A key characteristic of classical project management is its sequential and linear approach to project planning and execution. It involves detailed upfront planning, such as creation of a comprehensive ...

What developers see as iterative and flexible, users see as disorganized and never-ending. Here’s how some experienced developers have changed that perception. Most software developers I know really ...

Rob Harding, European CIO at finance firm Capital One, says the establishment of agile development -- first across key technology projects and then across the wider organisation -- has helped change ...

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“Gone are the days of three-year $50 million software programs. Now, I want returns on investment within three to five months. We need to change the way we develop software so that we can get things ...

You need to augment the agile process with a set of disciplines and technologies to get the full value of the agile methodology If you are leading or participating in an agile development process and ...

Developers often need their own reporting capabilities to better analyze, predict, and manage aspects of their work; tools like Tableau can help Developers use many productivity, coding, testing, and ...

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Today it is more surprising to hear that businesses are developing software using a methodology other than agile, such is its widespread use. With the rapid digitisation of business, agile software ...

To be flexible has become vital for a business in today’s global markets, and therefore, the ability for IT systems to be equally flexible is essential. The purpose of agile is to allow organisations ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. For business leaders ...