Align to customer needs

Align to customer needs

Customer needs may evolve and new business scenarios may come to light as development progresses.

Such changes however impair the project team’s focus and throws their work plan off schedule.

Enabling the development team on agile methodology prepares everyone to acknowledge customer need and respond positively to change.

A case for Agile Transformation

If your teams are working with vague verbal requirements, insufficient planning, and testing challenges leading to quality issues and unsuccessful Go-Live endeavors, then agile can alleviate these challenges. 

Agile is particularly suitable when one or more of the below scenarios are evident in the software development organization.

If the project requirements are frequently changing, unclear at the outset, or expected to evolve significantly during development, Agile is a strong choice. Traditional waterfall methods struggle with change, leading to costly rework and delays.

When the business demands frequent software releases to stay competitive, capture market share, or respond quickly to user feedback, Agile excels.

If teams are siloed, communication is poor, or there’s a lack of collaboration between developers, testers, product owners, and business stakeholders, Agile can foster a more collaborative environment.

When continuous customer feedback is essential for the success of the project, Agile’s iterative approach is ideal.

For complex projects where the technology is new, the scope is large, or there’s a high degree of uncertainty, Agile’s adaptive and incremental nature is beneficial. Breaking down the project into smaller, manageable sprints allows teams to learn and adapt as they progress. This reduces the risk associated with large, monolithic projects and enables teams to address unforeseen challenges more effectively.

Embarking on a transformation requires solidarity of purpose at the organization level. 

For a transformation to be effective, support of key stakeholders and enabling teams to practice agile methodology is essential. 

The transformation involves three stages:

Agile Trainings

Equip software development teams with the required knowledge and skills for implementing agile correctly.

Choose from series of trainings as per need.

Agile Foundation
One day foundational training focused at understanding how agile is useful in address challenges of the teams, key concepts, Kanban and Scrum frameworks along with practical examples and quizzes
Agile Scrum Workshop
Two day comprehensive training for teams looking to adopt scrum framework. Topics covered: > Overview of scrum framework > Scrum Roles > Scrum Events > Scrum Artifacts > User story & Definition of Done > Estimation techniques > Executing sprints & retrospectives > Role play - Scrum Master > Exercises and Quizzes
JIRA for teams Workshop
One day workshop to enable development teams on JIRA usage. Teams explore JIRA features, field configurations, workflows, views, reports and dashboards.