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04/19/2009 Scrum

Scrum is an iterative, incremental software development framework commonly used with agile software development. This Refcard provides a concise overview of the structure of roles, meetings, rules and artifacts within a Scrum organization – it is... Read More - [Publisher: DZone, Inc.]

03/16/2009 Agile Adoption: Decreasing Time to Market

This Refcard focuses on choosing the right agile practices for your team or organization when getting to market faster is of prime importance. Learn about the practices that are the building blocks of these methods such as iterations, continuous... Read More - [Publisher: DZone, Inc.]

02/12/2009 Agile Teams Require Agile QA: How to make it work, an experience report

It is challenging to successfully integrate standard quality assurance (QA) practices within an agile process such as extreme programming (XP). Not only is expanding an agile process to include other disciplines difficult, but XP teams typically... Read More - [Publisher: Menlo Innovations]

01/22/2009 Break the Build Bottleneck with Faster, More Accurate Builds

Speed up your build time! In this whitepaper, learn how ElectricAccelerator improves the software development process by reducing build times, so development teams can reduce costs, shorten time-to-market, and improve quality and customer... Read More - [Publisher: Electric Cloud ]

12/01/2008 Model-Based Translation: The Next Step in Agile Development

Agile software development is an approach to constructing software that is designed to be responsive to change in the business environment. The purpose of this paper is to examine an alternative to code-based agile processes - an agile process based... Read More - [Publisher: Pathfinder Solutions]

10/20/2008 Agile Tools. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Agile software development adoption spreads over the world. According to the latest surveys, about 70% of organizations adopt agile practices (http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys/agileFebruary2008.html) and stick with it. During the last 10 years, agile... Read More - [Publisher: TargetProcess ]

10/01/2008 Agile Product Management

This white paper briefly reviews Agile development, then identifies six levels of product management and how Agile changes those levels.  Roles, processes and deliverables are increasingly divergent from waterfall models as we move from long-term... Read More - [Publisher: Enthiosys, Inc]

09/29/2008 An Introduction to Agile Software Development

What is Agile? How can Agile help improve my organization? Those are just a few questions addressed in this article. Read More - [Publisher: Danube]

09/29/2008 An Agile Approach to "Metrics": Applied Macromeasurements to Ensure On-Time Delivery

This article challenges the value of traditional metrics for managing product development schedules and presents a reality-based alternative which is compatible with Agile approaches such as Scrum and XP. It is written for development managers or... Read More - [Publisher: Danube]

09/29/2008 An Enterprise Strategy for Introducing Agile

When Agile software development practices are introduced into an organization, they often spread faster than they can be controlled. Without a clearly defined standard to guide their implementation, numerous Agile management approaches can emerge... Read More - [Publisher: Danube]

08/22/2008 Being Agile in a Non-Agile World

Agility is the topic of the day with many organizations disenchanted with traditional software development processes in favor of lightweight processes that focus on delivery and team dynamics.  But these organizations are often finding the adoption... Read More - [Publisher: Ivar Jacobson International]

08/22/2008 When Requirements Go Bad

The notion that errors in requirements are a contributing cause to the failure of many projects is nothing new. It is easy to attribute the problem to lack of clarity in the requirements - that if only the ambiguities could be eliminated all would... Read More - [Publisher: Ivar Jacobson International]

08/20/2008 Building Quality Software Using Continuous Automated Quality Improvement Practices and Technology

Creating high quality software is an interesting mix of art and science. At least 20 years ago innovative leaders like Brad Cox and Tom Love (inventors of Objective C and co-founders of StepStone and Productivity Products International) began... Read More - [Publisher: Instantiations]

08/11/2008 Agile Development and Model Driven Design Solve the Broken Software Delivery Process

This article describes how iterative and agile development methodologies are being combined with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) and Model Driven Development to solve many of the long standing challenges in software delivery. Read More - [Publisher: Skyway Software]

08/11/2008 The Secrets to a Successful Business Intelligence Implementation

Successful BI implementations require new thinking in data access, delivery and interactivity based on the needs of new users across the enterprise. This white paper details the differences between Business Intelligence and Operational Intelligence... Read More - [Publisher: InetSoft]

23672 views1. Scrum

Scrum is an iterative, incremental software development framework commonly used with agile software development. This Refcard provides a concise overview of the structure of roles, meetings, rules and artifacts within a Scrum organization – it is... Read More - [Publisher: DZone, Inc.]

