Iterative Development From Soup to Nuts
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Introductions
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Todays Presenters:
Tim Daniel
Executive Vice President
International SOS
Sanil Pillai
Director of Enterprise
Mobile Solutions
Infostretch
John M Wargo
Principal Analyst
Forrester
2
Welcome
3
Market Trends in Application Development
2 International SOS – A Case Study
3 The InfoStretch Approach - Using Iterative Development Methodology
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4 Key Results/Outcomes of the Engagement
5 Q&A
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Market Trends
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Living in the Age of the Customer
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The Age of the Customer Drives Activities
Transform
the customer
experience
Embrace the
mobile mind shift
Become a
digital business
Age of the
customer
Turn big data
into business
insights
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Organization Split Based on Focus
Information
Technology (IT)
• Building platforms that
will last 10 years
Business
Technology (BT)
• Building experiences
that will last for a small
number of years
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Focus on Building Unique Value
Speed of delivery is
the goal
App releases in
weeks or months,
not longer
Stitch together
existing components
(internal and external)
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Can IT Deliver the app you need?
› Only if they have:
• Defined (and implemented) a workable mobile strategy
• Acquired (or created) a team of experienced:
› Mobile experience designers
› Mobile developers
• Delivered a catalog of successful mobile apps
› Used, not avoided
• Made the cultural changes required for mobile
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Embracing a Mobile Development Culture
› More agile, less waterfall
› Designers involved throughout the dev process
› Shifted testing to the left – Development and QA
working in harmony
› Comfortable delivering minimum viable product
(MVP) then (continuously) enhancing from there
› Adopted a continuous delivery (CI) process
› Embraced automated testing and device labs
› Reasonable expectations of app quality
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Where to use IT?
› Governance
› Security and industry compliance
› Access to systems of record
› Create and/or maintain systems of engagement
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International SOS – A Case Study
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International SOS Story
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 Paper-based system
 To digitize client’s response to a global
health crisis
 To allow definition and configuration
of multi-level action plans
 Challenges in creating full set of
requirements upfront.
Challenges
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 Difficulty in percolating changes to
action plans and medical documents
 Inability to monitor the current
status of the crisis
 No self-service portal for clients
The InfoStretch Approach
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Blueprinting Phase Quick Prototyping
Daily Standups and
Weekly Demos
Robust CI
Framework
Key Success Factors
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Continuous collaboration with client subject matter experts
A clear definition of "Done"
Deep involvement of QA and UI in all discussions
Superior coordination among geographically distributed teams
The Result
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• Agility to incorporate
continuous feedback into
development process
• Ability to react quickly and
avoid pitfalls without
affecting the time-to-market
while making effective use
of time and effort already
invested
• Improve collaboration
between client SMEs and
development teams
Q&A
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Thank You!
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Get a free consultation @
info@infostretch.com / 408-727-1100
www.infostretch.com

Iterative Development From Soup to Nuts

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    Iterative Development FromSoup to Nuts ©2016 InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved. 1
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    Introductions ©2016 InfoStretch Corporation.All rights reserved. Todays Presenters: Tim Daniel Executive Vice President International SOS Sanil Pillai Director of Enterprise Mobile Solutions Infostretch John M Wargo Principal Analyst Forrester 2
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    Welcome 3 Market Trends inApplication Development 2 International SOS – A Case Study 3 The InfoStretch Approach - Using Iterative Development Methodology 1 4 Key Results/Outcomes of the Engagement 5 Q&A ©2016 InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved.
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    Housekeeping  This webcastis being recorded.  Your line is currently muted.  Please submit any questions during the presentation by utilizing the Q&A window.  Join the conversation! Interact during the presentation by answering the poll questions when they appear. ©2016 InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved. 4
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    Market Trends 5©2016 InfoStretchCorporation. All rights reserved.
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    Living in theAge of the Customer 6© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
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    The Age ofthe Customer Drives Activities Transform the customer experience Embrace the mobile mind shift Become a digital business Age of the customer Turn big data into business insights 7© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
  • 8.
    Organization Split Basedon Focus Information Technology (IT) • Building platforms that will last 10 years Business Technology (BT) • Building experiences that will last for a small number of years 8© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
  • 9.
    Focus on BuildingUnique Value Speed of delivery is the goal App releases in weeks or months, not longer Stitch together existing components (internal and external) 9© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
  • 10.
    Can IT Deliverthe app you need? › Only if they have: • Defined (and implemented) a workable mobile strategy • Acquired (or created) a team of experienced: › Mobile experience designers › Mobile developers • Delivered a catalog of successful mobile apps › Used, not avoided • Made the cultural changes required for mobile 10© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
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    Embracing a MobileDevelopment Culture › More agile, less waterfall › Designers involved throughout the dev process › Shifted testing to the left – Development and QA working in harmony › Comfortable delivering minimum viable product (MVP) then (continuously) enhancing from there › Adopted a continuous delivery (CI) process › Embraced automated testing and device labs › Reasonable expectations of app quality 11© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
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    Where to useIT? › Governance › Security and industry compliance › Access to systems of record › Create and/or maintain systems of engagement 12© 2016 Forrester Research, Inc. Reproduction Prohibited
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    13 International SOS –A Case Study ©2016 InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved.
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    International SOS Story 14©2016InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved.  Paper-based system  To digitize client’s response to a global health crisis  To allow definition and configuration of multi-level action plans  Challenges in creating full set of requirements upfront.
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    Challenges 15©2016 InfoStretch Corporation.All rights reserved.  Difficulty in percolating changes to action plans and medical documents  Inability to monitor the current status of the crisis  No self-service portal for clients
  • 16.
    The InfoStretch Approach 16©2016InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved. Blueprinting Phase Quick Prototyping Daily Standups and Weekly Demos Robust CI Framework
  • 17.
    Key Success Factors 17©2016InfoStretch Corporation. All rights reserved. Continuous collaboration with client subject matter experts A clear definition of "Done" Deep involvement of QA and UI in all discussions Superior coordination among geographically distributed teams
  • 18.
    The Result 18©2016 InfoStretchCorporation. All rights reserved. • Agility to incorporate continuous feedback into development process • Ability to react quickly and avoid pitfalls without affecting the time-to-market while making effective use of time and effort already invested • Improve collaboration between client SMEs and development teams
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    Thank You! 20©2016 InfoStretchCorporation. All rights reserved. Get a free consultation @ info@infostretch.com / 408-727-1100 www.infostretch.com

