Enterprises today face a common challenge: how to move fast without losing control. Agile offers flexibility. Waterfall provides structure. But many organizations struggle to reconcile the two, leading to delays, misalignment, and missed goals.
The new IT PODS white paper, “Maximizing Team Efficiency: Bridging Agile & Project Management for DevOps Success,” addresses this challenge head-on.
Aligning Strategy with Execution
In this white paper, IT PODS Program Manager and Agile Scrum Master Jerry Griffith outlines a practical, field-tested approach to integrating Agile and Waterfall. His dual-role experience enables teams to move quickly while maintaining stakeholder confidence and operational rigor.
Key insights include:
- Audience-Driven Communication: Strategies for ensuring technical teams and executive stakeholders stay aligned.
- A Hybrid Framework That Works: Applying Agile sprints within Waterfall milestones to reduce lead times and increase adaptability.
- Stakeholder Management: Proven methods for earning early buy-in, resolving conflicts, and building lasting trust.
The paper also includes a case study from a global platform migration where Jerry’s approach cut project lead times by 25% while preserving transparency and accountability.
Redefining Efficiency in Complex Environments
IT PODS brings together elite teams—called “pods”—that specialize in Planning, Operations, Development, and Support. By combining deep technical expertise with strong process leadership, these pods help clients navigate complexity, accelerate innovation, and meet critical business objectives.
Download the white paper to explore how a hybrid project management approach can drive measurable impact across your DevOps initiatives.
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Ericsson,a multinational telecommunications innovator, engaged itPODS to support the Ericsson team in Switzerland at one of their top cloud customers, Swisscom. itPODS' background with Ericsson's NFVi as well as experience with cloud and platform automation enabled the team to provide industry-leading solutions to Swisscom, which catapulted their productivity. The platform automation has significantly reduced the effort required to launch new systems while at the same time reducing costs and improving platform performance.