22584 views2. Agile Adoption: Decreasing Time to Market

This Refcard focuses on choosing the right agile practices for your team or organization when getting to market faster is of prime importance. Learn about the practices that are the building blocks of these methods such as iterations, continuous... Read More - [Publisher: DZone, Inc.]

20221 views3. Agile Adoption: Reducing Cost

Adopting Agile methods in your projects is easier than you think. This DZone Refcard teaches you four practical strategies for reducing the cost of software development.  Learn how specific Agile methods like evolutionary design, refactoring and... Read More - [Publisher: DZone, Inc.]

3356 views4. Agile Adoption: Improving Software Quality

This Refcard is a quick introduction to Agile practices that can help you improve the quality of your software  by reducing defects, improving design, sharing the theory of the code and building less.  It includes an introduction of how to choose... Read More - [Publisher: DZone, Inc.]

974 views5. Agile Product Management

This white paper briefly reviews Agile development, then identifies six levels of product management and how Agile changes those levels.  Roles, processes and deliverables are increasingly divergent from waterfall models as we move from long-term... Read More - [Publisher: Enthiosys, Inc]

921 views6. The Agile Business Analyst

Rapidly changing market conditions are requiring companies to shorten delivery cycles and become more responsive to customer expectations. Agile development methodologies are leading the way, helping software development teams adjust to the new... Read More - [Publisher: VersionOne]

746 views7. Software Configuration Management Considerations for Agile Development

Many software development organizations are considering moving to an Agile development methodology in order to better meet their customers’ needs, increase product quality, and decrease costs. Organizations considering such a change should also... Read More - [Publisher: AccuRev]

733 views8. Agile Teams Require Agile QA: How to make it work, an experience report

It is challenging to successfully integrate standard quality assurance (QA) practices within an agile process such as extreme programming (XP). Not only is expanding an agile process to include other disciplines difficult, but XP teams typically... Read More - [Publisher: Menlo Innovations]

729 views9. An Introduction to Agile Software Development

What is Agile? How can Agile help improve my organization? Those are just a few questions addressed in this article. Read More - [Publisher: Danube]

719 views10. Agile Tools. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Agile software development adoption spreads over the world. According to the latest surveys, about 70% of organizations adopt agile practices (http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys/agileFebruary2008.html) and stick with it. During the last 10 years, agile... Read More - [Publisher: TargetProcess ]

670 views11. Video: Smart & Lean Organizations

Everyone is talking about Lean organizations, but what does that mean? A lot of people think becoming more efficient means minimizing cost and time to market; however, there are other ways to look at it. In the end, the only thing that matters... Read More

664 views12. The Secrets to a Successful Business Intelligence Implementation

Successful BI implementations require new thinking in data access, delivery and interactivity based on the needs of new users across the enterprise. This white paper details the differences between Business Intelligence and Operational Intelligence... Read More - [Publisher: InetSoft]

641 views13. Being Agile in a Non-Agile World

Agility is the topic of the day with many organizations disenchanted with traditional software development processes in favor of lightweight processes that focus on delivery and team dynamics.  But these organizations are often finding the adoption... Read More - [Publisher: Ivar Jacobson International]

636 views14. Agile Development and Model Driven Design Solve the Broken Software Delivery Process

This article describes how iterative and agile development methodologies are being combined with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) and Model Driven Development to solve many of the long standing challenges in software delivery. Read More - [Publisher: Skyway Software]

602 views15. When Requirements Go Bad

The notion that errors in requirements are a contributing cause to the failure of many projects is nothing new. It is easy to attribute the problem to lack of clarity in the requirements - that if only the ambiguities could be eliminated all would... Read More - [Publisher: Ivar Jacobson International]