The most significant shortcomings of the traditional delivery process include the following:
- Slow delivery: Here, the customer receives the product long after the requirements were specified. It results in the unsatisfactory time to market and delays of the customer's feedback.
- Long feedback cycle: The feedback cycle is not only related to customers, but also to developers. Imagine that you accidentally created a bug and you learn about it during the UAT phase. How long does it take to fix something you worked on two months ago? Even minor bugs can consume weeks.
- Lack of automation: Rare releases don't encourage the automation, which leads to unpredictable releases.
- Risky hotfixes: Hotfixes ...