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• Next hurdle for mobile lifecycle teams: User experience skills

  Creating compelling mobile user experiences is forcing software teams to broaden their skills and integrate UX expertise into the mobile lifecycle.  Continue Reading

• Software requirements development: FAQ

  This FAQ tells how to get business execs engaged in software requirements development -- and how to avoid vague requirements and unnecessary features.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: Automated software testing basics

  This FAQ for QA pros explains what's involved in automated software testing from writing scripts to understanding what tests should remain manual.  Continue Reading

• Mobile apps development: Defining requirements is a whole new ballgame

  Software pros must address three critical issues in the requirements phase of mobile apps development: choosing a platform, security and usability.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: Agile management and leadership

  This FAQ on Agile management will help software professionals understand the basics of leading Agile projects.  Continue Reading

• Application performance manager: Making the most of limited resources

  Advice from an application performance manager on setting priorities; getting developers to do scalability tests early in the life cycle.  Continue Reading

• Writing requirements: Common sense measures for success

  Experts offer simple, common sense measures for writing requirements that deliver software that's better for the business.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: What does 'development operations' really mean?

  This DevOps FAQ explains what 'development operations' means, and explores the many ways in which the term is commonly used.  Continue Reading

• Testing mobile applications is different than testing Web applications

  Although mobile app development methods can be similar to traditional Web apps, the art of testing mobile applications is still very different.  Continue Reading

• Expert advice on extending Web apps with mobile Web applications

  Building mobile clients for existing Web apps presents new challenges for developers. Overcome those challenges with tips from a mobile expert.  Continue Reading

• How upper management misconceptions foster Agile failures

  Agile adoption and projects are failing due to poor support from upper management. What can Agile leaders do for successful Agile adoption?  Continue Reading

• Security testing basics: QA professionals take the lead

  QA professionals should take the lead on security testing basics. Their big-picture view of an application helps them find and protect valuable data.  Continue Reading

• Mobile 2013: Fusion apps better for business

  In 2013, multilayered fusion apps will combine data from multiple sources, creating new business opportunities for companies that develop them.  Continue Reading

• Release manager on software rollout: Let business goals drive code changes

  An experienced release manager offers advice on software rollouts: Let business goals and tight controls drive code changes.  Continue Reading

• Software testing trends 2012: Business alignment, not bug fixes

  Chief among the software testing trends of the past year was a focus on business alignment over bug fixes.  Continue Reading