What's the Elevator Pitch for Agile?
Let's say you got into an elevator with a senior executive and you had 30 seconds to sell Agile to them, what would you say?
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I actually do get asked this one by execs. This is what I usually say:
Agile delivery is about two things: you usually don't know what you want until you see something, so deliver something real as early as you can; and if you're going to fail, fail fast.
Agile in general is about being fundamentally honest with each other, about money, about technical delivery and quality, about requirements andtime - that's why it's so scary for some people.
Are you at all worried that your project might go over-budget, that it might run behind schedule, that the customer might not like the end result, or that someone will change the project requirements on you in the middle of it?
That's where Agile comes in. Its as simple as this: the more complex, the more challenging, and the more uncertain your project, the more you have to inspect it frequently and the better you have to control your process to be successful with it. Agile is simply a more intense, but tried-and-true process for reducing risk and better controlling your results.
Give me 10 minutes of your time and I'll explain why some of the most recognized companies in the world are turning to Agile...
Agile is the undisputed leader in providing Product Lifecycle Management solutions to the Electronics and High Tech industry. Agile enables OEMs to profitably manage product related business processes around a single view of the Product Record across the lifecycle of the product, especially across networked supply chains which include outsourced design and manufacturing service providers and global suppliers.
Fast time to market and time to volume: a. Bring products to market before competition and achieve volume production quickly to capture market share b. Products achieve higher margins in the early periods of the lifecycle c. Early to market products capture larger portions of the revenue pie.
Product Lifecycle Cost Reduction: a. 70% of product costs are locked down in the design phase of the product lifecycle. Therefore, costs can be reduced and supply risks minimized by making sourcing decisions early in the lifecycle b. In commodity markets, companies can achieve better competitive position, larger market share and higher margins by reducing lifecycle costs.
Profitable Management of Outsourced Design and Manufacturing: a. Outsourced design and manufacturing has clear benefits but companies have not realized the benefits because of ad hoc business processes and infrastructure around communications and data negotiation b. Winning companies manage their outsourced design and manufacturing partners effectively and are using it as a competitive weapon c. Effective business, process, legal, systems, and data level communications between OEM and outsourced partner are required to succeed.
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Your current system sucks and you know it, what do you have to lose.
Agile software development practices will give you more control over the cost and feature set of your software than traditional methods. You are also likely to have usable software sooner.
Hi colt,
What is agile? I assume it's some sort of application software? If so, I'd focus on the benefits it gives rather than how it does it. After all the only reason to use technology is because of what it does for you. It's the old marketing adage - focus on benefits not features.
Hope this gives you some help.
Ro
Hi, would you like to talk to my friend Colt?
Methodology that empowers a project team to collaboratively take ownership of their deliverables to ensure successful completion of the project.
You see Sir, the problem is, I only get to speak to you when we meet int he elevator. We need to get agile and improve collaboration across the board vertical and horizontal thoughtout the organisation. Then , before you know it everything will become shiny... (bing!) ... Ah! My floor - come and see where I sit when you get a minute.
