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What is Agile development? Agile Analytics author answers
Are there any absolutes when it comes to Agile development? What does it take to claim Agility? Find out about Agile frameworks, the core values and principles associated with Agile development. Feature
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Software project manager perspective: The components of successful application development
Software development, much like manufacturing is drastically changing. In order to stay on top, project managers need to accept and adapt to change. This chapter provides focus areas for PMs to make good use of such as, risks, cost, complexity, busin... chapter excerpt
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Managing software projects effectively: Key points project managers should know
Software project management roles continue to change is tool and process improvements become available. In this chapter learn how to effectively manage your team. Learn where experts say key focus areas lie in this chapter excerpt. chapter excerpt
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Accelerating businesses with agile development
Want to become a better leader in agile development projects? This chapter from Stand Back And Deliver, will teach you excellent approaches to everyday programming issues. Book Chapter
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Get to know your business analysts
How well do you know the business analysts in your organization? Business analysts, or BAs, fill varied roles at companies of all sizes. This career field has been expanding steadily for the past few years, as indicated by this and past Forrester res... News | 07 Mar 2011
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New HP Application Lifecycle Management 11 could boost ALM adoption, even in non-HP shops
Facilitating application modernization with application lifecycle management (ALM) is the key goal for HP’s new HP ALM 11 platform, which promises to unify and automate all application-centric processes News | 30 Nov 2010
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Exploring ALM's future: The impact of Agile, interoperability and price
Customers want tools that comply with increasing agile adoption, market pricing and interface simplicity, according to analysts. Automation and improved project management techniques are also helping to drive the ALM market Article | 26 May 2010
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Why business analysts are application development key players today
Tight budgets, tough competition and changing software development methods, such as agile, demand improved communication between, users, business analysts and software development teams, according to Emmet B. Keeffe III, CEO of El Segundo, Calif-base... Interview | 29 Oct 2009
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Rally's cloud-based data warehouse boosts Agile analytics
Rally Software's new application lifecycle management (ALM) offering improves Agile analytics via a cloud-based data warehouse. Article | 26 Aug 2009
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How Covad made the switch to a distributed agile development process
Waterfall methodologies weren't working for Covad Communications, so the company switched its process to agile and cut costs while achieving faster project completions. Article | 02 Mar 2009
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Software testing offers big ROI
Software testing saves money and calculating the return on investment is easier than you think, Rex Black told his audience at Future Test 2008. He explained how to measure testing ROI. Article | 05 Mar 2008
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Software iteration deployment: The importance of retrospectives, feedback and celebration
The end of a software iteration marks a time when there should be retrospectives, feedback from customers and celebration. SSQ Contributor Chris McMahon describes his end-of-iteration experiences in Agile environments. McMahon explains his somewhat c... Tip
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Software test management: Reporting for business success
Test managers are often at a loss for creating a report that will be most useful for business users. Software consultant Catherine Powell gives step-by-step advice to test managers on how to identify relevant business needs, translate data into actio... Tip
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Test management: Measuring the performance of testing-- who tests the testers?
