Business Case For Agile Software Dev
Siddharta Govindaraj
Silver Stripe Software Pvt Ltd
siddharta@silverstripesoftware.com
http://www.silverstripesoftware.com/blog/

1. Time to market and quality are more
important than ever before
2. Requirements stability is a thing of
the past

Program Managers want to improve
software delivery in this changing
environment

Traditional processes are too rigid to
address these concerns
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Agile project management is creating
new ways of managing and delivering
software
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Quick Overview of Agile Development
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We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and
helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions
over processes and tools
Working software
over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration
over contract negotiation
Responding to change
over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the
items on the left more.

Agile Is ...

Incremental
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Iterative
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Collaborative

Evolving

Why Agile Makes Sense

Financial
Management
Technical

Financial

1. Improved Delivery Of Value

2. Earlier Realization Of Profit

3. Improved Return on Investment

Management

1. Easier To Respond To Change

2. Improved Visibility Of Progress

3. Enhanced Knowledge Transfer

Technical

1. Build The Right Product

2. Writing Maintainable Code

3. Increased Focus On Quality

Can companies adapt to the new
market?

New market requirements present
new opportunities

Agile management enables you to take
advantage of these opportunities

That's It! Thank You!
Siddharta Govindaraj
Silver Stripe Software Pvt Ltd
siddharta@silverstripesoftware.com
http://www.silverstripesoftware.com/blog/