No sector escapes the impact of digital technologies. This inevitable evolution towards more connectivity, more efficient services and a better efficiency of internal processes,to name a few, implies a necessary transformation.Whether they are private or public, our customers have all understood the need for change. But their digitalization processes sometimes are confronted with regulatory constraints and specificities linked to their ecosystem.These specificities can be obstacles to innovation. They therefore require more agility. The goal? To bring more flexibility in project management processes in order to avoid the “tunnel effect” induced by a classical management which multiplies risks and errors.

At Softcom, agility is a requirement. This concept has been proven in the IT industry for more than thirty years and allows us to adapt the organization of the project and to make it evolve according to the needs of the customers.It is a process of continuous improvement that allows you to anticipate – and react quickly to – any problems that may arise. Agility requires the building of trust among project stakeholders and the continuously questioning processes and their improvement.This is Softcom’s mission: to accompany our customers in this digital transition to get the best out of it.

But how can we do this?

Our agile method is more pragmatic than traditional project development methods. It requires a strong involvement of the customer and allows to be very responsive to its requests. It is based on an incremental and adaptive development cycle. However, not every project is eligible to use this method,that is, we provide specific and scalable resources to our customers, according to their needs at all stages of their digitization project.This method is free from the “customer-supplier” relationship, as it requires a lot of dialogue and considerable mutual trust. But we don’t gain agility easily. It is a maturity to be acquired on both sides before being able to declare the will to carry out an Agile project.

Because agility is a paradigm shift.It removes the pyramidal management; it forces to put an end to archaic processes; it implies collaborative working modes; it requires trust and a great transparency in the processes and the teams.Agility is thus applicable to all companies as long as they feel ready for change. This large-scale transformation requires curiosity and experimentation. Agility is thus applicable to all companies as long as they feel ready for change. It depends on the specific context of each of our customers. Softcom has all the tools and know-how to accompany our customers in this phase of change and progression in maturity.

Instead of the flat-rate mode, we apply here the concepts of “design to cost” not only ensuring a deliverable for the scope of the initial need, but also and above all within the budget. For Softcom, developing according to the principles of agility means providing a productive solution that meets the customer’s needs as closely as possible and respects its financial constraints.