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3 ROADBLOCKS ON THE PATH TO CONTINOUS DELIVERYENDAVA EXECUTIVE NETWORK, SEPTEMBER 2016

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In an open conversation aimed at the Banking industry, Eoin

Woods, Endava’s CTO and Edward Butler, Head of CD &

DevOps shared insights into 3 of the most common roadblocks

on the path to achieving Continuous Delivery and what you

can do to make your organisation’s journey towards enhanced

productivity smoother and more productive.

We believe your business can rapidly respond to marketplace

disruption regardless of its size and current challenges and help

you achieve enhanced agility by aligning your teams with

common goals and smoothing the path-to-production for your

software.

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We went beyond tools and processes to see how a strong company culture can make or break your strategy

and discussed that low levels of performance are likely to be down to poor ways of communicating.

Our experts spoke about driving transformation from the top down, just as much as from the delivery teams

towards executives and stakeholders. Creating a cross-functional team, that includes the business, ensures that

improvements are recognisable as success rather than distractions from key business objectives.

COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE

ITS NOT JUST TECHNOLOGY

CULTURE TRUMPS STRATEGY

EMERGENCE NEEDS TOP DOWN SUPPORT

PEOPLE SEEK HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS

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There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to syncronisation and collaboration. This mindset is built and

reinforced through an organisation-wide cultural shift that helps to motivate teams by allowing them to

experience the real-world impact of their work.

As DevOps can be challenging, our experts recommend finding pilot projects that have enough value to carry

conviction and allow the business to maintain a customer-centric focus while delivering tangible results.

ADAPTABILITY AND A BENEFITS-FELT MENTALITY

SURPRISE BUILT IN AS STANDARD

NO MAGIC BUTTON

DEVOPS IS DIFFICULT

MAINTAIN A CUSTOMER-CENTRIC FOCUS

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Visualising work is important in order to help teams understand what happens between silos by unveiling the

truth behind the process. Physically sketching a process or product work-flow, pinpoints inefficiencies, allowing

teams to prioritise and solve the fundamental issues, yielding the greatest benefits. Inviting the business

stakeholders to be part of this process helps the team stay focused on the key objectives that drive

transformation forward.

By definition, innovation is outside our comfort zones, which is why we recommend embracing change and

preparing to embark on a long-term journey driven by agility, rather than speed and linear goals.

TRANSPARENCY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO START

MAKE WORK VISIBLE

EMBRACE CHANGE

A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

YOU CAN’T MAKE IT WITH TOOLS ALONE

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

JUST START

Only people will make technology work effectively and, to do that, they need a culture that will support them.

Embed adaptability into your

culture, making sure the

business backs the cultural

change and will embrace things

like “fail fast”.

Small gains add up and

will deliver change

incrementally.

Thank you for being part of the Endava Executive Network and for joining our event around the 3 Roadblocks

to Continuous Delivery. If you’d like to find out more about how Continuous Delivery and DevOps can help

you become more responsive, get in touch with us here.