To
be successful an agile project team needs to apply a disciplined but
flexible approach using an integrated set of agile practices. This can
be confusing and potentially ambiguous for teams new to agile or teams
lacking formal training in the agile values and principles that support
these practices.
The end result is often lower-than-expected
performance, and frustration with the agile process.
Why do an Agile Project Audit?
For a project team to rapidly deliver high value functionality it needs to be
using the right combination of agile practices in an integrated and
collaborative manner. Many teams master the mechanical side of agile but fail to
embrace the cultural change that underpins successful agile delivery. As a part
of the Agile Project Audit, Equinox will provide a roadmap of agility goals and
recommendations that will assist your productivity, improve team unity, raise
product quality and ensure effective involvement of key stakeholders.
How does it work?
The Agile Project Audit is conducted by an experienced Equinox agile coach,
working collaboratively and unobtrusively on site with the project team. The
coach combines observation with individual interviews to draw out the issues
and then assesses the findings against the Equinox framework of agile
industry good practice, using the six key dimensions of agile performance -
Teamwork, Planning, Tracking, Requirements, Quality and Development. A
prioritised set of actionable recommendations is provided as an audit
report.
The Agile Project Audit has been developed by Equinox based
on agile project experience in applying the values and principles from the
Agile Manifesto (
www.agilemanifesto.org)
and using the supporting agile practices recommended by the commercial agile
methodologies Scrum and XP.