Software development company DVT has unveiled a dedicated Agile training and consulting business unit.
DVT's new Agile training unit will be headed by IT industry expert Themi Themistocleous and will train and consult on Agile development and run Agile events and forums nationally.
CEO of DVT, Chris Wilkins, says: "DVT has been using Agile and consulting on Agile for software development for a couple of years now. With Themistocleous at the helm of our new practice, we aim to become the voice of Agile in South Africa and to ultimately set the national standards for Agile training and consulting."
Themistocleous says there have been successes and challenges with Agile methodologies. "According to latest research, Agile methodologies are no more successful than iterative ones. Although Agile addresses many of the challenges of software development, pure Agile does not address aspects required in organisations, such as project estimation, costing, compliance, and governance and risk."
Partnership
Recognising that Agile can present many challenges in more complex enterprise environments, and that a more disciplined approach can result in greater development project success, Themistocleous has concluded an agreement with Scott Ambler + Associates, a company founded by Scott Ambler and Mark Lines, who are experts in Agile development.
One of their publications, "Disciplined Agile Delivery: A Practitioner's Guide to Agile Software Delivery in the Enterprise", details their approach to disciplined Agile delivery (DAD), which will help guide Themistocleous to run the Agile unit.
DAD adopts strategies from Scrum, XP, Agile modelling, Agile data, Kanban, DevOps and many more, providing advice on how to apply these techniques for an effective project outcome.
"The DAD approach makes it easier to scale Agile development, and to address complex business problems in ways that meet the initial promise of Agile, which is largely about the rapid delivery of business value, and the significant reduction of the overall risk associated with software development," concludes Themistocleous.
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