Edmonds Commerce

Process Improvement

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30%

Faster Delivery

70%

Fewer Defects

45%

Team Satisfaction

Streamline Your Development Process

Reduce deployment cycles from weeks to hours with automated CI/CD pipelines
Cut production bugs by 40% through continuous testing and progressive rollouts
Eliminate weekend deployments with low-risk, automated release processes
Increase developer satisfaction by 45% through reduced manual toil and clearer workflows
Automated CI/CD pipelines eliminate manual deployment steps and lengthy approval processes that slow teams down. By implementing trunk-based development with automated testing, feature flags, and canary releases, deployment frequency increases from weekly cycles to multiple times daily. High-performing teams deploy 200 times more frequently[src] than low performers whilst maintaining stability and quality.

Our Improvement Methodology

Data-Driven Process Transformation

Process Assessment & Metrics

Map current workflows, identify bottlenecks, and measure performance using DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, time to restore). Quantify where 20-40% of velocity is lost to inefficient processes, slow code reviews, and manual deployments. Establish baseline metrics to track improvement over time.

Implementation & Transformation

Automated CI/CD pipelines with trunk-based development, feature flags, and canary releases. Code review guidelines reducing average PR time from 4.4 days to hours. Testing pyramid strategies with automated quality gates and shift-left security. Agile coaching including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standups designed for your team context. Living documentation culture with Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and runbooks that reduce onboarding time.

Continuous Improvement

Regular DORA metrics review, effective team retrospectives, and process iteration. Build a culture of continuous learning with psychological safety as foundation. Track trends over time to identify bottlenecks, measure improvement initiatives, and maintain momentum through data-driven insights.

Business Impact

Measurable Outcomes

Deploy Multiple Times Daily

10x faster
Move from weekly releases to continuous deployment. Ship bug fixes in minutes, not days.

Production Incidents Down

70% reduction
Catch issues early with automated testing and progressive rollouts. Reduce post-release defects and cut emergency firefighting time.

Developer Satisfaction Up

+45% satisfaction
Less manual toil, clearer priorities, better tools. Teams work on problems, not process.

Faster, Predictable Delivery

Weeks → Hours
From idea to production in hours with data-driven forecasting. Reduce lead times from weeks to hours whilst tracking DORA metrics for reliable delivery commitments and ±10% accuracy forecasts.

Fintech Platform Transformation

// Client Profile

Payment Gateway Provider

Financial Technology

Challenge_

Weekly release cycles with manual testing created 2-week lead times for features. Production incidents consumed 30% of engineering time in firefighting. Developers frustrated with slow code reviews (4.5 days average) and weekend deployment requirements. Technical debt accumulating faster than it could be addressed.

Solution_

Implemented trunk-based development with automated CI/CD pipelines covering unit, integration, and end-to-end testing. Introduced feature flags for progressive rollouts and canary releases. Established code review standards targeting 24-hour turnaround. Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform. Introduced DORA metrics tracking and bi-weekly retrospectives focused on process bottlenecks.

Results_

Deployment Frequency

Weekly → Multiple Daily

Lead Time for Changes

2 weeks → 6 hours

Change Failure Rate

25% down to 5%

Time to Restore Service

4 hours → 30 minutes

Developer Satisfaction

+45% (Internal NPS)

Weekend Deployments

Eliminated completely

We went from dreading releases to deploying multiple times per day with confidence. The cultural shift has been remarkable. Developers are happier, deployments are boring (which is exactly what we want), and we can respond to customer needs in hours instead of weeks.

— Head of Engineering

Related Team Services

Architecture decisions, technology strategy, and team structure guidance
Expert review of code quality, security, and performance across your codebase
Strategic vendor evaluation and technology selection for long-term success
Security audits and best practices assessment to reduce vulnerabilities
Technical consultancy provides strategic guidance on architecture patterns, technology stack decisions, and team organisation that supports your business goals. We help CTOs and technical leaders evaluate trade-offs between monolithic and microservices architectures, choose appropriate frameworks and tools, and structure teams around services rather than technical layers. This strategic input complements process improvement by ensuring the right technical foundation is in place.

Complementary Services

DevOps Services

Infrastructure automation, container orchestration, and deployment pipeline engineering.

  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Container orchestration
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Cloud automation

AI Automation

Use AI to automate repetitive tasks, code generation, and developer productivity.

  • Code generation
  • Test automation
  • Documentation generation
  • Workflow automation

Cost Optimisation

Reduce infrastructure costs through right-sizing, automation, and architectural improvements.

  • Resource optimisation
  • Auto-scaling
  • Cost monitoring
  • Architecture review

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Transform unmaintainable legacy code into a clean, modern codebase that your team can confidently build upon.