Five years since Dr. Mik Kersten wrote Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework, more companies around the world are making the decision to move from waterfall implementation methods and towards Agile. However, financial management is yet to catch up, with many organisations still using project-based modelling to allocate budget and resources. Here Louise Cermak, Principal Consultant at Agile specialist Catapult, explains how businesses can manage their financials in an Agile environment.

Digital transformation is key to ensuring companies keep up with the competitive market landscape. Putting digital at the core of a business can significantly reduce operating expenses and inefficiencies. However, this process often means changing the way internal teams work with one another. To help with the transition, Louise Cermak, Principal Consultant at software and IT consultancy Catapult CX, offers chief experience officers (CXOs) advice on how to lead a successful digital transformation project.

Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is an ideological approach to development that ensures the maximum return from the least effort, expense and commitment. The idea is that at each stage of development, a working product is put forward which allows for return on investment either through financial gain, user feedback or even understanding what’s actually needed. This allows development to be dynamic and enables fast feedback loops; allowing the direction of development to pivot.

It’s becoming more and more common for companies to find themselves with multiple Jira instances (and other Atlassian tools too).  Jira is a very popular tool with teams and there is often a grass roots growth within organisations that means different teams have independently chosen Jira as their tool of choice. Whilst this is a good sign, as it shows there is consistency of thinking and practices within the company, we often find that certain circumstances such as a merger or acquisition, can lead to an organisation having with multiple instances of Jira, which can negatively impact productivity.

Jira Software provides a solid foundation that helps teams get work done in a scalable manner while making team collaboration easier. It helps teams plan, track, and release their products quicker and more efficiently. It provides planning and roadmap tools that enable teams to manage budgets, stakeholders, and feature requirements. Without a roadmap that provides a holistic view, teams risk losing sight of the big picture and working in silos. Therefore, it benefits stakeholders, leaders, and project teams by maintaining clarity around work progress. Jira helps create tasks for yourself and other team members to work on, providing reminders, due dates, and details. It allows you to utilise subtasks to divide larger work items into digestible pieces, and others can track the status. Jira also integrates with a multitude of CI/CD that fosters a culture of collaboration across DevOps teams.