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Project Governance

Throughout any Venikom project, we provide a tight governance approach that reduces project risk, ensures communication is clear, and that any project issues or blockers are quickly surfaced and resolved.

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ABOUT US

Practical Project Governance

We deliver digital products that transform
businesses and markets.

While we are happy to work within your existing processes, we typically use a Scrum Agile methodology, using 2 weeks sprints with standard sprint plan / standup / retrospective ceremonies. All work in progress is visible by a shared JIRA or Trello scrum board. Separately, for some organisations a monthly Steering Committee is established involving a UserCentric Partner and your senior executives to discuss any strategic discussions around budget, team, deliverables etc.

Software development is inherently difficult to completely plan ‘up front’; e.g. many features may not have been visually designed or documented at a high level of fidelity at the start of the project.

To address this, we employ a delivery model based on the “Total Team” philosophy, which includes the following principles:
  • Customer focused
Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery.
  • Evolving landscape
We welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.
  • Fast feedback
We deliver working outputs frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference towards the shorter timescale.
  • True partnership
Business people, experience practitioners and developers must work together daily throughout the project.
  • Team trust
We build projects around motivated individuals. We give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
  • Co-located
The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. If that’s not possible, we use collaborative tools such as Google Meet and Slack.
  • Focus on Scope
This is about prioritising the most critical aspects for delivery and ensuring that time and effort is optimised accordingly.
  • Measure progress
Working solutions are the primary measure of progress.
  • Consistent delivery
Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, experience practitioners and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
  • AutonomyThe
Best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organising teams.
  • Process feedback
At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts accordingly.
  • Setting team goals
At regular intervals, the team reflects on current goals and if we need to re-align.

We know what we are doing

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Apple: Best Newsstand APP

In 2013 Venikom's Vogue Paris iOS app won the award from Apple for "Best App of 2013" in the category of Newsstand Applications.

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Webby: Best UX App

Venikom's Vogue Paris iOS app got nominated for prestige Annual Webby Awards 2014 in the category for "Best User Experience"

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