OnCast has the best service options for the agile software project management. The knowledge services are based on the main agile methodologies as such as Lean, Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP). We offer what your company needs, adapted for executives, managers and developers.

• Agile Mentoring:  Mentoring is structured on 2 phases: training and coaching. During training a OnCast specialist hands over the theoretical knowledge about agile methodologies. Coaching is the accompaniment phase, which occurs on a practical way in a real pilot project, having it's goal as to set the knowledge obtained during training. During Mentoring, the specialist carries out a diagnosis of a company, adapting the contents to better supply your needs.
• IT Consultancy:  A OnCast consultant will diagnose your company with the objective of identifying pathologies. With these informations the consultant will be able to act in 2 ways: on the emission of a statement with the improvements to solve the problems raised or act effectively to solve them.
• Trainings:  Essential for the IT professionals who are looking for theoretical and practical knowledge to reach a level of evidence in the market. The context has practical and examples with adaptability to the needs of your team and/or company. OnCast offers training on its own structure or in company, with flexible schedule.
• Lectures:  Specific subjects with objective approach. The lectures objective is to transmit information in a short space of time independent of the size of its public.

More than methodology, Lean is a culture

Lean is way to structure your business to eliminate loss on the processes. With Lean, companies can increase their efficiency, optimizing the overall work flow for a continue and maximized value generation, allowing the make of products with insuperable integrity and quality.

Do you want to become a lean and agile company? Through the mentoring services, consultancy, training and lectures you will have the most appropriate method for your company. The results are visible with the increase on the process revenue, cost reduction and the increasing satisfaction of the clients, the executives and the developers themselves.

Lean Principles: Eliminate completely the waste; Construct with integrity; Create knowledge; Recognize commitment; Fast delivery; Respect people; Optimize the whole.

More than a framework, Scrum is result

Scrum is a framework for the product development and project management with agility. Scrum brings a new dimension to the ability to respond, adaptability, speed and efficiency on the process management.

Based on research made by "The Economist Intelligence Unit" for HP, some unacceptable levels of delay on IT projects were identified. In about half of the companies researched, 25% or more IT projects are concluded with delay; and, in 57% of the companies researched, every 2 IT initiatives, only one generate positive business results (Source: Global study of The Economist).

Scrum use brings higher practicality to the managers and lots of benefits to the company. Higher assertiveness and visibility (evolving and visible obstacles), motivation and communication are consequences which define this solution. Scrum adds speed, resulting on cost reduction of system maintenance and development.

Google AdWords is a good example to be mentioned. The practice of Scrum was initiated in 2006, resulting on 200% of increase on its productivity, 40% reduction of the number of bugs and 80% of the overhead planning (Source: Jeff Sutherland presentation, co-creator of Scrum).

Scrum principles: ROI maximization; Faster responses to changes; Anticipated value generation; Higher quality; Significant productivity increase.

More than methodology, XP is attitude

Extreme Programming, or XP, is an agile methodology directed to development teams. To apply your values and principles during the software development, XP proposes a series of techniques that complement each other, like automated tests, refactoring; collective domain and fast deliveries.

The focus of the XP concentrates on adaptation to changes instead of trying to predict the future. XP offers advanced planning techniques that allow an efficient prioritizing, with fast high quality software delivery.

On a research carried out with more than 1,112 IT professionals in the regions of the Americas, Europe,Middle West and Asia/Pacific, 62% declared that their companies had a substantial profit once they started to use agile delivery service and IT projects (Source: Global study of "The Economist").

XP principles: Fast feedback; Simplicity; Developed Change; Embrace Change; Work quality.