Agile is often a buzzword we like to throw around. In reality, most companies are hampered by outdated legacy software, technical debt, and shadow IT, which make it difficult to respond to changes or implement new features. However, the right development tool can improve an organization's agility by allowing rapid changes and continuous user involvement.
A real-life example
Choosing new tools for your organization can be a challenge, but the right tool can actually make you more agile.
Here we present an example from a large Danish organization (which wished to remain anonymous) that needed new enterprise software. The organization has a large IT department that serves more than 15,000 end users.
One of their systems was from 2006 and ran as a web application. In fact, there was only one person left with the specialized knowledge - and that person was about to retire. The system was outdated and burdened the organization instead of meeting their needs.
So the organization turned to Innova IT for a new, better solution to their enterprise software needs.
Measuring productivity is not easy. All too often we lose ourselves in tracking time spent, number of lines of code, number of commits, or time for code review.
However, these measurements omit a very important part of development: How well does the function solve the users' needs? True productivity is when the delivery meets the requirements – quickly!
Excellent software developers are a rare commodity. Talented developers can pick and choose between jobs - and they do!
So how does an organization remain attractive to new employees and at the same time retain their current developers?