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Ronin Assisted Strategic Planning (RASPSM) Session

Today’s world of technology moves at a lightening pace – sometimes we can be left behind when it comes to best practices, or even keeping our heads above water.

Are you involved in any of the following situations?

  • Is your organization in the dark when it comes to Agile Processes? 

  • Does your organization think Extreme Programming (XP) means hacking code? 

  • Do people within your organization think Scrum is part of a British game? 

  • Does your organization have a formal process?  Does it get used, or is it "shelf-ware"? Is the process slowing you down?

  • Are you familiar with the Rational Unified Process (RUP), but not yet ready to bring it to the next level within your enterprise?

  • Are you banging your head against the wall because you are not producing working code? Do you produce more documentation than working code?

  • Has your release cycle stretched out to unbearable lengths?

  • Do the database people and application developers work as a team – or are they at diametrical opposing ends of the spectrum?

  • Do you have questions about Agile versus Prescriptive methodologies?

  • Does your senior management team communicate effectively with you, or is everyone running in different directions in some sort of controlled chaos?

 Is any of this familiar to you?  Are you leading the team – or reacting to circumstances beyond your control?  Do you want to change, but do not know where to begin? 

All is not lost.  Ronin can help you take a step back, take a deep breath and take a fresh look ahead with a tailored RASPSM Session.  Ronin has helped clients internationally with all of the above mentioned situations and more; Ronin has seen that a little guidance at the beginning of a strategic effort is worth its weight in gold. 

No matter the size of your team – large or small - this works.

Are you ready to RASPSM with Ronin?

Overview

RASPSM is a two day strategy planning session that is highly interactive and tailored to meet your specific needs.

You set the topic and Ronin provides the industry leading experts. Topics can include agility, the RUP, or Enterprise Unified Process (EUP), Enterprise Architecture, Reuse, or just general “How do we get to where we need to be” type situations. What “hurts” for you today?  Ronin tailors the RASPSM Session to address your specific needs.

Formats of RASPSM Sessions can vary. It begins with an initial free phone consultation to discuss your issues so Ronin can get the right person involved to work with you.  Sessions can take the form of a two day strategizing session on how to roll out a new software development process with senior executives to a two day down-and-dirty discussion with developers on how to take a test-driven approach to development. Talk to us – we will find the right expert and the right approach for your needs.

The session is normally facilitated by an expert such as Scott Ambler, a leading methodologist and well respected practitioner, writer, and public speaker.   Another senior Ronin consultant available for a RASPSM Session is John Nalbone, an expert on RUP and EUP practices. 

These are examples of two Ronin “RASPers.”  All Ronin RASPers actually practice what they write and speak about – real world experiences, and all are experienced facilitators.  RASPers are not tied to any specific toolset or vendor – and they do tell you realities using real-world examples. 

Be prepared to think outside your normal daily routine and question what you have always done.  This is an extremely interactive experience for everyone involved. 

Is it time for a change?

Are you ready to RASPSM with Ronin?

Sample RASPSM Topics

No matter what your situation, Ronin tailors the session to meet your needs.  The following are possible RASPSM Session topics:

  • How to Move to an Agile Software Development Approach

  • Agile Database Approaches

  • How to Adopt an Agile Approach to Modeling

  • Pair Programming Realities

  • Test Driven Development (TDD)

  • Full-Lifecycle Object-Oriented Testing (FLOOT)

  • Getting a Handle on Requirements

  • Change Management and Configuration Control

  • Jumping into Java / J2EE

  • Adopting the RUP / EUP

  • Starting a Reuse Program

  • How to take an Enterprise Approach to Architecture

  • How to Make our Tools Work for Us (instead of vice versa)

  • Breaking the Endless Analysis Paralysis

  • Project Management Success Practices

  • Development Team Reality Check

  • Improving Overall Communication

Audience

  • Senior IT and Business Management

  • Project Managers

  • Product Managers

  • Architects / Senior Developers

Objective

The objective of this two day RASPSM Session is to have your team work hand-in-hand with Ronin industry leading experts facilitating some tough discussions which usually do not happen internally.

Duration

Two days.  If more time is needed after the initial session, we can present those options and discuss them more if required.

How do I get started?

Are you ready to RASPSM with Ronin? 

For more information please contact Michael Vizdos at 866-AT-RONIN (U.S. number) or via e-mail ().

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