More than Just Moving Around Sticky Notes
This blog was written in cooperation with Buffadoo. TIOBE supports Buffadoo in performing Innovation Amplifier projects. You can visit their website for more information on the Innovation Amplifier.
Many organizations start their agile journey only to be disappointed at its limited impact on reliable planning, quality and delivery speed. If this is your experience, you are not alone.
In search of better profitability, many organizations have tried to adopt an agile software development process. More often than not, agile transformation projects do not bring the expected gains. A typical root cause for a failed transformation is that the focus was only on “ways of working” and only involved the software team.
Delivering software that delights customers is about more than moving around sticky notes and PI planning. Many agile transformations “start in the software team”. Business stakeholders expect more output, but don’t see themselves as part of the solution. Overloading the software team with work and changing direction frequently will always limit the improvements a team can make.
With the over-emphasis in many agile transformations on ‘ways of working’, intake and planning of work, the factors of quality and craftsmanship are overlooked. This is a critical error: innovation is inherently multi-dimensional. It transcends ‘agile rituals’ and taps into the broader business environment, architecture and code quality.
True innovation speed is a product of multiple factors: business environment x team maturity x architecture x code quality. Innovation is like growing a plant: it requires sunlight, water and fertilizer, and if one of these factors is absent, growth will always be limited. To go back to our situation: focusing only on Teams and Processes will not yield optimal results.
Buffadoo has come up with a holistic model to cover all aspects of successful software development: the Innovation Amplifier. This comprehensive framework is designed to expand and enrich the software ecosystem in organizations.
So, what does the Innovation Amplifier consist of?
This methodical, five-step approach helps organizations untangle the complexities of innovation:
The Innovation Amplifier complements TIOBE’s core service of code quality assessment by providing a wider lens through which to view software development. It’s about cultivating an ecosystem where innovation flourishes on the bedrock of quality code. Through the Innovation Amplifier, we are enthusiastic about guiding organizations to discover the full range of elements vital for successful innovation, contributing to your unique innovation narrative.