"For every problem, no matter how complex, no matter how difficult the situation, there is always a solution that is simple, straightforward, quick, -- and wrong."
Richard Branton
Due to the high volume of application software that this retailer maintained, there was a need for project managers and project teams to have a methodology for various projects.
WHAT WE WERE ASKED TO DO
Assist in developing a systems development methodology.
APPROACH TAKEN
Assembled the methodology with the stakeholders largely in a workshop setting using our Joint Development Approach (JDA).
RESULT
Produced a customized methodology appropriate for various team sizes, which was comprehensive enough to gather front-end project requirements and perform the appropriate analysis functions. As a result, future success from IT development projects led to an increase in the business confidence in the IT department. This led to significant increases in the IT budget and the salary of the IT staff during a time of cuts in other departments.
