How we do it
Distributed agile in action
Axeltra’s practices in development truly reflect our mission and values which make us best at what we do – we are a company that transforms the way in which the software is delivered that embraces challenges and in constant strive to improve its skills. In its work Axeltra is known to have helped turn ideas into profits by listening and working with its clients with the help of agile development theories.
The successful completion of one software project depends mostly on how well the customer idea is understood in the very beginning – our business analysts are specially trained to understand the customer needs and interact with them on constant basis throughout the entire duration of the project (without the need to monopolize their time). Add constant management and quality control to it and you got a 100% guarantee that the software project will be a success.
The secret of our success in project development is the fact that Axeltra’s management has come to terms with the reality scenarios of the application development processes: the project requirements change during the process and it is impossible to define them in the beginning to the absolute exactitude. We have therefore embraced development processes which help us deliver the final product that the customer really wants: by working with our clients on constant bases we are more likely to eliminate functions that prove to be unnecessary and enhance and improve on the ones that are crucial for the application. This also drastically shortens our customer negotiation process because usually the clients are hesitant to give the project a green light before they are absolutely sure that every aspect has been defined till perfection. With Axeltra at their side, our customers know and they are sure that they can discuss and renegotiate most of the project elements during the project management process!
Agile development
At the start of every project the client has to define the requirements the project will deliver. This is the scope of the project and it is often expressed in terms of business requirements and business benefits - in designing and shaping the whole project and its outcomes.
The successful completion of one software project depends mostly on how well the customer idea is understood in the very beginning and thus the whole project management is shaped. Agile development is inducing the customer into projects without monopolizing their time.
Things we do in agile development:
- Iterations – carefully planning the project
- Teamwork – working in professional teams
- Collaboration – communication and sharing knowledge
- Process adaptability – making a flexible process to external and internal changes
What we believe in:
- Individuals and interactions
- Working software
- Customer collaboration
- Responding to change
Distributed offshore development
As part of our collaboration is the distributed offshore development program that we use with our partners as part of the agile development theory. Being aware of the high management requirements for this type of project management, Axeltra is always prepared to undertake high management requirements projects and finish them with great success.
We believe in three main success factors for distributed development projects:
- To hire highly skilled professionals
- To build the organization’s structure so that it supports distributed development
- To be prepared to take face-to-face meetings