Comparative Agility

Comparative Agility is a continuous improvement platform designed to enable organizations to embrace a culture of data-driven continuous improvement. According to the vendor, it provides insights and intelligence necessary to optimize investments and execute a tailored approach. It is suitable for organizations of all sizes, ranging from small startups to large enterprises, and caters to various professions and industries, including Agile Coaches and Consultants, Business Analysts, IT Managers, Project Managers, and Software Development Teams.

Key Features

Comparative Agile: According to the vendor, Comparative Agility leverages a large Agile assessment database to benchmark agility efforts against industry standards and track progress over time. It aims to provide insights into critical dimensions of agility, such as teamwork, requirements, planning, technical practices, quality, and culture.

Comparative Kanban: Comparative Kanban is designed to visualize work, limit work in progress (WIP), and focus on flow and continuous improvement in environments with high levels of variability and uncertainty. According to the vendor, it emphasizes actively managing flow, making policies explicit, implementing feedback loops, and limiting WIP for successful Kanban implementation.

Comparative DevOps: Comparative DevOps is an advanced assessment tool that aims to help organizations understand their current capabilities across the entire release lifecycle and identify improvement opportunities. It covers dimensions of DevOps, including code maintainability, continuous integration, engineering environment, emergent design, continuous deployment, empowerment, and outcomes.

Comparative Inspired Teams: Comparative Inspired Teams combines Team Emotional Intelligence (TEI) research with Agile principles to foster effective collaboration, innovation, and execution within teams. According to the vendor, it focuses on building a culture that energizes team members, fosters strong collaboration, and creates psychological safety, trust, and team identity.

Comparative Security: Comparative Security helps organizations embed security thinking as a natural part of their operational strategy. It covers dimensions of a comprehensive security strategy, including governance, intelligence, SSDL touchpoints, and deployment. The vendor states that it was created by security professionals with experience from respected organizations.

High-Performance Team Behaviors: According to the vendor, Comparative High-Performance Team Behaviors enables data-driven continuous improvement for every team. It focuses on behaviors that support Team Emotional Intelligence and psychological safety, leading to higher performance. The vendor claims it was created by an expert on high-performance teams.