Justin Handler - Implementing Agile in Digital At O3 World

Justin Handler is the Head of Accounts at O3 World, a Philadelphia based Digital Agency. O3 World has been integrating Agile practices into their workflow for the past few years and Justin has been leading that charge every step of the way. In this interview, Justin shares stories about what has worked for O3, some things that didn’t, and he offers advice for Digital Agencies that are moving down the path towards Agile. Justin is also one of the folks heading up the Digital PM group in Philadelphia. If you’d like to learn more about the group, check out http://twitter.com/dpmphilly or https://www.meetup.com/DPM-Philly/ SHOW NOTES 03:24 Interview begins 03:44 Background on Justin and his role at O3 06:48 How O3 got started with implementing Agile 08:00 O3’s first experiments with Agile estimation practices 09:40 What O3 tried that didn’t work and what they learned from it 11:57 Debating the value of a Daily Standup and O3’s alternative solution 14:15 Does the client get access to the Trello Board and Slack? 14:34 The key to making Agile practices work in an Agency 16:05 Fitting UX into Agile at O3 19:25 Involving Developers with UX work 20:03 Capturing and prioritizing requirements at O3 22:30 Development and UX working in parallel 23:27 Helping the client with adopting Agile (or not) 25:39 Changing the nature of the relationship with the client 27:14 Advice for agencies getting started with Agile 29:23 How to reach Justin JUSTIN’S ARTICLE During the interview Justin references an article he wrote called “Agile In The Agency. Is It Possible?” You can find it here: http://www.thedigitalprojectmanager.com/managing-agile-projects-in-agency/ CONTACTING JUSTIN Web: http://www.o3world.com Email: handler@o3world.com Twitter: @justinhandler