The Right Tools Unlock Your Team’s Potential
Work was once visible.
Today, much of the work happening is invisible. Where does this leave managers?
Instead of white boards and post-it notes, professionals must rely on new methods for communication and context. The right tools help people to collaborate, and they provide work transparency for managers. Such tools allow business leaders to understand what work is being done – and the time-sucks that stop real results from being achieved.
A Tool Doesn’t Know Your Business. You Do.
Choosing and installing a tool is only half of the equation. Out-of-the-box implementations don’t incorporate the most essential factor: the way your team actually works.
That’s why many companies spend a lot of time and money to implement new tools, only to end up feeling like their efforts were wasted. A new tool – without configurations or customizations – will often result in even more work and wasted time.
To get the best results from your technology investments, it’s essential to understand what your teams do, what they need, and how they communicate.
A Trusted Partner That Goes Beyond Technology
A partner with a background in processes and technology tools will learn your unique workflows and specific requirements. Agile Kata takes the time to understand how your employees use tools in order to optimize daily outcomes.
Tool Strategy – Understanding what teams need to effectively deliver their work; providing insight on what is being done for leaders; and communicating on deliverables, deadlines, and changing priorities.
Whether your company has 50 users or 50,000, we can help you connect high-level ideas to the actual work being done. Tool Strategy goes beyond implementation. It encompasses:
- Understanding requirements
- Learning specific team needs
- Leadership insight into what’s being done
- Communication about timing or shifting priorities
Tool Strategy work is designed to help your team start less and finish more. We accomplish this through:
- Implementation Workshops
- Configuration or Reconfiguration
- Assessment, Administration, Upgrades, etc.
- Security Assessment and Remediation
- Full Lifecycle Management
- Product Roadmap Workshops
- Tool-Specific Quick Start Guides and Templates
- Integration Strategy
Our focus is on Atlassian platforms and third-party tools that can improve their performance within your organization. Examples:
- Jira for Work Management
- Jira Service Management (JSM) for Support, Incident, and Change Management
- Jira Plans (formerly Advanced Roadmaps) – for Building high-level roadmaps that connect strategy to team-level tactics
- Confluence for Knowledge Management
- Tempo Time Tracking
- Testing tools integration with TestRail, xRay, qTest, or Zephyr
- Source Control Integration with Bitbucket, Stash, Github (Enterprise, Gitlab)
Jira, Confluence, and or Bitbucket can be deployed in the Cloud or your Data Center. Agile Kata has extensive experience in both types of deployments, and can help you to determine what’s right for your organization.
Benefits Beyond Tool Implementation
No matter the size of your team, chances are your company could benefit from increased work transparency and greater communication and collaboration. Implementing the right tools saves time and money throughout project life cycles.
Managers report that enhanced transparency and consistency within teams leads to:
- Better ability to prioritize work
- Increased comfort in making commitments
- Greater ability to measure and communicate progress
- Faster elimination of bottle-necks
- Earlier problem resolution and ability to intervene
Agile Transparency QuickStart Package
The Atlassian suite of products is ideal for providing the needed transparency. Both powerful and configurable, the platform offers the perfect framework for supporting work transparency.
The Agile Transparency Quick Start Package reduces the time and investment required for tool configuration so that population and adoption begin months sooner. The package includes:
- Assessments and artifacts
- Helpful templates
- Recommended add-ins and configuration
- Confluence documentation
- Localization and adoption roadmap
All elements are tailored specifically to the client’s unique needs. Small to medium-size technology-driven companies who lack dedicated Atlassian administrators will benefit from enhanced transparency throughout their project lifecycles.
Learn more about the Agile Transparency QuickStart Guide.
Are you ready to take your team’s performance to the next level? Contact us today to schedule a consultation.