Application upgrades and enhancements

Challenge

The client wanted to deliver time-critical projects and needed have development teams working 16 x 5 to ensure timely delivery. Projects were spread across multiple technologies and a multidisciplinary team was needed, working offshore in India to lower the cost.

Solution

Multiple Agile teams were created, with capabilities across different technologies.

• A well-defined communication plan was important to ensuring iterative delivery.
• Agile teams were ramped up and down based on the project needs.
• With multiple teams being involved, delivery coordination was important between project teams.
• Since the focus was to deliver within a deadline, the teams were organized to ensure on-time delivery.
• Additional resources were on stand-by to meet spikes and mitigate attrition related risks.

Results

• Project delivered on schedule with minimal cost overrun.
• Planned ramp-up and ramp-down of the teams ensured that no time was lost in team building.