my-notes

The Many Flavors of Agile

What’s the right one for your team.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9cNs6dVzY

The Beginning

2001 - Agile Manifesto

Core values.

Common Flavors of Agile

• Spotify Squad Model
• Lean
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Waterfall

Agile Evaluation Criteria

• Team Skill Level
• Team Maturity Level
• Company Risk Tolerance (low, medium, high)
• Team Size
  • small (<5)
  • medium (5-7)
  • large (>7)

The Break Down

Waterfall

Good for: heavily regulated industries.

• Team Skill Level: mixed
• Team Maturity Level: mixed
• Team Size: generally large
• Company Risk Tolerance: low

Kanban

Good for: highly self organized, mature teams.

• Team Skill Level: low
• Team Maturity Level: high
• Team Size: small
• Company Risk Tolerance: mixed

Scrum

Good for: most software development teams.

• Team Skill Level: mixed
• Team Maturity Level: mixed
• Team Size: small to medium
• Company Risk Tolerance: medium

To success, needs specific roles.

Lean

Good for: highly skilled developers and teams with expert knowledge in a given field.

• Team Skill Level: high
• Team Maturity Level: high
• Team Size: small to medium
• Company Risk Tolerance: high

Spotify Squad Model

Good for: teams that have complete trust.

• Team Skill Level: high
• Team Maturity Level: high
• Team Size: medium to large
• Company Risk Tolerance: high

Applying What We’ve Learned