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DevOps and Agile are common practices, but they’re not enough to ensure the timely delivery of value to the business. \u00a0While DevOps improves software delivery from code commit to code release and Agile improves the ability to create value via improved delivery timeframes, complete insight into the value that software teams deliver tends to go missing. \u00a0Also missing is a business-level view into what\u2019s happening in the software delivery process. <\/span><\/p>\n

“To stay competitive, you need a handle on the end-to-end value flow through each product\u2019s software delivery value stream,\u201d said Nicole Bryan, Tasktop\u2019s VP product. \u00a0“Software is not the core competency of most enterprises, yet software is critical to their success. Tasktop helps software delivery organizations generate more value by connecting and measuring end-to-end flow.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“The first step to understanding, managing and measuring end-to-end flow is integrating your tool chain,” said Bryan. \u00a0“Tasktop enables enterprises to integrate all of the tools and teams in the software delivery process. If you can see and measure flow, you can improve it,” Bryan added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Integrate the DevOps tool chain<\/b>
\nLarge organizations rely on multiple tools to design, develop and operate software, with each tool designed to increase productivity of a specific role. \u201cSoftware is not just about writing code,\u201d said Bryan. \u201cThere are tools for planning, prioritizing, analyzing and designing requirements, testing, scanning, and deploying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tasktop enables data exchange and synchronization across these tools to eliminate manual duplication, human-errors and delays and gain unprecedented visibility into the entire software delivery process to help business and IT leaders identify costly bottlenecks and opportunities to improve. <\/span><\/p>\n

“You can’t fix bottlenecks if you don’t have visibility into the entire flow,” said Bryan. “If you’re not integrating all tools and teams, it\u2019s impossible to see what is actually going on.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOrganizations must make assumptions about what they can do to improve, because they don\u2019t have the complete picture. They may decide to improve their testing process, when actually it\u2019s their design process that is the bottleneck. Without end-to-end visibility, they can\u2019t know that. Tasktop shines a light on the entire system, to help them to identify where investments will truly move the needle.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Prove value in business terms<\/b>
\nOne of the biggest challenges IT organizations face is finding a common language with the business. <\/span><\/p>\n

“The business thinks about the value they\u2019re bringing customers and the business outcomes they are trying to achieve,” said Bryan. “IT thinks about how to get it done using existing resources. That requires breaking the work down into many technical tasks and implementation details. Tasktop helps IT see those details while abstracting them to concepts of value, which the business understands.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

“Software delivery organizations need to account for the business value they create, which is expressed in features delivered, defects fixed and security issues resolved,” said Bryan. \u00a0“When viewed side by side with desired business outcomes, IT and business leaders can make joint decisions on how to improve, adjust and calibrate to meet objectives. That\u2019s what value stream management is, and what IT leadership is looking for.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Five key metrics<\/b>
\nThere are five Flow Metrics that measure how value flows through a product’s value stream. They are calculated on four Flow Items – units of work organizations should want to measure: features, defects, debt, and risk. Any work a software delivery organization undertakes can be categorized as one of these core Items. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Flow Metrics are: <\/span><\/p>\n