Guy Beaver
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15 years 6 monthsGuy Beaver is the CIO at Perfect Commerce, a software company that provides SaaS procurement solutions for large corporations. At Perfect Commerce, he leads and oversees the development, delivery and support of all Information Technology. Guy's career of over 25 years spans several industries including Aerospace, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Procurement. He co-authored the book, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility.
Guy Beaver is the CIO at Perfect Commerce, a software company that provides SaaS procurement solutions for large corporations. At Perfect Commerce, he leads and oversees the development, delivery and support of all Information Technology. Guy's career of over 25 years spans several industries including Aerospace, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Procurement. He co-authored the book, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility.
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| Aligning Agile Efforts with Business GoalsA phrase heard often in agile development practices discussions is "let the product lead." Applied correctly, these four words powerfully focus an agile team's energy directly on work that provides the highest business value. Traditional engineering practices that focus on process often divert a technology team's energy away from quick delivery of business value, and toward design of infrastructure and architecture. | |
| Eye on the Prize: Best Practices for Aligning Agile Efforts with Business Goals A phrase heard often in Agile discussions is "Let the product lead." Applied correctly, these four words powerfully focus an Agile team's energy directly on work that provides the highest business value. Deep focus on technology decisions breaks the line-of-sight with business goals, creates opportunities for over-engineering, and requires complex tracing activities, which ultimately slow the process. |