The Situation

This software house which produced software where 100% reliability was a critical element in service and operations was losing money as client’s budgets shrank and time to market became a key imperative

The Task

Introduced agile software development to the organisation, by refocusing teams on understanding the Client’s requirements earlier in the software development cycle.

The Action / Approach

Taught principles of Lean-Agile development to Board and introduced principles of governance and reporting for new SDLC. Produced and got buy-in for the business case.

Coached and mentored project management team and team leaders in the new approach and taught reporting and governance process (SCRUM) and mentored team leaders and managers to certification.

The Result

Reduced new product development costs by 30% and reduced time to market from 9 months to 3 months without degradation of quality.