Being Agile in the Software Industry
Let’s start with what exactly is agile and what does it mean for your business?
The word agile is best for describing the approach to a business strategy and emphasizing incremental delivery, team collaboration, continual planning, and continual learning, instead of trying to deliver it all at once or in one big campaign launch.
Agile focuses on keeping the process lean, creating, gathered and implemented continually and in all, it is a much more dynamic process where everyone is working together towards one goal.
How To Measure Success?
The key to success using an agile strategy is to enable flexibility while maintaining organization, which is easier said than done!
The best way to do this is to deploy a set of tools ie Slack, Monday or Trello and use them as a way to assist the team in meeting goals that help track the project and organize the team’s progress.
They don’t impose strict schedules and roles but merely makes it easier for business owners and managers to action and measure goals in a transparent environment/platform.
The Benefits
In the era of digital transformation, with many companies migrating to a digital workplace, agile is a perfect fit for businesses looking to transform how they manage projects and operate as a whole.
Agile can help ensure company-wide process and methodological alignment.
In terms of business benefits, both the digital workplace provides:
- Increased flexibility
- Increased productivity
- Increased transparency
- Decreased risk of missed objectives
- Increased staff engagement and satisfaction
