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Build Your Cross-functional Team With the Agile POD Model

Experience unparalleled agility, seamless collaboration, and accelerated development lifecycle through the POD-based delivery model

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What characterizes the Agile POD Model?

Agile product-oriented development (POD) teams are self-contained, cross-functional delivery units comprising a dedicated Project Manager, developers, analysts, QA engineers, DevOps specialists, and technical leads. These teams bring a comprehensive set of skills to each stage of the development process.

The distinctive characteristic of the POD model is its focus on delivering expertise and results rather than individual team members. Unlike team augmentation, where the client handpicks individuals and manages the project directly, Agile PODs provide a more holistic solution where the service provider takes responsibility for team composition, capacity planning, and project management based on client requirements.

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Benefits of the Agile POD Model

Improved collaboration

Agile pod model fosters close collaboration, frequent communication, and transparency among team members, ensuring alignment and shared understanding.

Reduced bottlenecks

Each  team  has a dedicated pod leader responsible for team management  and client communication. This streamlines decision-making and ensures efficient product delivery across multiple iterations.

Cost optimization

Agile pods enable up to 40% faster delivery, efficient resource utilization, and reduced infrastructure costs, providing significant budget savings.

Increased customer satisfaction

The collaborative nature of pod teams, combined with frequent delivery and customer feedback loops, ensures that the final product fully meets end users’ expectations.

Autonomy

As a self-sufficient software development unit, pods can handle the complete release cycle,from planning and development phases to post-launch support and maintenance.

Enhanced efficiency

In Agile pod teams, each member of the development unit is accountable for their part of the work, which increases the team’s efficiency and the overall quality of the output.

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And why our clients love Neontri

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The IT specialists they provided possessed the necessary experience and required competencies. We recommend Neontri as a trustworthy and reliable business partner.

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Wojciech Moraczewski

SENIOR MANAGER

Neontri stood out with their commitment, technical competence, and understanding of KIR’s business needs.

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Robert Trętowski

VICE PRESIDENT

A solution co-developed with Neontri has reduced the number of queries directed to the central system, resulting in lower infrastructure costs and customer service time.

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Piotr Durakiewicz

TEAM LEADER – DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC BANKING APPLICATIONS

The IT specialists they provided possessed the necessary experience and required competencies. We recommend Neontri as a trustworthy and reliable business partner.

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Wojciech Moraczewski

SENIOR MANAGER

Neontri stood out with their commitment, technical competence, and understanding of KIR’s business needs.

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Robert Trętowski

VICE PRESIDENT

A solution co-developed with Neontri has reduced the number of queries directed to the central system, resulting in lower infrastructure costs and customer service time.

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Piotr Durakiewicz

TEAM LEADER – DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC BANKING APPLICATIONS

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Your pain points – Our solutions

01.

Skill gaps

Finding IT specialists with the right mix of technical skills required for software development projects is a challenging task.

Solution

POD team is a group of professionals with a full set of complementary skills covering the entire software development process, from analyzing the client’s requirements and planning to design, coding, testing, and post-deployment maintenance.

02.

Onboarding time

Assembling the team members from different functional areas can require significant time

Solution

Agile PODs are pre-assembled teams that are accustomed to working together in a collaborative environment. They have established communication channels and shared processes, which minimize the time required for integration and knowledge transfer.

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Organizational silos

Organizational structures with rigid hierarchies can hinder the formation of cross-functional teams

Solution

By adopting a POD-based delivery model, companies can bypass the challenges posed by siloed departments, enabling the formation of self-organized, cross-functional teams that can carry the entire software development lifecycle.

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Lack of flexibility

Businesses often need help adapting to the ever-changing market demands.

Solution

Agile methodology embraces change, so POD development teams can quickly adapt to new requirements, or shifting goals, allowing businesses to respond to market dynamics and customer feedback.

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Lengthy software rollout

Agile POD teams follow an iterative and incremental development approach, enabling frequent delivery of working software.

Solution

Agile POD teams follow an iterative and incremental development approach, enabling frequent delivery of working software.

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Team alignment

Integrating external teams into the existing organization while maintaining project efficiency can be demanding.

Solution

We assign a dedicated Project Manager and an HR Business Partner to each POD. This helps to address both technical and human aspects of team merging and management.S

Leverage the pod-based delivery model with Neontri

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Extensive expertise

Our team’s extensive industry knowledge, honed through 10+ years of technical verification and vetting IT professionals, enables us to deeply understand your specific requirements and identify the ideal candidates to meet your needs.

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Extended vetting

Our team goes beyond the typical screening methods, conducting in-depth technical assessments and verifications to ensure that candidates’ skills and expertise match your project requirements.

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Ongoing support

We ensure the successful implementation and ongoing optimization of your Agile pod teams. Our experts actively collect feedback from team members and stakeholders, enabling continuous improvement and adaptation to evolving needs.

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Comprehensive training

Neontri offers training and coaching programs to upskill your existing workforce, fostering an Agile mindset and equipping team members with the necessary skills to thrive in a highly  collaborative environment.

Our Agile POD process

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Planning

We set up a meeting to discuss your project specifications and assess your business needs.

02.

Analysis

We analyze project details to determine precise requirements and define the optimal Agile POD structure to meet these demands.

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Assembling the POD

Our experts hand-pick engineers to build a high-performing team with a perfect blend of skills matching your project requirements.

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Team management

Our dedicated Project Manager will adjust team composition, optimize workloads, and strategically allocate resources to support the current project needs and maintain operational efficiency.

05.

HR support

We appoint a dedicated HR Business Partner to your project, who will take care of your extended team, address employee relations issues, and align HR initiatives with business goals to enhance overall organizational effectiveness.

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Continuous feedback

We conduct regular cooperation checks and performance reviews for developers to ensure a productive relationship.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Agile POD model is an organizational structure where cross-functional teams work together in small, self-governing units to deliver products or services using Agile methodologies.

An Agile POD team usually includes roles such as developers, designers, testers, business analysts, and a product owner or manager who work together.

The POD model involves smaller, self-contained teams focused on specific products or features, while the squad model is a scaled version with multiple teams aligned to broader organizational objectives.

Agile Scrum is a specific Agile framework focused on iterative delivery through sprints, while the Agile POD is an organizational structure where small, autonomous teams of IT professionals work together to deliver a defined product.

Dorota Wetoszka

HEAD OF TALENT

dorota.wetoszka@neontri.com

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