Lynn Thames' business Excel Software Services, helps manufacturing and distribution companies with software automation. She joins me to help answer the question: What does software development have in common with manufacturing?  Her answer: Agility.In this episodeWho is Excel Software Services, and what they doHow Excel was founded by Lynn's father in 1978What kinds of companies Excel work with, and what problems they need help solvingHow Excel solves these problems, with SaaS and custom software solutionsThe challenge and dangers of vendor lock-in when building on a third-party platform like MagentoParallels between manufacturing and software developmentThe challenges and benefits of doing agile software development for clientsThe importance of trust and buy-in for agile software developmentValue-pricing software developmentExcel's switch from waterfall to agile and ScrumEstimating development tasks for clientsResourcesBook: The Phoenix ProjectBook: The GoalValue PricingGuestLynn ThamesExcel Software ServicesWatch this episode on YouTube.

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