Further Accelerating Value Creation at BDC with Axify

Continuously striving to enhance their software engineering practices, the BDC approached Axify with the intention of further optimizing their software development processes. The end goal? Test a new approach with two of their software development teams to leverage their full potential and amplify their impact across the organization.

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BDC in numbers

Quebec, Canada

2 900 employees

40+ development teams

Key Results in 3 Months

$700k
Recurring productivity gains/year
+24%
Added capacity
10x
Return on investment

Delivering Even More Value to Canadian Entrepreneurs

The primary goal was to help two BDC development teams deliver faster and with higher quality by identifying and reducing inefficiencies, accelerating value creation, and increasing team predictability. After diagnosing and analyzing these engineering teams, we targeted three opportunities for acceleration.

Before Axify

Main Opportunities
Streamlining pre-development activities
Improving quality control processes
Improving efficiency in task planning and execution

After 3 Months Using Axify

Engineering Impact
Up to
-74%
Time in pre-development activities
Up to
-81%
Time spent in QA
Up to
-13 %
Time invested in bugs

Before Axify

Main Opportunities
Streamlining pre-development activities
Improving quality control processes
Improving efficiency in task planning and execution

After 3 Months Using Axify

Engineering Impact
Up to
-74%
Time in pre-development activities
Up to
-81%
Time spent in QA
Up to
-13 %
Time invested in bugs
Up to
+51%
Faster delivery time
Axify's Solutions

Main Drivers Behind Results

BDC worked closely with Axify’s Accelerate coaches to increase the visibility of development teams’ workflows.

Data Standardization

Ensuring consistent data management across teams is crucial to getting actionable insights. Axify’s model provides a uniform view of your entire organization, allowing you to standardize workflows while also adapting to each team’s unique processes when needed.

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Continuous Inspection

Using Axify enabled BDC to implement a culture of continuous improvement by leveraging data-driven insights. With regular monitoring of DORA metrics and Value Stream Mapping, teams could quickly identify areas for optimization, ensuring sustained progress and enhanced performance.

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Bottleneck identification

By leveraging Axify’s comprehensive engineering metrics, BDC teams swiftly identified bottlenecks in their software delivery process. This enabled them to make informed decisions, streamline their workflows, and achieve faster, more reliable releases.

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More Initiatives That Led to 51% Faster Delivery

Shift-Left on QA

Incorporating quality assurance early in the development process to avoid longer delays in quality control.

Smaller Features and User Stories

Slicing Product Backlog Items (PBIs) into smaller manageable work items to deliver value more frequently.

Train the Trainer

Developing internal champions who can sustain the improvements and spread best practices across the organization.

Limiting Work in Progress (WIP)

Implementing WIP limits to maintain a steady and manageable workflow.

Digging Deeper

Game Plan

Let’s explain exactly how Axify worked with BDC to achieve those results.

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"The Value Stream Mapping (VSM) we did has immense value. The team sees what happens, the impact of their actions, and areas for improvement." 

Josée Gagnon
Manager
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Financial Services

"The approach is innovative and engaging for teams as it
fosters a deep understanding of the solution and metrics, encouraging introspection of processes."

Antoine Rica
Agile Coach

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