In large-scale digital transformations in which multiple Agile teams work simultaneously on different initiatives, coordination can become complex and chaotic.

Without the right people, processes and technologies in place, issues such as misaligned priorities, conflicting dependencies, lack of visibility between teams and redundant work can quickly arise. Examples include:

• Delivery teams duplicating APIs or using conflicting data models, impacting integration.

• Inconsistent approaches to legacy system integration, leading to unmanageable complexity and higher technical debt.

• Dependencies emerging late in the development cycle, causing cost overruns, rework and reducing business agility.

Solution

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗔 (𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗔) is able to support more traditional communication channels by providing a centralised repository where teams can publish and share their models, service contracts and data specifications. This increases visibility of interdependencies while also making APIs, services and components more accessible for reuse.

By integrating MBEA with Agile planning and delivery tools, organisations can:

• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, reducing the risk of late-stage surprises. ⚠️🔍

• 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, ensuring that integration points and shared services are identified and managed collaboratively. 🤝🔗

• 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 by promoting the reuse of APIs, services and components. 🔄♻️

Why it matters

Breaking down siloed working through improved collaboration and coordination:

• ⏳ Accelerates product and service delivery, reducing time-to-value.
• 💡 Promotes innovation through improved sharing of knowledge and cross-fertilisation of ideas—this could involve, for example, publishing a catalogue of APIs, services, and solution components, generated dynamically from structured model content.
• ⚙️ Increases operational effectiveness and mitigates risk by reducing duplication, technical debt, and rework incurred through lack of communication and coordination.

𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗔 is a key tool for managing cross-team dependencies. With a 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, Agile teams can easily publish, discover and reuse models, specifications and other deliverables. This enhances visibility and coordination - leading to reducing rework, risk and time-to-value.

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