Building Lean Products That

Can PivotRebecca Parsons

Chief Technology Officer

ThoughtWorks1

Business Agility

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The virtuous cycle includes:

Testable hypothesis

Quick delivery and release

Measurement

and then repeat

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So... what does it really take?

Factors

Be prepared to change quickly and safely

Visibility into progress and performance

Experiment often

Balance predictability and opportunities

Rely on evidence not guesses

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And How Do We Do That?

Techniques

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Focus on achieving pragmatic software quality

Evolutionary architecture

Continuous Delivery

Properly organized IT

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Pragmatic Software Quality

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Principles of Evolutionary Architecture

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Continuous Delivery

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What About the Organization?

Cost control requires stability

whereas

Value generation requires

responsiveness

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Dilemma

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Goal Business Agility

Achieved by

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Architecting for real adaptability

Keeping systems poised for change

Lowering risk of experimentation

Maximizing visibility and feedback

Aligning the organization

THANK YOU

For questions or suggestions:

Rebecca ParsonsChief Technology Officer

ThoughtWorks