CIO.com - Agile

Rethinking Software Development, Testing and Inspection

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Michael Fagan first found software inspections yielded a massive productivity improvement when working for IBM in the early 1970s. Now, 35 years later, we need to ask certain key questions: Are the dynamics of software development the same, are Fagan's findings still relevant in today's world of agile development and "extreme programming"? And, if so, what should your organization do about it?

How to Document Cloud Design Decisions

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The whole point of the cloud is that it's location-independent and flexible. But that strength is also a weakness when design decisions are highly distributed and need to be coordinated.

Why Agile Development Leads to Business Success

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

No new venture can succeed unless IT development methods are aligned with business innovation processes.

Agile Software Development is Now Mainstream

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A new Forrester report finds widespread use of the iterative software development processes

Project Management: How IT and Business Relationships Shape Success

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Inter-personal relationships between IT and business partners play a critical--yet often overlooked--role in the execution of projects. Agile development methodologies such as Scrum can bring IT and business partners together and help improve project success rates.

Agile Development's Benefits and Challenges

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Agile development experts discussed the advantages and drawbacks associated with the programming methodology at a recent IBM event.

Adobe, Facebook Partner to Create Flash Developer Tools

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Adobe has partnered with one of the most popular social networking Web sites, Facebook, to give developers a new set of tools to create applications.

A Tale of Two Architectures

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Despite the tension between Software Architecture and Service Oriented Architecture initiatives in recent years, and their competition for funding and resources, the two efforts actually go hand in hand. Focusing on only one effort causes suboptimal returns on the other, with a serious and negative impact on your SOA investments. Dan Rosanova details how this can happen and how to avoid it.

Hiring Software Developers: The Agile Aptitude Test

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

If your organization is adopting Agile methods, you may need to add new filters to the job interview process to hire for collaborative talent over technology skills. Menlo Innovations' Richard Sheridan and Lisamarie Babik explain how "extreme interviewing" can help hiring managers choose Agile developers ready to apply its principles.

Evaluating Agile Software Development Programs

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Agile development used to be relegated to small-scope software development projects. No longer, says IBM's vice president of development transformation and integration. She argues that Agile can adapt to the most complex of development projects.

How to Instill Agile Development Practices Among Your IT Team

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The CIO at transportation company Con-way took her development team on a nine-month ride to implementing Agile—a journey that required well-honed change leadership skills

When Agile Projects Go Bad

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Your software development projects can benefit from Agile - assuming it's really what's used. Learn about the sins that have been committed in the name of "Agile" as explained by two of the Agile manifesto's original signatories.

The Role of the Core Development Team in an Agile Project

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This excerpt from the upcoming book, Becoming Agile, discusses a necessity in ensuring corporate buy-in for Agile development: creating a collaborative team that can evangelize Agile in the company and shepherd the software engineering methodology through enterprise software development projects.

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2010. Developers Respond.

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback.

OppenheimerFunds Gets Return on Investment from Agile and SOA

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

OppenheimerFunds learned at least two lessons in its deployment of service-oriented architecture: Let business drive technology instead of the reverse, and switch to Agile development processes early.