By answering three questions, software test organizations can improve their effectiveness and the value of their services. In this tip with Software Quality Systems' director Ivan Ericsson, you'll learn the metrics needed to ensure an effective and e... Tip
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Defining requirements during software project feasibility analysis
There are at least two key points in a software project when requirements should be defined. One point people often miss is during feasibility analysis, and failure to define requirements at this stage can doom a project. Tip
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How project managers can recover from worst case scenarios
Learn how to recover when a software project goes horribly wrong, due to problems with budgets, clients, stakeholders, schedules or technical failures. Tip
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Developing the best IT project response strategy
Learn how to develop a response strategy that will allow your project team to deliver work at the level of quality clients and management expect -- despite reduced budgets and staff cuts. Tip
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QA manager role depends on communication, planning, capacity
Improve the exchange of information in your organization to better fulfill your role as a QA manager with these three cornerstones. Tip
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Using metrics to monitor software projects
Metrics enable a project manager to achieve what is expected -– completing projects on time and on budget -– and provide an opportunity to impress management and promote the project team's talents. Lawrence Oliva, PMP, lists six metrics he says are m... Tip
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Estimating actual project progress
Man-months are a poor gauge of progress, and Gantt charts don't always tell the whole story. Expert Bas de Baar proposes a different method for visualizing project progress. Tip
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The Economics of Open Source Software Development -- Chapter 1, An Introduction
Open source software development has caused profound changes in the software industry. This book excerpt explains the economics and the basics of this software development process. Tip
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Software testing metrics for a medium-sized project
Whatever the size of your project, you always need measures of the results you are getting and the causes of those results. Ask the Expert
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Software metrics and the SDLC
Proper measurement of software metrics is essential to an effective software development life cycle. Expert Bas de Baar explains how to approach software metrics in your SDLC. Ask the Expert
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When software projects run over
Client input is crucial to quality software development. Expert Bas de Baar explains what to do when there's a disconnect and how to keep the customer in the loop during the software development process. Ask the Expert
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Agile software development: Proving the benefits
Agile software development is a popular methodology, but how do you generate hard data proving its benefits? Expert Bas de Baar explains how. Ask the Expert
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The Leadership Tutorial: Improving Your Ability to Stand and Deliver
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What is Agile development? Agile Analytics author answers
Are there any absolutes when it comes to Agile development? What does it take to claim Agility? Find out about Agile frameworks, the core values and principles associated with Agile development. Feature
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The Leadership Tutorial: Improving Your Ability to Stand and Deliver
Andy Kaufman Video
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Get to know your business analysts
How well do you know the business analysts in your organization? Business analysts, or BAs, fill varied roles at companies of all sizes. This career field has been expanding steadily for the past few years, as indicated by this and past Forrester res... News
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Software iteration deployment: The importance of retrospectives, feedback and celebration
The end of a software iteration marks a time when there should be retrospectives, feedback from customers and celebration. SSQ Contributor Chris McMahon describes his end-of-iteration experiences in Agile environments. McMahon explains his somewhat c... Tip
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Software test management: Reporting for business success
Test managers are often at a loss for creating a report that will be most useful for business users. Software consultant Catherine Powell gives step-by-step advice to test managers on how to identify relevant business needs, translate data into actio... Tip
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New HP Application Lifecycle Management 11 could boost ALM adoption, even in non-HP shops
Facilitating application modernization with application lifecycle management (ALM) is the key goal for HP’s new HP ALM 11 platform, which promises to unify and automate all application-centric processes News
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Test management: Measuring the performance of testing-- who tests the testers?
By answering three questions, software test organizations can improve their effectiveness and the value of their services. In this tip with Software Quality Systems' director Ivan Ericsson, you'll learn the metrics needed to ensure an effective and e... Tip
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Exploring ALM's future: The impact of Agile, interoperability and price
Customers want tools that comply with increasing agile adoption, market pricing and interface simplicity, according to analysts. Automation and improved project management techniques are also helping to drive the ALM market Article
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Software project manager perspective: The components of successful application development
Software development, much like manufacturing is drastically changing. In order to stay on top, project managers need to accept and adapt to change. This chapter provides focus areas for PMs to make good use of such as, risks, cost, complexity, busin... chapter excerpt
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Managing software projects effectively: Key points project managers should know
Software project management roles continue to change is tool and process improvements become available. In this chapter learn how to effectively manage your team. Learn where experts say key focus areas lie in this chapter excerpt. chapter excerpt
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About Software ROI and Business Analysis
Proper use of application lifecycle management (ALM) processes and tools can lead to the success or failure of a software project. Managers and stakeholders need a way of tracking progress with key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the status of the software application project. Having appropriate metrics and analytics available is essential to the success of a project. Software business and ROI analysis tips and advice are provided to help project managers evaluate whether their software project is on track.