A shared way of working

The Frame for IT quality.

The Frame is the Rockstars Way of Working and connects Business, Development and Operations through nine clear principles. This is how teams organise quality, collaboration and ownership across the entire delivery chain.

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What is The Frame?

From fragmentation to a shared way of working.

The Frame reveals what teams need to make better decisions together and deliver value predictably.

Technology is rarely the problem.

Digital projects rarely fail because of unwillingness or poor technology. They fail when the way of working lacks cohesion.

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  • Fragmentation
  • Unclear priorities
  • Poor stakeholder management
  • Unclear ownership

The Rockstars Way of Working.

That is why we developed The Frame: to strengthen IT organisations, always putting people first.

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We build on our clients' existing way of working and add improvements where possible and desirable. This clarifies where responsibility lies, how quality is safeguarded and how feedback moves through the delivery chain.

Culture and substance come together.

The Frame connects Rockstars with each other and with clients across both culture and substance.

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  • Collaborate better
  • Make sharper decisions
  • Deliver value faster

In code, decisions and collaboration.

Peter Bijl · Product Owner at Alliander

A sharper perspective. Solving bottlenecks.

Team Rockstars has a technical vision, is flexible and thinks along with us. They really surprised us by taking a smarter look: by understanding where the bottlenecks were and solving them.

Peter Bijl, Product Owner at Alliander

Three perspectives

What The Frame reveals.

The Frame reveals where quality, collaboration and delivery can improve — at organisational level, within teams and in how they are directed.

For companies

  • Insight into why delivery is falling behind
  • Concrete improvement opportunities instead of isolated signals
  • Teams that deliver value more predictably

For teams

  • Clarity on priorities and decisions
  • Less friction in collaboration
  • More ownership and job satisfaction

For leaders

  • A clear grip on where things really go wrong
  • Clear direction for improvement
  • Insight, not assumptions

Why The Frame?

From investment to impact.

With The Frame, Team Rockstars IT organises quality, collaboration and delivery as one cohesive whole. Business, Development and Operations align around the same priorities, enabling teams to deliver value predictably.

  1. Sharper decisions

    Business and IT align around the same priorities.

  2. Predictable delivery

    Quality is safeguarded, reducing rework.

  3. Ownership across the delivery chain

    From business case to operations, it is clear who is responsible for what.

The result

Digital projects that are used and achieve their business goals.

The Frame

How we work.

The Frame is built around 9 principles across three dimensions: Business, Development and Operations.

Value-driven mindset Choices start with value for users and the business. Business · People
Collaborative craftsmanship Professionals share knowledge, review work and improve together. Development · People
Ownership in action Teams take responsibility for outcomes, not just execution. Operations · People
Intentional delivery Scope, priorities and feedback guide every step of delivery. Business · Process
Built-in quality Quality is built into development and continuously validated. Development · Process
Operational excellence Operations, observability and improvement are part of daily work. Operations · Process
Vision-based tech choices Technology follows the product vision and long-term goals. Business · Technology
Future-ready engineering Architecture and engineering enable change and growth. Development · Technology
Reliable systems Systems are secure, stable and predictable in operation. Operations · Technology
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The Frame-scan

Quickly gain sharp insight into how your organisation really works. We analyse how teams collaborate, how decisions are made and how value is delivered.

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Health Check

A deeper look at team level. We map how teams experience their work, where collaboration stalls and where quality comes under pressure.

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THE FRAME IN PRACTICE

CLIENT STORIES.

Three collaborations where clear decisions, technical ownership and predictable delivery produce visible results.

VODAFONEZIGGO · PLATFORM TRANSITION

From code to confidence: how VodafoneZiggo made its platform transition a success

RESULT

ONE QUARTER.

Within one quarter, the team was ready to work independently and confidently on a new platform.

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ESSENT · IT TRANSFORMATION

Essent undertook its biggest IT transformation in years, invisible to millions of customers

RESULT

WITHOUT DISRUPTION.

Millions of accounts were migrated without a password reset or noticeable disruption for customers.

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TECHNOLUTION · PLATFORM MODERNISATION

The city never waits: how Technolution future-proofs traffic management for its next phase of growth

RESULT

FROM 90 TO 3 SECONDS.

MobiMaestro's start-up time dropped from a minute and a half to three seconds.

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Client quote

Marianne Pot Head of Data Platform and Products
ABN AMRO

“They don't just deliver technically fit people, they also strenghten our culture and way of working. ”

Partnership with ABN AMRO

Ready for better it quality?

Want to know how your organization is doing, where energy is leaking away, quality is under pressure and dependencies and organizational setup are impeding flow? Start with a Frame scan or get in touch.

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