JUNE 2021CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM 19Unlike other consulting firms in the Agile expanse, Addalot doesn't limit itself to PowerPoint presentations but jumps into the trenches with clients' teams, training them on the new software development process and coaching them along the way. As seasoned project managers in Adaptive agile, Automotive SPICE, Industrial Open Source, data-driven development, cybersecurity and functional security, the team participates in the development and fine-tuning of processes in an ongoing manner. And, if at some point the client wants to stand on their own feet, Addalot watches over the developments, ready to chip in at any time required. Addalot can also double as change management expert who can contribute to reduce the friction that is often seen in change adoption among the employees in embracing a new way of working. In case of a large project that often has a pre-defined workflow and processes, Addalot, as a line organization, has its client covered.In a case study, Baxter, a major medical device company, wanted to introduce a more Agile way of working while being compliant to IEC 62304 safety standard. Addalot, as Agile coach, helped them achieve an Agile way of working, which, in turn, led to various benefits. Transparent development cycle, improved planning on different levels (long, incremental, and Sprint), improved increment planning, streamlined requirements planning, feature coordination, and continuous integration and sustained functional safety while reducing lead times from requirement to implementation. The main achievement was implementing Agile in the hardware and verification sub-projects, resulting in improved communication across the organization.With the data-driven strategies rampant in the industry, the company is looking to follow this trend, and others as well, and identify what the companies need today and tomorrow. "We are in no mood to rest on the laurels and discover every upcoming trend and enhance our ability to deliver more value to our clients," concludes Martin-Vivaldi. We bring to bear the lessons we learned over the years to understand what mix of concepts and practices work best for our clients to improve their time to market and product quality using Agile
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