Building Bridges
METHODOLOGY, SERVICES, STRATEGIC ENABLEMENT
Building Repeatable Integration to Deliver Greater Efficiencies
Have you hit a transformation ceiling you can’t pass?
Organisations starting out may see impasse as transformation failure. Others, who may have seen some success, are not prepared to concede they have hit a ceiling and are therefore blind to further improvement. We think the cause of both is transformation sequencing?...
How to get consultants to play nicely together
With rigour and collaboration, the combined efforts of different firms can achieve greater results than single consultancies alone. Improving delivery practices requires a wholly capable team. But enterprises must often build teams from multiple, competing...
Testing Smart doesn’t always mean Shifting Left
At IntegrationQA (iQA), we are advocates of building quality in, rather than testing defects out. But working within constraints can sometimes lead to the optimum solution. If a client tells us that testing before pre-production is impossible, then we must usually...
Running experiments with development team can pay massive dividends
Few IT executives are unaware of the gains contemporary development practices can bring. Yet for large organisations there is a chasm between the reality of legacy bound divisions and the dreams of frequent, valuable releases. But even small experiments can...
How to get the most from agile coaching
Engaging coaches can be expensive and time-sapping. It is challenging to define measurable goals and even harder to show benefits. But by taking an experimental approach to coaching, you can keep control and maximise the value external experts provide. In February...
Huge spike in GibLab imports – find out more from IntegrationQA
Huge spike in GitLab imports as developers signup over the weekend. GitHub developers get nervous of upcoming acquisition by Microsoft and look to move their private repositories. Interested in knowing more about GitLab fast, come to our meetup's in Brisbane or...
What does DevOps really mean? part 1
The DevOps movement has produced many benefits in a short time: shorter lead times, greater intra-organizational communication, smaller feedback loops and more productive teams. It has also produced many myths and misconceptions. Here's a few that I've encountered...
Initiating change with small wins
The Challenge: An organisation made a significant investment in a transformation centre of excellence. After fifteen months of promoting the approach however, little change had taken place. No teams had visibly taken up contemporary delivery methods.
Aligning service delivery to customer value
The Challenge: A strategic programme was struggling to deliver. Teams were working on projects that were misaligned with each other, and with customer needs. After over a year and significant rework, the teams were struggling to agree, focus and deliver on key outcomes. Business product owners were disengaged.
Multi-disciplinary teams break down silos
The Challenge. Functional areas blaming each other for delays and failures, a lack of accountability and transparency of work, and difficulty completing initiatives that required cross functional collaboration. Two previous experiments had failed, and this was the third iteration.
About this blog
The focus of iQA’s blog – “Building Bridges” is on breaking down the technical barriers between business analysts, solutions architects, developers and testers.
We believe that this is achieved by providing insight into the technical challenges and identifying the corresponding business risks associated with moving forward with technology.
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