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More Efficiency and Higher Output - Interview with Niels Verdonk, VP Development eBuddy
ID: 67215
Berlin, Amsterdam, December 2008
The agile consulting company agile42 successfully implemented Scrum at eBuddy, creator of
the world's first, independent, web browser-based e-Messenger in 2003.
The high professional, praxis proven and unique End-to-End approach of agile42 consulting
allows companies introducing Scrum to optimize the software development performance
effectively.
Read the whole interview with Niels Verdonk, VP Development eBuddy
(firmenpresse) - Hi Niels, thanks a lot for you time and your willingness to answer some questions regarding
your experience with the work of agile42 supporting you in implementing Scrum into your
company.
Was there a specific reason for you to adopt Scrum?
Our business is very dynamic and change driven. We have to adopt our solutions fast to
new market needs and evolutions. In short words, our business is very agile. Therefore we
need a process that supports all the appearing challenges with a high level of agility.
Some of our people, in previous companies, made strong experiences with agile
methodologies like XP and Scrum and therefore we have chosen Scrum.
How was the situation at eBuddy before the Scrum implementation project started?
For a while we were trying Scrum using our own interpretation in just some of the projects.
We realised very fast, that without a professional consulting we would not reach the
optimum efficiency and that it would be very hard to introduce Scrum to all our projects.
Which goals did you want to reach by adopting Scrum?
Oh that’s easy: Clear focus for the development team, more efficiency, and higher output.
How did you see the agile42 approach?
The agile42 approach is a well thought process consisting specific training for the different
roles and praxis driven coaching phases. Your coach, Andrea Tomasini made a very
professional impression from the very first moment and he was up to the expectations. He
gained a high respect from everyone in the organization and he proved to be agile himself
too, when having to adjust Scrum to fit our two teams managing 3 products. The End-to-
End approach of agile42 is just fitting to the needs of an enterprise and has proven to be
successful.
Did you reach the goals?
Yes, all goals were reached. During the coaching phase we happen to realize how
important the product backlogs really were. This is why we ask for another training focused
on product backlog and strategic planning. Scrum really opened our eyes, in particular the
need for a properly prioritized product backlog and it forced us to define our company and
product strategies more in detail. We are now using the scrum framework to take our
organization to the next level, and the Open Source tool Agilo is helping us in doing it
faster!
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Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
About agile42
We considers agile42 an agile company in more ways than one. We offer praxis oriented
process consulting, training and software with a focus on lean and agile approaches like
scrum. The efficient combination of management involvement, knowledge transfer, team
coaching on the job and a praxis based tool support is responsible for our success in many
international companies. Our customers certify all:
- Faster revenue generation
- Accelerated ROI (Return on Investment)
- Improved quality
- Earlier go to market
- and last but not least a raise motivation in all the involved teams.
agile42 GmbH
Pressestelle
Gruenberger Str. 54
10245 Berlin, Germany
press(at)agile42.com
http://www.agile42.com
eBuddy BV.
http://www.ebuddy.com
  
  
  
Datum: 10.12.2008 - 13:31 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 67215
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Kontakt-Informationen:
Ansprechpartner: Marion Eickmann
Stadt:
Berlin
Telefon: 030 20053958
Kategorie:
Softwareindustrie
Meldungsart: Interview
Versandart: Veröffentlichung
Freigabedatum: 10.12.2008
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