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Daptiv Introduces Scrum Solution for Agile Software Development & Partnership With Velocity Partners, Helping Organizations 'Escape From Scrum Island'
Scrum Management Capability Gives the C-Suite Powerful Insight Into Application Development Work; Velocity Partners to Provide Consulting Services on Agile and Lean Development
| Source: Daptiv, Inc.
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - June 9, 2009) - Daptiv, the on-demand leader in
collaborative business software, today announced the launch of Daptiv Scrum, an
Agile solution
for managing, tracking and measuring application development projects.
Daptiv Scrum is a new solution built on Daptiv's on-demand platform and is
one of the first Agile solutions that gives higher-level insight into Scrum
processes from a business perspective.
Scrum is an increasingly popular methodology for software development
because it reduces project risk by providing immediate feedback on project
successes or roadblocks, and organizations developing internal applications
and software firms both use it. Daptiv's new solution streamlines the
feedback process, providing management tools for the ScrumMaster, Product
Owner and Developer, while also giving executives and business stakeholders
insight into how developers' scrum projects are mapping to the overall
goals of the business.
Scrum is considered an Agile and iterative methodology because it is based
on active communication among team members, and organizes work into
"sprints" that give development and business teams the flexibility to
respond to business demands and project execution realities. Daptiv Scrum
enables application development teams to better manage their existing Agile
Scrum methodologies with a solution that was initially developed for and
implemented by Daptiv's own IT department. Daptiv developed this offering
to give companies an innovative and effective way to best manage this smart
and streamlined approach to segmented sprints of IT project
development.
Daptiv, itself a Scrum shop, tapped its own experience with Scrum tools for
developers before creating Daptiv Scrum. "Initially, our developer team had
implemented another Scrum solution but after finding that it didn't
adequately meet our needs, we decided to use the Daptiv platform to create
a more efficient way to manage our Scrum projects," said Chris Lynch, VP of
engineering, Daptiv. "Before implementing Daptiv Scrum, our development
work was isolated from the rest of the business, even though business was
inextricably linked to that work. We feel we've really taken Scrum
management to the next level by being able to tie our work back to the
needs of the business and give executives a view of how our development
projects are performing. We've escaped from Scrum Island, and we want to
help other organizations escape too."
A common challenge to organizations using Scrum or another agile
methodology for application development is that the business side can be
left in the dark about the progress of Scrum teams. Because Scrum relies
less on formal planning and documentation at the front end of the process
than traditional or "waterfall" software development methods, the
methodology actually requires more careful and explicit tracking on the
back end in order to share progress clearly with business stakeholders.
"We work with many organizations that are struggling with exactly the
problems that Daptiv can help them solve," said Phillip Cave of Velocity
Partners. "As organizations adopt Agile methods like Scrum or adapt to a
blended Agile execution model based on Lean principles such as Kanban,
there is a need to think about the impact to the business portfolio and how
to better share information with key stakeholders at all levels. Lean
principles paired with Agile practices speak to creating the necessary
visibility to make timely and informed decisions on the delivery of value.
Giving Agile teams tools within a robust PPM platform allows organizations
to succeed in visualizing the flow and delivery of value from the Scrum
team to the PMO and business."
An on-demand subscription service like all of Daptiv's products, Daptiv
Scrum is available today and is priced at $35/user/month. Current Daptiv
PPM customers can use both the PPM and Scrum products, and the data model
will reflect and report on information from both products.
About Daptiv, Inc.
Founded in 1997, Daptiv is the on-demand leader in collaborative business
software that enables companies of all sizes to transform their mid-office
business operations. From new product development to operations and service
delivery, Daptiv's on-demand solutions streamline employees' day-to-day
interaction and collaboration while dramatically reducing the complexity of
managing multiple teams, projects and tasks. Daptiv also gives executives
unparalleled visibility into project, program and portfolio execution, as
well as the ability to measure progress against key business priorities.
Daptiv's flexible environment easily adapts to the work management needs of
any department -- from IT and finance to marketing and human resources --
with an intuitive user interface, point-and-click system configuration and
fast creation of forms, reports and alerts. Based in Seattle, Washington,
Daptiv has already transformed the mid-office for more than 700 customers
and 100,000 individuals at companies such as Amgen, Assurant, BASF, BP,
Chase Paymentech, FiServ, Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and
Virgin Blue. For more information visit www.daptiv.com.