Editor's Notes

  • #2 Hello everyone and welcome to InfoStretch webinar – Iterative Development from Soup to Nuts. I am Manoj Gunti - Product Marketing Manager at InfoStretch and I will be your host today. <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #3 Todays presenters include: Tim Daniel - the Executive Vice President at International SOS - The world’s most comprehensive, 24-hour medical and security assistance response organization. He has more than 20 years of experience in general management as it relates to technology, professional service and product development initiatives that generate revenue and increase profitability for global companies. Sanil Pillai - the Director of Enterprise Mobile Solutions here at Infostretch.He is an experienced engineering leader for mobile and enterprise applications. He has built and managed offshore and onsite engineering teams, managed mobile projects for Fortune 500 clients, and has deep technical and functional expertise in mobile and enterprise applications. And John M. Wargo - a Principal Analyst at Forrester focused on Application Development and Delivery. His research agenda addresses topics such as mobile application development and testing, open source software, the Internet of Things (IoT), plus creating and nurturing development organizations and ecosystems. <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #4 Todays presentation will cover: Market Trends in Application Development A case study on International SOS e-health portal How InfoStretch helped build the portal using iterative development methodology Key results and outcomes of the engagement Finishing with a Q&A session to answer your questions <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #5 Before we begin, let me review some housekeeping items: First, this webcast is being recorded and will be distributed via email to you allowing you to share it with your internal teams or watch it again later. Second, your line is currently muted. Third, please feel free to submit any questions during the call by accessing the Q&A button in the navigation in the top center of your screen. We will answer all questions towards the end of the presentation. And Fourth - during the presentation, we encourage you to engage in the poll questions to maximize your experience during this time. We will do our best to keep this webinar to the 45 min time allotment. Before I turn it over to John, I wanted to mention about the new promotion. We are offering free one hour of consultation with development experts at InfoStretch for all the attendees of this webinar.
  • #6 Now, let me turn it over to John M Wargo, principal analyst at Forrester. John? <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #12 This is the core of the service provider message – BT organizations engage with service providers because IT hasn’t or can’t do any of this.
  • #14 Thank you for your feedback! That was very interesting… Now, we would like to bring in Tim Daniel with International SOS and Sanil Pillai of Infostretch to walk through the challenges, approach, and results of the development of the E-health portal. Tim? <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #16 Tim or Sanil to speak to this slide. Wait for them to request - <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #17 Tim or Sanil to speak to this slide. Wait for them to request - <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #18 Tim or Sanil to speak to this slide. Wait for them to request - <NEXT SLIDE>
  • #19 Tim or Sanil to speak to this slide. Wait for them to request - <NEXT SLIDE> HOLD HERE UNTIL ALL SPEAKING IS COMPLETE – The next poll question is to ask them if they would like to talk to us… Very important to get this info for demand gen.
  • #20 Thanks! Now we want to get to your questions. As a reminder you can, at any time ask a question in the Q&A window at the center top of your screen. Our first question is… Seed Questions: Sanil – How can Iterative Development methodology allow me to detect bugs early in the cycle? Tim – What are some of the roadblocks that you faced while using Iterative Development methodology? John – To what extent are enterprise IT teams adopting CI/CD tools?
  • #21 Thank you for joining us today! You will receive an email in the next 24 hours with the slide presentation and link to the webcast replay. If you have any questions please contact us at info@infostretch.com or call 1-408-727-1100 to talk to a representative. We also have a great promotion right now for 1 free consultation hour of your development initiative and how we can help improve the process. <END PRESENTATION>