CaseStudy: Agilewontworkhere Really?

connect.demonstrate.collaborate

Mainframe and Agile A Match Made in Heaven?

Candi Rai Nationwide Insurance

Agenda
Whythistopic CaseStudy
NationwideApplicationDevelopmentCenter ChallengesandSolutionsforthemainframeprojects

Lessonslearned
CultureTransformation Continuousimprovements

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MainframeProjects
Technology
Applicationscreatedindifferenterasandstillwidely embeddedinproduction Ofteninvolvecrossplatformscollaborationwithother technologies Modernizationisontheway

Process
Governedbyrigidprocesses

People
Mostareontheapplicationforyears COBOLandmainframearenotafocusareaincolleges

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ESDAgile

Initiate+SolutionScoping>Iteration0:BacklogsCreating& ReleasePlanning Design+Development+Implement>IterationCadences

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Challenge: Difficulttoproducefeatures/epicsandagreeupon
howtoapproachdevelopment

BottomLine: Reverseengineertoproducerequirements Groupthechangesbybusinessfunctionorbytechnical relevance Dosmallincrementaldeliveries

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Challenge: Urgencyforcommitmenttoareleasedate

BottomLine: Tshirtsizeeachfeature Allowlowervelocityforfirstfewiterations Plan90%capacitythroughout DeliverfeatureswithhighestBusinessvaluefirst

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Challenge: Urgencytobegincoding

BottomLine: Identifyandaddressblockersandgaps(skills,tools, environments) Adequateenvironmentsreadytoavoidwaitstate NFR(nonfunctionalrequirements)approved

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Challenge:Rigidtestingprocessesandenvironmentswithpre
determinedreleaseschedule

BottomLine: Mastertestingstrategydiscussed/understood Engageexternaldependenciesearly Setexpectationsofthelevelofinvolvementsfor integratedapplications,infrastructuresupportandtesting support

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Challenge: Producereasonablesizeofstorycardwithclear
definedacceptancecriteria

BottomLine: SmallstorycardisessentialtothesuccessofAgile CollaboratewithextendedteamSMEs ManagerequirementactivitiesasReleasecardorTech card

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Challenge:SkepticalaboutTDD/ATDDorpairprogramming

BottomLine: TestDrivenDevelopment,deliveryqualitywhenlackof functionalknowledge Pairingtocrosstrainfunctions Pairdeveloperwithtester!

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Challenge:Continuousintegrationisdifficultandtime
consuming

BottomLine: Identifythecore ofthechangesandwriteunitteststo coverthecorearea Planforlongercycle Automatediterationtestingcanbeabatch

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Challenge: Interestingandmeaningfulshow&tell.Achallenge
toanyprojectthathasnouserscreen

BottomLine: Show&Tellalwaysprovidesquickfeedbacks,another essentialkeyforsuccess. Persistent.Showflows,greenscreensetup,etc.tillactual outputs

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IT/ST/PTTesting
Smoketest,systemintegration,systemtest,useracceptance test.Shortenedtestcycleswithautomatedtestingbeing thenorm andmanualtestingtheexception.

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Challenge: Manyintegratingpointsacrossapplications,
environmentsandrelease

BottomLine: SignoffMasterTestingStrategyinearlyiterationsto developagoodtestplan Spendtimeplanningupfrontandensurealldependent applicationsknowtheintegratingpointsandexpected deliveries ManagetestingandreleaseactivitiesviaReleasecards

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Challenge: Endtoendautomatedtestingcanbetoo
expensiveortoodifficult

BottomLine: StartautomationwithareasthatproduceshighestROI. Continuetheeffortsasprojectprogresses. Managethework(techcards)throughIPM

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In Their Own Words ..

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Product Owner
The Application produced over one million combined policies, roughly translates into a savings of $500,000 in print and postage costs. Survey showed increase in customer satisfaction. Overall, the results are a direct result of the product and quality Team is producing.

In Their Own Words ..

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IT Delivery Executive
At a recent ITLT, I gave you a preview of the great success we were experiencing on the Combined Dec & Bill project. The project utilizes the Animal House line in the ADC which is made up of both ADC and BSA resources. I wanted to follow back up with a summary of the results we have seen. I think you will be impressed by the team work, thought leadership and value created by this effort. It is truly embracing our IT strategy!
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Asset Owner
Changes in the analysis, development and testing domains have provided significant improvements in team performance. These translate into tangible business benefits.

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Application SME
Agile has made a good difference in delivery for me for the way it breaks down the big picture into small pieces. The big picture can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. Agile breaks it down into smaller pieces, making it feel more manageable and not so intimidating.

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LessonsLearned
CultureTransformation
BestSME(s)maynotbethebestmatchforAgile
Allow/Encouragetheteamtobeselfmanaging

ContinuousImprovements
Storycard TDDandTestAutomation Teamretrospective

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Q&A

CandiRai raip@nationwide.com mobile6145805425

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