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Systima can help you to obtain the competitive advantages that come with World Class project delivery. Kick-Start Coaching and Mentoring Software Development Partner Project Rescue IT Outsourcing Consultancy Kick-Start Systima target the implementation of some Lean practices within the first few weeks of engagement. Our approach is as follows - Investigate - Together we will review your existing processes to identify your Value Stream and identify Wastes. Design - Select the first Lean practices to implement to realise early benefits and learning. Also, select a team to use for piloting. Execute - Systima will work with a specific team to pilot the practices chosen. Adjust - Measure and review progress. Tailor and/or rollout as appropriate. Coaching and Mentoring Our services cover three broad areas - Lean Practices, Lean Framework and Lean Philosophy. Lean Practices - Practices govern the day-to-day work of Lean Teams. Organisations should start by rolling out the practices that will best clear their bottlenecks. Lean Framework - Provides a framework to assess, manage and evolve the Lean Practices. Lean Philosophy - Cultural change to the broad organisation is required to fully sustain Lean improvements. As your organisation progresses on its Lean journey, it is the organisational culture that will determine success. For sustained long-term progress, an organisation must blend the Practices, Framework and Philosophy. Lean Practices Systima provide training and coaching in the day-to-day practices used for Lean Software Development. It is important that your organisation is not overloaded with change. A steady improvement can be achieved by selecting those practices that will clear your particular bottlenecks and then implementing them. As these bottlenecks are cleared, further bottlenecks will present themselves requiring further practices. Where possible, Systima favour coaching over formal training. We can deliver coaching where and when needed (pull) rather than based on a timetable (push). The following Lean practices apply to software development: Iterative Development Documenting at the correct level Lean Business Analysis As Late As Possible! User Stories Lean Project Management Leading rather than managing Lean Estimating, Planning & Reporting Getting Users Involved Organising the team Sit together Whole Team Information Workspace Energised Work Pair Programming Scrum DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method) Lean Software Development Incremental Design Incremental Deployment Refactoring eXtreme Programming Test Driven Development Ten-Minute Build Continuous Integration Quality and Testing in a Lean Organisation Test Driven Development FIT Fitness Experienced Lean Developers Our Developers are experienced in the various aspects of Lean Development, implementing Lean Practices and using Lean Tools. They will work as part of your team to give the project impetus and to provide informal advice. Lean Framework Mentoring in Seeing Waste Value Stream Mapping Root-Cause Analysis IDEA Loops (Investigate, Design, Execute, Assess) Levelling the workload Setting improvement goals Reporting & Tracking Building Quality In Setting and Evolving Standards Continuous Improvement Deferring Commitment Delivering Fast Team Creation, Continuity & Shrinking Lean Philosophy & Principles Mentoring in Respecting People Working with Suppliers Optimising the Whole Basing decisions on a long-term view Embedding the Lean Principles in the organisation Software Development Partner In order to realise the full benefits of speed in IT project delivery, your choice of suppliers to work with can be crucial. As a company familiar with Lean Software Development, Systima can be your ideal partner in developing your projects. We have a successful track record of delivering fast, high-quality and cost-efficient projects for our customers. Project Rescue The reasons for a failing project are rarely what they appear. Too often, management is too close to the project to see the core inefficiencies and bottlenecks that are strangling the project. In other cases, business management is not in a position to debate with the IT experts the reasons for certain apparent wastes. Our experts can review your failing project, identify bottlenecks and reasons for problems and suggest a course of corrective action (normally using your existing project team or a subset of your existing team). IT Outsourcing Consultancy Increasingly organisations are considering outsourcing or have already outsourced some or all of their IT function. The reasons for making this decision include :- IT is not delivering effectively The organisation is not an IT company and wishes to specialise While these reasons make sense, in most cases they miss the point. Typically the reason that IT is failing to deliver is because of an inefficient Value Stream. The time period from the business concept to deployed working software is too long. This can be due to an overly contractual approach being used internally. Teams may not be working together and may be using a contractual approach to "protect" themselves. Rather than solve these problems, outsourcing can exacerbate the problems by adding further layers. However, IT organisations must be capable of building successful relationships with suppliers. For organisations considering outsourcing, our Consultancy service Reviews your existing IT problems Recommends an approach to improving IT effectiveness Recommends how to work with suppliers to become more effective Works with the enterprise and suppliers to deliver a streamlined process For organisations with outsourcing arrangements in place, our Trouble-shooting service Reviews your existing IT problems Reviews your existing Outsourcing agreement Recommends an approach to improving IT effectiveness Works with both the enterprise and the supplier to streamline the delivery process

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