Agile ALM Virtual Study Group Session 2 - Backlog management
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This document summarizes an IBM presentation on backlog management and release planning for agile ALM teams. It discusses how the IBM Rational Solution for Agile ALM supports product backlog management and release planning through features like the Scrum-Agile ALM process template and in-context guidance. It also provides exercises for attendees to practice these techniques using Rational Team Concert, including populating and refining the product backlog and release backlog. The goal is to help agile teams implement transparent and collaborative backlog management.
Agile ALM Virtual Study Group Session 2 - Backlog management
- 1. © 2013 IBM Corporation Agile ALM Virtual Study Group Series Part 2: Backlog management and release planning Jean-Louis (JL) Marechaux, Worldwide Technical Enablement Lead (CLM segment) IBM Software, Rational October 1, 2013
- 2. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop2 Virtual Study Group Series: Agenda Part 1: Overview of the Agile ALM technical Assets (Sept 24, 2013) – Study group agenda, intro to Scrum, overview of Agile ALM technical assets – Homework / Self-study Presentation material, demos, and recording: http://bit.ly/Aalm_S1 Part 2: Getting started with backlog management and release planning (Oct 1, 2013) – Rational Team Concert project for Agile ALM / product backlog and release planning – Homework / Self-study Part 3: Sprint activities for Agile ALM Teams (Oct 8, 2013) – Sprint planning, sprint management, review, and retrospective – Homework / Self-study Details and registration links at http://bit.ly/AalmStGrp
- 3. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop3 Agile ALM Virtual Study Group Part 2: Backlog management and release planning (October 1, 2013) Worldwide Technical Enablement | IBM Rational Software Jean-Louis Marechaux (aka JL) Worldwide Technical Enablement and CoP leader (Collaborative Lifecycle Management segment) Study Group on DevOps & Agile Community: http://bit.ly/AalmStGrp Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JLmarechaux
- 4. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop4 Session 2: Agenda Previously, on “Agile ALM Virtual Study Group” – Brief recapitulation of what was covered during the first part of the series: http://bit.ly/Aalm_S1 Backlog Management and Release Planning Homework / Self-study
- 5. © 2013 IBM Corporation IBM Rational solution for Agile ALM with Scrum Backlog management and release planning An IBM Learning Asset
- 6. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop6 Objectives 1. Review the key elements in an Agile ALM project • Review assets to support Agile ALM projects • Understand mandatory and optional project configuration 2. Explore how the IBM® Rational Solution for Agile Application Lifecycle Management (Agile ALM) supports: • Product Backlog management • Release planning 3. Acquire skills on using IBM® Rational Team Concert for Agile ALM projects • Hands-on exercises / demos
- 7. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop7 Agenda Create and configure an Agile ALM Project Product backlog management Release planning Summary
- 8. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop8 Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Daily Scrum Meeting Potentially Shippable Product Increment Sprint Goal Release Backlog Rational Team Concert Scrum Product Vision Release Planning Sprint Planning Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective Agile ALM Process Overview The IBM Rational Solution for Agile ALM with Scrum
- 9. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop9 Rational solution for Agile ALM with Scrum (Free) Agile ALM Process Template – RTC product extension Agile ALM with Scrum Practices – In-context guidance Agile enablement assets – Scenario – Tutorial – Agile Learning Circle (Learning roadmap) https://jazz.net/downloads/agile-alm-scrum/latest Agile ALM project
- 10. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop10 Configuration of an Agile ALM project Create Project Area based on the Scrum – Agile ALM process template Create a Team Area. • Required to leverage the custom Agile ALM team dashboard • Associate the new team to a work item category Add Members to the Team Area Assign Agile ALM Roles to team members Review Timelines and dates Optional configuration: Create Work Item Categories (a default category is defined for your project) Create Project Area releases Customize predefined queries Review and customize the Agile ALM Team Dashboard
- 11. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop11 Agenda Create and configure an Agile ALM Project Product backlog management Release planning Summary
- 12. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop12 Product Backlog and Agile ALM activities Share and explain product vision Create product backlog – Single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product – Living artifact (never complete) Refine product backlog (grooming) – Ongoing activity (<10% of team capacity) – New epics / stories (features, technical debt, enhancements…) – Details for epics / stories (decomposition, details, estimates) – New order (ranking) The Product Backlog is ready for the upcoming Release
- 13. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop13 Exercise: Manage the product backlog “As the Product Owner, I am responsible for maximizing the value of the product.” “As a Stakeholder, I want to have an easy access to the product backlog.” “As a Scrum Master, I must ensure that the product backlog is available for inspection and adaptation”. “As members of the Development Team, we are responsible of all the estimates.” Share product vision Review Agile ALM guidance Add vision to the product backlog Import backlog items Detail and estimate stories Add new backlog items Set business value Populate product backlog Refine product backlog Rank backlog items Review in-context guidance (ongoing)
- 14. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop14 Agenda Create and configure an Agile ALM Project Product backlog management Release planning Summary
- 15. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop15 Release Backlog and Agile ALM activities Define release goal – Objectives that the release should achieve Create release backlog – Select items from the ordered Product Backlog (achieve the release goal) – Rule of thumb: choose items from the top first (higher ranking) Refine release backlog (grooming) – Ongoing activity (<10% of team capacity) – New epics / stories (features, enhancements…) – Details for epics / stories (decomposition, details, estimates) – New order (ranking) The Release Backlog is ready for the upcoming Sprint
- 16. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop16 Exercise: Manage the release backlog “As the Product Owner, I must identify the features needed for the release.” “As an Agile ALM team, we can define release milestones and deliverables.” “As members of the Development Team, we are responsible of all the estimates.” “As a Scrum Master, I can help the team calculate its velocity”. Plan the release Review Agile ALM guidance Define release goal and planning Update backlog ranking Add details to backlog items Refine release backlog Refine backlog based on team velocity (ongoing) Select items from the product backlog
- 17. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop17 Agenda Create and configure an Agile ALM Project Product backlog management Release planning Summary
- 18. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop18 Summary The Rational Solution for Agile Application Lifecycle Management (Agile ALM) supports agile teams for product backlog management and release planning: • “Scrum – Agile ALM” process template (RTC extension) • In-context process guidance • Technical enablement material for Agile ALM teams Rational Team Concert provides a collaborative environment for agile ALM teams: • Transparency • Inspection • Adaptation
- 19. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop19 Session 2: Agenda Previously, on “Agile ALM Virtual Study Group” – Brief recapitulation of what was covered during the first part of the series? http://bit.ly/Aalm_S1 Backlog Management and Release Planning Homework / Self-study
- 20. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop20 Homework / Self-Study Activities to complete before the next session (October 8, 2013) Complete the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/76L7YXB (5 min) Hands-on exercises from Agile ALM tutorials (https://jazz.net/downloads/agile-alm-scrum/latest) (90 min) - Backlog management and release planning with RTC Review published material from session 2 - Link to material will be posted on our DevOps/Agile community: http://bit.ly/Aalm_S2 Post comment/questions on the blog entry: Agile ALM Series Part 2 Part 2
- 21. © 2013 IBM Corporation Accelerating Product and Service Innovation | Rational Agile ALM Workshop21
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