7.8% better unit costs – that’s a 15.6%
increase compared to its previous
benchmark three years earlier. In more
recent, chapters of its software devel-
opment journey, Nationwide has also
examined methodologies like DevOps
and continuous improvement. “A lot
of people have just done Lean, a lot of
people have just done Agile, but I think
by bringing these four strategies
together we’ve done something really
unique,” enthused Vasudeva.
From Agile and Lean to Six Sigma
and DevOps, there’s a myriad of
methodologies that software teams
can experiment with. The importance
of software development cannot be
understated and as businesses deliberate
on the best course of action, it’s clear
that some of these methodologies, or a
combination of a few, could prove to be
an invaluable blueprint for success.61http://www.gigabitmagazine.com61