The document discusses NRB's agile software factory and their support for application innovation. It introduces their approach to embracing new IT practices like Agile development. The rest of the document outlines steps for organizations to assess their current development process, prioritize goals for improving it, identify potential barriers, and develop a customized transformation plan to integrate tools like UrbanCode into a continuous integration/deployment pipeline for more efficient multiplatform development and deployment.
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NRB’s agile software factory in support of
application innovation
Benoît Ebner, System Engineer NRB
Business transformation powered by
technology
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Embrace the new generation of IT
people
Accelerate the mainframe process
More responsive to changes in your business
Quicker in production, but with less change
Integrate the mainframe process with
the other IT processes
Multiplatform development and deployment
Platform agnostic process
Why going to Agile?
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What tools do you currently use?
What is your delivery process?
Compile and deploy process
Type of object
Type and number of environments
What results do you have in your
current process?
Determine your current and desired state
Document and assess your current state
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Prioritise the goals that are the most
important to you
Velocity – quicker in production
Agility – smaller, but more frequent change
Efficiency – cost reduction through better use
of man hours
Integration – better coordination across
platform
Generational shift – integrate young
developers with modern toolset
Determine your current and desired state
Define your desired state
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Search what can block your process
Technical obstacles
Entrenched habits and work culture
Under-funded team
Determine your current and desired state
Identify impediments
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Craft a rational, credible transformation
plan
Prioritise the process with your assessment
Each company is different, your needs are
unique
Be aware of theses
It’s hard to go out of comfort zone
Don’t go too quickly
A non accepted tool is not used
Determine your current and desired state
Define your customized plan