Presented By Malcom B Mathis II Monsanto Co 2015 National BDPA Conference Washington DC United States Canada Latin America South LAS Peru Chile Argentina Paraguay Bolivia ID: 807666
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Agile and Agriculture: An Unlikely Pairing
Presented By:
Malcom
B. Mathis
II
Monsanto Co
2015 National BDPA Conference
Washington D.C.
Slide2United States
Canada
Latin America South (LAS):
Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
Brazil:
HUGE GROWTH OPPORTUNITY
EME:
Europe and the Middle East-largest footprint in terms of technology
India:
cotton, corn
and vegetables
Asia Pacific:
Australia’s key crops are corn, cotton and wheat
China:
Corn & Vegetables
Africa:
WEMA Project
Latin America North (LAN)
Quick Facts
Headquarters: St. Louis, MO, USA
Global Employees: 22,000
Global Locations: >400 (67 countries)Net Sales (FY14): $15.8 billion
Monsanto: A Global Company
Slide3Integrated IT Platform & Enabling Technologies
Biotechnology
Breeding
Agronomic
Solutions
Our R&D Engine Is Evolving To Deliver Tomorrow’s Products As Systems Applied On-Farm
PRODUCT CONCEPTS BASED ON FARMERS’ NEEDS
R&D ENGINE
PRODUCTS
GENES, GERMPLASM, CHEMISTRIES
SEED + CROP MANAGEMENT
CROP RESIDUES
SEED
SELECTION
NUTRIENTS
PLANT
POPULATION
DISEASES, PESTS
AND WEEDS
Slide4Image source:
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/images/m-6698.jpg
Slide5Agriculture is at the Center of Global Changes
1990
2012
1980
2050
TODAY
4.4B
7.1B
9.6B+
1 acre
p
er person in
1961
less than
1/3 acre
p
er person in
2050
Dietary percentage of meat
9%
in
1965
14%
in
2030
changing
economies & diets
changing
climate
Rising
population
declining
arable land
Source
: The World
Bank, Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-STAT
), Monsanto
Internal
Calculations
Slide6Picture from the
Haynie
farm in Virginia courtesy of PJ
Haynie
and Dewayne
Goldmon
http://www.americasfarmers.com/meet-the-families/haynie-family/
Slide7The average farmer makes more than 40 key decisions for each field they farm!
Planting Data
Genomic Data
Soil Data
Field Devices
Commercial Data
Geospatial Data
Streaming Harvest
Observation Data
Weather Data
Slide8Scientific Method for Agile experimentation…
Ask a Question
Background Research
Construct Hypothesis
Experiment
Analyze Data
Report Results
Slide9Waterfall Methodology
Slide10Agile Manifesto
Slide11Split your time
into a
series
of
iterative sprints.
Scrum
A
light-weight
agile
process tool
Slide12How Scrum Works
Slide13Practical example of scrum
Remodel main bathroom
As a bathroom user, I would like gold-plated vanity to make me look better
As a bathroom user, I would like ceramic tiles for finished look
As a bathroom user, I would like door to reduce noise for outside rooms
Determine shape of vanity
Decide carat of gold
Which type of cabinets?
Tile Color
Placement of tiles
Individual tile size
Type of door
Door size
What type of lock?
= Epic
= User Story
= task
Slide14IT Value is proportional to competitive advantage
Value
Difficulty
Operate The Business
Develop Competitive Advantage
Future Competitive Advantage
Descriptive
What Happened?
Diagnostic
Why did it happen?
Predictive
What will happen?
Prescriptive
Making it Happen
Slide15PEOPLE
PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY
Agile
DevOps
Open Source
Microservices
Continuous
Delivery
3GA
Slide16Improving Lives
“…This competition means almost everything to me. I love participating in it every year. I have learned so much…”
“…This competition has given me many opportunities like working on our schools intranet site, and a site for The Morse Group, and Chesterfield Arts… "
Benefits of Agile in Agricrulture
IT now a partner
Increased customer satisfaction
More comprehensive software solutions
Meet Global Challenges
Slide17Thank YouTo Learn More
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