project that we ’ re working on .” During the planning sprint , business leaders and technology teams get together to discuss solutions to projects . “ It dramatically increases the transparency and flexibility of the teams by creating a higher level of collaboration between the business and technology teams ,” says Landel . This has allowed Patelco to go from taking 90 days to roll out a product to going from ideation to rollout in three weeks .
Patelco leverages the collaborative aspect of credit unions . “ We don ’ t have the budget like big banks ,” says Landel , “ but we do have the collective strength of credit unions working together .” Landel serves on several industry advisory boards and is active in credit union collaborative initiatives , including big data and financial health research initiatives with Callahan Credit Union Financial Services Limited Partnership , and as a member of the strategy council of CO-OP Financial Services , a credit unionowned service organization that provides payment card services , shared branching , contact center , and other services to Patelco and the CU industry . “ We leverage the collabora-
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