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Agile or Waterfall? Why not both?!
Project Management experts have been divided between following the Agile or the Waterfall methodology. Advocates from each generally praise their chosen methodology’s PROs and all too often neglect to mention the CONs.
At Delta Insights, we acknowledge that both methodologies have their strengths and weaknesses. As a result, we adopted a hybrid model to provide clients with the very best of both worlds. Also, we work with clients to ensure that they are confident in taking ownership. We do this by encouraging collaboration from the start and throughout the entire implementation.
Combined with thorough testing and continual data migration cycles, we provide clients with the best possible solution for their business using the quickest and most cost-effective methods.
DELIVERY METHODOLOGY
Agile vs Waterfall: Client involvement and visibility
Agile
Created for product / software development.
Breaks up the work into smaller and more manageable parts (Sprints):
- All work (analysis, design, development, testing, bug-fixing, release) happens within a Sprint.
- Fixed duration: 2-4 weeks.
Faster visible results.
Not suitable for large complex system implementations with multiple process and system dependencies.
Delta Insights
Shorter analysis stage:
- Focuses on the critical business processes.
- Design is done in the system: Client users are involved hands-on using the product.
Breaks up the tasks into smaller and more manageable parts
- Iterations.
- Multiple Sprints:
• Sprints are Process-driven.
• Data Migration Sprints.
• Reporting.
• Test Cases.
More manageable deliverables
Integrated Design and Development
- Less customisation decisions up front.
- Customisation decisions are made after testing and with use of the customer data (Development only where necessary).
Waterfall
Originally created for large system implementations.
Longer analysis stage:
- More in-depth analysis.
- Identifies all the gaps and customisations needed.
- Design is done “on paper”, without hands-on experience by the client.
Design decisions are made on subset of data and not an end-to-end business process list and exercise.
Delay of user hands-on involvement, until Design and Development is completed.
Potential for requirements to be missed until after design begins.
Reduced flexibility as project enters development phase.
Optimisation
Cost of Ownership
Controlled Delivery
Optimisation
DELIVERY METHODOLOGY
Optimisation of operations using best practices.
- Focuses on Business Process Design instead of pure system implementation.
- Based on best-in-class business processes and performance metrics (APQC, Microsoft and Optimum).
Cost of Ownership
DELIVERY METHODOLOGY
Lower overall cost of ownership.
- Designed to make clients self-sufficient as early as possible
(50%-50% ownership)
Controlled Delivery
DELIVERY METHODOLOGY
Controlled delivery: on-time & on-budget
Hybrid approach:
- Traditional waterfall overall timeline.
- Design and Build implemented in iterations with Business Processes delivered during each iteration making it easier to control the scope of work.
Provides a structured approach using best practice Business Processes to improve organizational efficiency.
Project Initiation
Setting up the project for success through initial planning and tools setup (eg. Microsoft Azure DevOps, Dynamics 365)
MILESTONE OWNERSHIP
DELTA INSIGHTS
Analyse
High level scope definition at Business Process List level and requirements gathering. Define out-of-the-box requirements and which require customisation or process change.
MILESTONE OWNERSHIP
DELTA INSIGHTS
Design & Develop
Start iteration process with basic setup and data migration iteration. Following iterations are formed around Business Processes and involve design, unit testing, and client playback for sign off.
MILESTONE OWNERSHIP
TRANSITION OF OWNERSHIP
Deploy
End to end User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and production readiness.
MILESTONE OWNERSHIP
CLIENT
Optimise
Post Go Live Support and transitioning to Delta Insights Support Team.
MILESTONE OWNERSHIP
Client
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