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Building a Business Case for DevOps

Posted by Daitan CTO
On July 22, 2020
Agile, DevOps, Software Development

It is very easy to get excited about DevOps when hearing about how Google, Facebook, and Amazon have achieved incredibly short release cycles and insane levels of automation in their infrastructures. What rarely gets mentioned is how much these wonders of technology cost. The tech giants have virtually unlimited funds to invest and can obviously afford the luxury. The rest of us, however, need to fight for our budgets and choose very wisely where to invest it.

Achieving Agile at Scale

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On February 19, 2020
Agile, Software Development

Many organizations have benefitted from using Agile methods for individual engineering teams and single projects. However, to keep pace with the challenges of Digital Transformation, organizations are actively working to expand their use of Agile software development by adopting it across entire product portfolio(s)—covering the complete digital delivery lifecycle. This magnitude of change affects whole organizations and the culture. It’s frequently referred to as Agile at scale.

When Business Gets in the Way of Agile Adoption

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On December 10, 2019
Agile, Agile Teams, Culture

We discuss some of the challenges organizations face in terms of product and technology, as well as business leadership when working to achieve Agile at Scale. The hard work is in the day-to-day efforts, and when facing tough challenges, people want practical answers that help them accelerate implementation and become more Agile in the process. For many, the business and leadership challenges are the toughest. But, to really solve these business challenges means the difference between “doing” Agile and “being” Agile

How the C-Suite Can Think About Scaling Agile From an Engineering Practice to Business Value

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On November 3, 2019
Agile, Best Practices

Agile isn’t just an engineering methodology anymore; increasingly it’s become a business practice—and there is a proliferation of good research, frameworks and reading material for those who seek some guidance. In this post, I would like to make 3 points I believe every senior executive should consider when it comes to scaling Agile. I’m not here to drill down on the details, but rather provide some context based on Daitan’s experience.

How Analytics Measuring Output and Outcome Bring Value to Scaling Agile

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On July 10, 2019
Agile, Analytics, Business Outcome

The movement to scale Agile across organizations has led to lots of focus on, not only best practices and methods for implementation, but also the right way to measure success. In this article, we want to discuss the distinction between Agile analytics that quantify “output” versus those that measure business “outcomes.”

The Importance of Portfolio Management as Part of Scaling Agile

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On April 10, 2019
Agile, Kanban, Portfolio Management, Value STream Mapping

Portfolio Management is growing in importance as the need to scale Agile grows, and it’s bringing positive tangible business benefits to companies large and small. So, I thought it would be valuable to take a look at Portfolio Management and share a few insights from our own knowledge base and experiences.

Measures of Success for Growing Beyond a Project or Team-Based Agile Environment to a Company-Wide Practice

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On January 3, 2019
Agile, Agile Teams, Best Practices

Usually this time of year, the newest State of Agile Report is released from VersionOne (versionone.com) providing data points about the reality of Agile adoption as well as keen insights into what is working, tools in use, demographics, and what barriers continue to exist.

Data Science Needs More Than Scientists—It Takes a Team

Posted by Marketing Daitan
On June 11, 2018
Agile, Data Engineer, Data Science, DevOps

Data Science projects are complex and usually result in producing pivotal technology tied to a company’s strategic growth. So, when we build a team, we start with foundational skills like Software Development, Data Engineering and (of course) Data Scientists; and we add DevOps Engineering and Quality Engineering—to ensure the net result is a product the company can use.

Building a Business Case for DevOps

Achieving Agile at Scale

When Business Gets in the Way of Agile Adoption

How the C-Suite Can Think About Scaling Agile From an Engineering Practice to Business Value

How Analytics Measuring Output and Outcome Bring Value to Scaling Agile

The Importance of Portfolio Management as Part of Scaling Agile

Measures of Success for Growing Beyond a Project or Team-Based Agile Environment to a Company-Wide Practice

Data Science Needs More Than Scientists—It Takes a Team

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