Quality

Mobile applications are obvious targets for hacking and malware. We look at how organizations can address security issues and avoid…

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Design is how it works. Steve Jobs once said “Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what is…

Users know what they want when they see it. If you just ask, you’re likely not going to get the…

Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook on the philosophy of ‘moving fast and breaking things’. Over the years, Facebook has worked hard…

VFQ is about discovery. Discovering what’s the right thing to build and how best to build it. It’s about being…

What do you think of when you hear expectation management? There are two distinct words that come to mind; presumption…

Value. Flow. Quality. These three ideas weren’t just chosen because they make for a nice acronym; they’re the guiding principles…

There are times when consultants veer towards unnecessary imprecision. Sometimes, or possibly even most of the time, when you read…

“The importance of complete, consistent and well documented software requirements is difficult to overstate.”  – Marvin Early, Relating Software Requirements to…

I was with a client a few weeks ago and he had a picture on his wall that said ‘Data…

Lean philosophies of work have always promoted a ‘build quality in’ approach to quality. But, what does this mean in…

Your product delivery process can either create or destroy value. Traditional approaches to governance and funding can stop you focusing on…

Working with an IT supplier (or any other supplier critical to your success) that you can trust is always important. In the case where a company is changing to a more agile delivery approach, knowing your IT supplier is investing in its own team’s learning and operating approaches to better understand how to collaboratively build great software products and services is a must. There are three keys to finding an IT supplier that aligns with your goals.

Following many years of practical experience, we have identified similar patterns in organisations successfully using Agile principles and practices. The…