sqe.com

David Hussman DevJam Working with companies of all sizes worldwide, David Hussman teaches and coaches the adoption of agile methods as powerful delivery tools. Sometimes he pairs with developers and testers; other times he helps plan and create product roadmaps. David often works with leadership groups to pragmatically use agile methods to foster innovation and a competitive business advantage. Prior to working as a full-time coach, he spent years building software in the audio, biometrics, medical, financial, retail, and education sectors. David now leads DevJam, a company composed of agile collaborators. As mentors and practitioners, DevJam (devjam.com) focuses on agility as a tool to help people and companies improve their software production skills.

Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar ( some more ) David Hussman will be standing in for Frank Zappa DevJam produces products and … … helps others learn to do so also We host a “maker space” @somakers Design Deliver Learn 1

We sponsor communities of learning First Lego League: Kids making robots We host jam sessions We host jam sessions We host jam sessions They are loosely based on Fight Club Frank hosted jam sessions! Zappa was a maker (producer) 2

Frank was A Mother (of Invention) Frank was a rebel (with a cause) Frank was a not afraid to offend 3

Most Important, Frank Produced player, composer, engineer, leader Are you a producer? How well do you find balance? process (docs) vs experience (playing) 4

What would Frank say about this doc? What do you say about it? How does your process help you produce and learn about your product? Producing over Production 5

Does your process help you produce? V= W V= W H H Dude’s Law: Value = Why / How Outcome Based Selections Does your process produce learning? This is learning about progress 6

This is learning about product thinking in product over thinking about progress When delivery is a constant, discovery becomes the challenge 7

Maps help surface “product arrogance” Who needs what and why? Maps contain journeys Journeys improve planning Where will you take your customers (users)? 8

Journeys cut across specializations Journeys help with scale Produce more learning, not more process Distributed journey discussions exist 9

Distributed journeying tools exist Here’s a real world example of planning a journey 10

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This journey was produced in California 15

This journey produced in Kiev What journey can you take? ( how can you shut up and play ) How can you measurably improve? Becoming antifragile by being a subtractionist 16

What journey can we take? We have XP, Scrum and Kanban How can we subtract and improve? NonBan “ the least amount of process with the most real and measurable value” nonban.org Because process is only part of the meal If you are still hungry, try out some DevJams www.devjam.com / @davidhussman 17

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