Agile Software Development is like Bruce Lee was to martial arts. Bruce is power and precision in epic scenes as only he can make it. There cannot be stuntmen for him.
“The only problem with Bruce is that there was only one Bruce!”
In Teravision, We think that a trained team can work as good as Bruce did and be “fault-tolerant” as a plus. That’s why around 15% percent of our resources are assigned to “The Bench”: a group of employees trained and ready to be the backup of any responsibility in any project.
Keep in mind these 3 “action scenes” of Agile Software Development in which having trained extra professionals (no Stuntmen) will save both your day and Project.
Sequence #1: bone-breaking! (immediate replacements).
In the case of vacations, disease, an accident at work or any unplanned delay of a resource you need someone trained that can jump into production quickly to keep the project on track.
Sequence #2: Plane-Jumping! (New Challenges).
New Challenges in Agile Software Development come from its nature of “Welcome changing requirements, even late in development…” (Agile Manifesto, 2001). Said this, addressing these challenges with a bench of professionals who know about your projects and are ready to collaborate, is the safest way of having fewer movements in milestones and secure deadlines.
Sequence #3: This is a One Vs. Many fights! (Major Change Requests).
Does one of your stakeholders asks for new functionalities asap?. Do you need 100+ hours of extra effort in the next 48 hours? Grow your dedicated team? it’s possible because of The Bench. After one resource of The Bench starts as a regular one into your team, a new resource enters The Bench to take the place.
Bruce’s way.
When it comes to action, Teravision’s teams make all the Work, including the toughest tasks. For each project, in Teravision’s Bench will be additional Developers, QA Analysts and Scrum Masters who know about your project and can work on it when needed. It’s in our DNA.
The Best place for stuntmen is in the movies.
