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Quantified Agile+
Product development teams are often faced with conflicting challenges - in which the requirements are constantly changing as well as rapidly evolving, and at the same time, there is tremendous pressure on them for delivering h igh-quality products rapidly to the market. To tide over such challenges, an increasing number of product companies have embraced Agile Software Development (ASD) techniques, which not only accommodate constant changes in requirements but also offer incremental delivery of working software in short time-boxed iterations.
With most product companies having globally distributed teams, the focus is on enabling the execution of agile development projects for building large, complex applications in compliance with a Global Delivery Model and with predictable quality.
Sonata's Quantified Agile+ Methodology
Quantified Agile+ (QA+) is a development methodology that adheres to the principles of Agile Development Methodologies (ADM) like Scrum, XP, ASD, Agile+, etc., and emphasizes the use of tools and metrics to successfully collaborate and measure productivity in a globally distributed development environment. In addition to enhancing the speed and agility of ADMs, Quantified Agile+ brings in scalability and predictability to quality and product release on the basis of tool-based measurement and management of metrics.
Highlights of Sonata's QA+ Methodology
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Adapted for global delivery : QA+'s powerful collaboration model helps eliminate the challenges arising due to geographically dispersed teams. QA+ achieves this through techniques such as daily meetings / con-calls at both the organization as well as local levels, integrated communication and collaboration tools that help build a common visualization of the product.
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Enhanced scalability : QA+ is highly scalable for large, complex projects as it merges the best practices of agile development approaches like Scrum, XP, ASD, Agile+, etc., with Sonata's process discipline and project management framework.
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SonnetAgile+ : QA+ includes SonnetAgile+, an integrated Open-Source tools framework for end-to-end project delivery, which enhances the productivity and aligns the product with market needs.
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Focus on metrics : QA+ lays importance on the use of tools to successfully collaborate in a geographically dispersed development environment and capture vital metrics that drive engineering decisions.
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How does Quantified Agile+ benefit product companies?
QA+ delivers several significant benefits to product companies. It:
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Accelerates the time-to-market through iterative releases of the working software while retaining process discipline and metrics orientation required for large, complex projects.
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Reduces engineering costs by enabling agile development across globally distributed teams.
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Enhances flexibility and scalability for product releases even while retaining the best practices of agile development.
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Includes SonnetAgile+, an integrated Open-Source tools framework for end-to-end agile development, which gives companies a headstart.
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Focuses on specific metrics that help concentrate on the business value delivered.
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