Agile Methodology
At Bengoa consulting we think that Agile methodology is the best tool to address software related customer’s needs. User involvement is encouraged during the whole cycle, providing visibility & transparency, showing the actual progress of projects. Agile method is all about iterative planning, making it very easy to adapt when some requirements change.
1. High product quality
Software development in incremental and testing is integrated during the cycle. Enabling product owners to make changes and adapt if needed while the full team is aware if there are any issues. This results in small incremental releases with each release building on previous functionality. Each release is thoroughly tested to ensure software quality is maintained.
2. Higher customer satisfaction
• Every sprint review allows to demonstrate working functionalities to customers.
• Keeping customers involved and engaged throughout projects.
• Delivering products to market every release. The clients get early access to the product during the life cycle.
3. Increased project control
Project manager is all the time aware of the status of the project at the stand-up meetings.
4. Reduced risks
• Developing in sprints, ensuring a short time between initial project investment and either failing fast or knowing that a product or an approach will work.
• Adaptation to the client’s needs and preferences through the development process. Agile commonly uses user stories with business-focused acceptance criteria to define product features. By focusing features on the needs of real customers, each feature incrementally delivers value. This also provides the opportunity to beta test software after each iteration, gaining valuable feedback early in the project and providing the ability to make changes as needed.
5. Faster Return On Investment
The fact that agile development is iterative means that the features are delivered incrementally.
• Agile means fast product releases and ability to gauge customer reaction and alter accordingly, keeping you ahead of the competition.
• Focusing on Business value. By allowing the client to determine the priority of features, the team understands what’s most important to the client’s business, and can deliver features in the most valuable order.