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Whether you're just getting started in agile or you're trying to take it to the next level, the Planigle team can help with your agile training and consulting needs. Having someone on your side who has experience in rolling out / optimizing agile will help you see benefits from agile much faster and will allow you to circumvent the typical pitfalls.
At Planigle, we've rolled agile development out to many teams / organizations. We can help by:
- Establishing Agile Benefits - Helping to establish / communicate to your stakeholders how Agile can be used to resolve issues within the organization / make it more productive.
- Organizing for Agile - Identifying changes to your organizational structure which can greatly improve your odds of success.
- Training - Getting your staff up to speed on how to get the most out of agile. Click here for more details on our popular Introduction to Agile class.
- Creating Your Backlog - Your backlog is the fuel for your teams. The way you approach it can make a huge difference in team performance. We can provide insights on what works and what doesn't.
- Facilitating Key Meetings - Release planning, iteration planning, stand ups, demos and retrospectives all provide critical value to agility. Let us show you how to get the most out of each.
- Setting Expectations - One of the hardest things in rolling out a new approach is getting everyone on the same page regarding expectations. We can give guidance on what you can expect and when.
You’ve tried agile, but haven’t seen the benefits that you expected
Many groups are doing "agile", but they're not getting the most out of it. If you don't think that agile practices have made a huge difference in your organization, then you're probably struggling in a key area. We can help to identify and resolve the issues:
- Training - Often the issue is that your teams aren't on the same page as to what agile is and how to approach it. Training can provide a great baseline from which many productive discussions can occur. Click here for more details on our popular Introduction to Agile class.
- Managing the Backlog / Customer Expectations - This is an area where many teams struggle. Doing this well can help you to maximize productivity by ensuring that you're working on the right things. Let us show you how.
- Staying Releasable - This is a key focus for teams that do agile well. It is one in which you will see much evolution as you continue using agile. We can help.
- Working Through the Rough Spots - The above areas are just a sampling of issues that teams commonly have. We'll work with you and your teams to help you solve the unique problems in your environment.
You’re having trouble scaling agile to a multiple team organization
Agile was originally designed for small teams. With some adjustments, it can be extremely effective in large organizations (100's of developers). Scaling agile is our forte.
- Training - For agile to be successful, your teams need to be on the same page as to what agile is and how to approach it. Training can provide a great baseline from which many productive discussions can occur. Click here for more details on our popular Introduction to Agile class.
- Organizing for Agile - Identifying changes to your organizational structure which can greatly improve your odds of success.
- Release Planning - Release planning can be very helpful for teams of any size, but for larger teams it is critical. Spending a little time up front can go a long way towards developing a shared understanding of the problem and setting organizational expectations.
- Keeping in Synch Throughout the Release - We can show you ways to ensure that your teams work together throughout the release.
Shoot us an email at sales@planigle.com and let's discuss how we can help.