Making IT work for business
I am a Business Software Consultant based in London. I specialize in helping companies that need to produce their own software, either to sell themselves to support business processes.
In order to achieve these objectives I help companies:
- Adopt
Agile and Lean development methods in the development of
software to improve delivery effectiveness
• Understand what the software is being used for, and by whom, in order to develop the right product
In other words: I help companies get more effective by doing the right thing, and I help them do the right thing in the first place.
My company, Software Strategy, helps companies transition to Agile Software Development by providing training, coaching and consultancy to support Agile and Lean adoption and change. Past client have included: the BBC, Scottish Qualifications Agency, Southern Electric (now Scottish & Southern Energy Group), Reuters, Barclays Bank, IMC (International Marketmakers Combination), NarrowStep - the IPTV company, lastminute.com (part of Sabre Tavelocity) and others.
I have written extensively on: Agile Software Development, Software Development Management, Design Patterns and the technical aspects of software development.
Writing and events
Changing Software Development: Learning to be Agile was published by John Wiley and Sons in January 2008. You can buy Changing Software Development at Amazon now.
Encapsulated Context design pattern was included in Pattern Languages of Program Design (volume 5).
My series of business strategy design patterns for software companies are a popular download from this site and increasingly look likely to become another book.
More writing on software design and software development management of software teams, and Agile software development. Also allan's blog is here.
A full list of public training courses in Agile and Lean is available on the Software Strategy site.
I am a regular conference speaker and a list of past and future events is on this page.
Education and awards
I hold a BSc degree in Combined Science (Computing) from Leicester University and an MBA at Nottingham University Business School - I was awarded the Best Overall Student prize in my MBA class.
Professionally I am a qualified PRINCE 2 Practitioner Project Manager and have completed Product Manager training with Pragmatic Marketing.
I am an active member of the ACCU and Hillside Europe (the organisers of the EuroPLoP Patterns conference). I have twice been honoured with the Neil Harrison Shepherding Award, at EuroPLoP 2005 and VikingPLoP 2007.
Contact
e-mail allan@allankelly.net