Improve Time to Market

An Agile approach allows you to track progress and catch surprises from a very early time in the project. Allowing Product Management to reprioritize the features and ensure the best product will be delivered.

We will help you to:

Focus on your clients needs
Establish clear priority for features
Establish buy-in on the project plan from everyone involved
Monitor progress early and often, identifying trends
Identify ways to deliver value sooner
Focus your entire product delivery community on delivering that value!

We provide Agile Coaching and Agile Training services that get your teams on track for timely, predictable delivery!

Testimonials

I always look forward to reading Mark's newsletter emails on software development techniques since they are always filled with valuable and practical information. In particular, a recent note titled "Qualities of Good Unit Tests" was of particular value to me since it came at an opportune time. We are working our way though test-driven development (TDD) training so I’m thinking about unit tests more than usual. This technical note really helped me understand not only how it’s recommended to write test code, but why doing it that way is valuable. With his help, TDD is really changing the way that I write code. And, it sure feels good to learn something new!!

Steven Chad Broshar, Senior Software Engineer, IBM

I was lucky enough to work with Mark in building our Agile Unit Testing, TDD, and refactoring community. It grew in size to over 400. Not only does Mark have keen technical skills, a gift for explaining topics, Agile in his DNA, but what sets him apart is his ability to grasp and drive towards the right strategic direction. He was so key to our Agile/TDD group Some folks with Mark's insight and intelligence are hard to communicate with. Not so in his case. He's great to get along with, and speaks well. The good thing about working for a large company for 25 years is you meet a lot of smart people. That gives me the perspective to know that Mark was one of the best. I'm sure anyone who gets to connect with him will be benefit right away.

Bill Krebs, Senior Agile Software Consultant, IBM

Notes From A Tool User

Quick Agile Links #10 Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Almost no spare time this week, so just the links: Virtual Team Member Dolly – from Lisa Crispin. Lisa talks about giving a remote Developer based in India a presence on her team. This is cool. Now. […]
There are no Best Practices Monday, 8 March 2010
Pet peeve warning. I keep on hearing questions – what are the best practices for Agile, or … . There are no best practices – only good practices in your current context. The whole idea of Best P. […]
Agile Games – at Agile Ottaw. […] Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Come play a game with us. You have been hand-picked by your company to join an exciting new division. You have over-heard that this new group will be ‘Agile’ but what does that mean? Is this t. […]
Agile Quick Links #9 Monday, 22 February 2010
Thanks for reading the 9th Agile Quick Links. Shu-Ha-Ri comes from the Japanese Martial Art of Akido. Roughly speaking it equates to: Shu – learning the basics, repeating movements and following com. […]
Misuse of Velocity in Agile Pr. […] Thursday, 18 February 2010
Like clockwork every month, someone on one of the Agile Mailing lists asks a question about “comparing velocity between teams” or “benchmarking data on velocity.” Before we examine the problem. […]