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2 Webinar Housekeeping If you re having technical issues, please send a message to the organizer, via GotoWebinar Questions encouraged! Please send them via the GotoWebinar question box. There will also be a brief (time allowed) Q&A at the end of the webinar Presentation deck & recording will be made available 2

Our Presenters Brian Estep Senior Partner The father of six children, three of them being triplets, Brian is no stranger to practicality, guidance,

He has earned a reputation for providing skilled and practical guidance as a technology consultant, project manager, software architect, and

3 Our Presenters Brian Estep Senior Partner The father of six children, three of them being triplets, Brian is no stranger to practicality, guidance, and multitasking. He has earned a reputation for providing skilled and practical guidance as a technology consultant, project manager, software architect, and developer. Barnaby Sheridan Senior Partner Barnaby oversees Velocity s software development and quality assurance operations in South America. He is driven to ensure that our personnel, practices, and tools are ready to meet the ever-changing demands of Agile software development. 3

4 Outsourcing your Software Development 4

5 Some of the challenges today s software teams face Capacity Limitations Delays in delivery High workload Attrition Halted innovation Skillset Gaps Hard to find skills Expensive training Slower ramp-up Stale Methodologies Time to market delays Poor quality Excessive rework 5

6 What options do software teams have? Internal: Training and Transformation + Hiring FTE s Potentially successful approach with long term benefits Cons: Most expensive approach Often a long and difficult road (70% of transformation efforts fail according to McKinsey) External: Outsource with a Trusted Partner Potentially successful approach with long term benefits and a much higher success rate Cons: Selecting the wrong partner can be very costly in both money and time 6

7 Why outsource software development When done well and with the right partner it can: Increase Quality Boost ROI Increase capacity without adding headcount Close skillset gaps Improve methodologies Reduce costs Shorten time to market 7

8 How? A Three-step Approach Pilot or Partnership? Consider: Partnering & Productivity Start Right: Sprint 0 8

9 Pilot or Partnership? A toe in the water Trusted partner Easier Lower long-term reward More overhead Lower quality and leverage Poor basis for a decision Extend your team, don t replace them Opportunity for leverage Ongoing improvement A position of trust 9

10 Consideration: Partnering Communication capabilities Work style Practices and processes Experience with first-timers 10

Collaboration / Time Zone FTE Local Contractor Offshore

11 Consideration: Productivity Technical Ability Agile Process Partnership Governance Culture Employee Loyalty Collaboration / Time Zone FTE Local Contractor Offshore Nearshore Provider Nearshore Partner Management Time FTE Overhead 11

12 Start Right: Sprint 0 Goal alignment Business objectives Risk planning Agile roles: PO, Scrum Master, etc. Technical roles Escalation paths Roles and responsibilities Infrastructure Dev environment Supporting tools Testing env / hardware Process standards Agile process Development Testing and UAT Technical requirements Software stack Architecture Security and other nonfxn l Development planning Sprint 0 tasks Travel Ramp-up activities 12

13 Three-step Approach Pilot or Partnership? Consider: Partnering & Productivity Start Right: Sprint 0 13

14 Who? Finding the Right Partner Size/Scale Flexibility Partner Adaptability Agile Maturity 14

15 Why choose Velocity Partners? High-Quality Nearshoring, Plain and Simple Dedicated, long-term teams Agile leadership Strong technical skills Same language and cultures Right size to scale and still care Proven distributed agile methods Full time agile coaches Strong commitment to continuous improvement 15

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17 About Velocity Partners Better business through better software HQ in Seattle Nearshore Distributed Agile Teams Offices located in Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and Colombia Alignment with North America Highly collaborative agile development Our people make the difference! 17

18 Thank you! Feedback / requests for future webinar topics; Request a video copy of the webinar; Sales inquiries; Coaching inquiries; please reach out to: We hope to see you at our next webinar Brian Estep Senior Partner (425) brian.estep@velocitypartners.net 18

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