The Agile Waterfall
My generation is the generation before Agile; the generation of large SAP rollouts. We worked for years in a waterfall approach to implement new software for our customers. We were pretty good in our world. Not perfect, but for enterprises the approach had its advantages.
Get more bang from the IT buck!
Enterprise companies have to free budget space for driving their change towards use of modern software development practices. By implementing a portfolio strategy which combines sourcing and the focus on modern software practices like DevSecOps, Agile Software Development and new Technologies. Companies benefit with a faster moving organisation focused on their clients where it makes sense.
Things happen… and then you Waterfall: The Strategic View on Agile
The reality is that in most enterprise companies, Waterfall and Agile coexist. To get the best from both worlds a portfolio strategy is required which encompasses the two models in parallel. Respect for both models is required to bring their full value to organizations.
DevOps: How to start scaling better, faster
Large scale enterprises are struggling to adopt the transformation to a digital enterprise. DevOps is an important part in this journey. As a consultant we are writing the DevOps story for our client and this story will make or break our client’s digital transformation. We have to lead with a portfolio analysis that creates initial success. When clients experience success in the early part of the process, the story has a positive beginning. This overcomes the resistance and failure that we encounter so often.