Productivity In Agile

Productivity In Agile

Introduction Bold Statement: many companies that have implemented Agile are getting the benefits because they have missed the point of Agile.   Companies will implement a flavour of Agile (Scrum most commonly) but will find that while the ceremonies improve communication and help to improve speed of delivery, they do not see a significant increase in…

GDPR is Coming, Act Now

GDPR is Coming, Act Now

Introduction New EU data protection regulations take effect on 25th May 2018. To comply, most organisations will need to make changes to contracts and IT systems, yet many remain unaware of the GDPR. The potential costs could be significant as could the amount of time needed to make the necessary changes. Broadly, the GDPR assigns…

SEMAT

SEMAT

SEMAT SEMAT short for Software Engineering Methods And Theory is an initiative to create a set of activities and states for each activity to use with (principally agile) software projects. Despite the rather grand title, SEMAT is, at its core, a frame work of activities and states that apply to all software projects. The objective…