Client Case Studies

Our clients are guaranteed complete confidentiality. Some clients give permission to have their story told as an educational example. Some ask that their identities be changed to protect their anonymity. Here are a few examples of the kind of work undertaken by Evolutionary Systems and the results of these efforts.

		The development of a Swiss Electronic Stock Exchange had failed twice before. When Pollyanna Pixton started the organization was missing project leadership and development methodologies, floundering in an environment unable to rapidly adapt to change. She built a culture of innovation by creating an open environment - and as ideas flowed, agile methods emerged. As she mentored project managers through collaboration, they moved into leadership roles. The system performs today and current upgrades are made using agile methods.
		At First Security (now Wells Fargo) Bank's Information Technology division, Pollyanna Pixton detected two major problems: the methodology they had chosen was missing the 'how to' tools and the marketing and development teams had difficulty in communicating expectations and accountability. Within four months she had successfully developed and facilitated the implementation of a methodology for 350 people that is still used today. In the first quarter of use, a 98% on-time completion rate was achieved.