Return on Agility: Financial Perspectives on Agile Development

Posted September 30, 2007 | Leadership |

Agile software development approaches provide organizations with realizable benefits that are applied in the financial services community every day. By understanding the underlying principles, agile practitioners can better collaborate with business leaders who place decisions into a financial context. This article provides real-world examples of agile practices that provide three financially oriented benefits:

1. Efficient use of capital

About The Author
Jeffrey Wu
Jeffrey Wu is the CEO of TwoFour Consulting, a trusted advisor to leaders in the financial services industry. His experience with agile techniques in large enterprises was acquired while leading growth and change throughout his career. Mr. Wu has served as VP of Product Development for ADP, CEO of Claritas LLC, VP of Product Strategy and Development at Mergent International, and in multiple director positions with worldwide scope at Thomson… Read More
Larry Bailey
Duff Bailey
Duff Bailey, PMP, is a Senior Consultant with TwoFour Consulting. Mr. Bailey is a veteran project manager who has managed and advised project teams at JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, RBC Capital Markets, Verizon, AIG, Bunge Global Markets, Dow Jones & Company, and Prodigy Services. He has special expertise in IT governance, the application of project management principles within an agile development framework, and the rescue and… Read More
Ian Bailey
Ian Bailey Ian Bailey is an expert in military and government enterprise architecture (EA) who has done extensive work in applying EA techniques to information assurance and security. Dr. Bailey was the Technical Lead in the team that originally… Read More
Phil Hill
Phil Hill is the founder and President of HBO Systems, Inc., an independent consulting company. In this role, he assists organizations that are struggling to get institution-wide support for implementing enterprise software projects. He has helped a broad range of clients strategically assess their IT capabilities and establish successful, effective IT visions and management processes. His customers have ranged from the US State of Maine to… Read More
Wayne Bailey
Wayne A. Bailey is an independent management consultant specializing in helping software companies and corporate IT organizations become "agile" -- fast, innovative, and flexible. He has more than 20 years' experience as a consultant, research scientist, quality program manager, and principle software engineer. He can be reached at wbailey at agilebydesign.com or +1 617 965 7618.
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