Paolo CaforioData Center Project Manger| Aruba SpaMontespertoli, Firenze, Italy
Hello,
I'd like to discuss a common scenario in Cloud Provider projects where there's a dynamic developers team following Agile practices, while the Infrastructure team operates under a more traditional Waterfall approach. Have any of you come across a specific case study or example in the context of Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) that addresses the challenges posed by such a setup?
I'm particularly keen to explore potential solutions for managing the tension between the agility of frequent changes inherent in Agile methodologies and the challenges they pose for a more predictive planning approach like Waterfall. Your insights and experiences would be greatly appreciated! Saving Changes...
This would be covered under a few DAD process goals including:
- Produce a Potentially Consumable Solution
- Coordinate Activities
- Accelerate Value Delivery
Fundamentally, this is a dependency management and work orchestration challenge. Approaches to reduce surprises might include such techniques as a Scrum of Scrums or having an ambassador from one team attend the other teams coordination events to ensure that there is awareness of changes to timelines for availability and to ensure that dependencies are taken into consideration during planning events. Having a dependency map or timeline can also help to ensure there is transparency between the two teams.
