Ep.244 - Scrum in Design & Preconstruction! - Scrum Series

Mar 31, 2021

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Jason argues that construction should use Scrum in design instead of forcing designers into Last Planner time scales. Two lessons first: (1) Flow requires seeing multiple swim lanes together; one pull plan in one swim lane never shows flow. Takt lets you compare swim lanes to see how crews flow area-to-area. (2) Don't change schedules to the LEFT (falsifying data), but you CAN change to the RIGHT (making more accurate, updating Takt, reflecting impacts, refining from level 2→3→4→5). Normal IPD process: conditions of satisfaction, teaming, onboarding, clusters, overall master plan with milestones, pull planning to milestones using Last Planner. Jason's proposal: Keep everything the same, but use Scrum within cluster groups instead of Last Planner. Scrum = 3 roles (product owner sets vision/priority, scrum master helps team succeed, development team builds), 5 events (sprint, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, retrospective), 3 artifacts (product backlog, sprint backlog, product increment). Designers procrastinate for creativity; forcing them into time scales makes them nervous. Scrum gives autonomy, creativity time, and manages complexity without forcing into timelines. If Apple/Google/Intel use Scrum, why aren't we using it in design? Do twice as much work in half the time with less complexity?

What you'll learn in this episode:

Lesson 1: Flow requires seeing multiple swim lanes together; a pull plan never shows flow
Takt planning lets you compare swim lanes to see how crews flow area-to-area on time scale
Lesson 2: Don't change schedule LEFT (falsifying), CAN change RIGHT (more accurate)
RIGHT changes: Update Takt, reflect impacts, recovery schedule, refine level 2→3→4→5
Normal IPD: Conditions of satisfaction, teaming, clusters, master plan, pull planning to milestones using Last Planner
Jason's proposal: Use Scrum within cluster groups instead of Last Planner in design
Scrum = 3 roles, 5 events, 3 artifacts (353 framework)
3 roles: Product owner (voice of customer, sets vision/priority), scrum master (servant leader, helps team), development team (cross-functional, builds product)
5 events: Sprint (fixed duration), sprint planning (what to accomplish), daily scrum (huddle), sprint review (check minimum viable product), retrospective (how to improve)
3 artifacts: Product backlog (all tasks), sprint backlog (this sprint's tasks), product increment (completed work)
Scrum board: 4 columns (backlog, sprint backlog, in progress, complete)
Why Scrum for designers: More autonomy, creativity time, and manages complexity
Designers procrastinate for creativity, forcing them into time scales makes them nervous
Scrum = small teams, small durations, prioritized tasks, autonomous work
Apple/Google/Intel use Scrum, why aren't we using it in design?
Do twice as much work in half the time with less complexity, no bureaucracy
Minimum viable product mindset: Speed to market, get feedback, iterate (like video games, Jason's books)

Use Scrum in design. Designers will love it. On we go.

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