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Application Lifecycle Management Software Fundamentals

• Choose the best tools for Agile virtual collaboration

  Colocation is getting harder to achieve. Our expert, Yvette Francino, talked about what distributed Agile teams can do to collaborate from a distance. Continue Reading

• Application lifecycle management tools finesse app development

  Software development teams in highly competitive marketplaces are constantly under pressure from their companies to be the first to market with the latest and greatest application. That's easier said than done. To streamline the product development ... Continue Reading

• Making Scrum implementation work

  Matthew Heusser's new book, 'Save Our Scrum,' explains the risk behind diluted Scrum and how to make Scrum implementations work for your enterprise. Continue Reading

• Fine-tuning Agile product owner responsibilities

  When marketing efforts change, Agile product owners should get ready to mix it up, too. Expert Jennifer Lent shares her firsthand experience with Agile. Continue Reading

• A primer on automated API testing

  Not sure where to begin with automated API testing? Expert Yvette Francino demystifies the process from start to finish. Continue Reading

• Seven ways to know when to automate testing

  Everyone wants automation, but knowing when to automate testing is the trick. Expert John Scarpino gives you seven questions to ask.Continue Reading

• How can you make distributed Agile stand-ups succeed?

  Face-to-face meetings are great, but they can be hard to pull off. Expert Gerie Owen has firsthand experience in making distributed Agile stand-ups work.Continue Reading

• Product owners don't have time to write Agile user stories? You write them.

  If the product owner won't or can't write the vital Agile user stories, expert Ben Linders explains how to take on this project yourself.Continue Reading

• The product owner role is critical in software development

  When the product owner role isn’t strongly developed, it can derail the best-run software projects. How do you deliver the right product when the business is less than fully engaged?Continue Reading

• Facing the future of software testing one change at a time

  What does the software tester of the future look like? Not like today's tester. Get ready for a new role in tomorrow's software development team.Continue Reading

• Salesforce1 Platform: A mobile app development tool

  The Salesforce1 Platform features several integrated development environments for the creation of enterprise-level Android and iOS mobile applications.Continue Reading

• How do I deal with negative Agile team members?

  Here are ways to deal with Agile team members who are negative or resistant to change.Continue Reading

• Virtual worlds used as business collaboration tools

  Consider virtual worlds as legitimate business collaboration tools. Not only might you save travel money, you might spur team creativity and innovation.Continue Reading

• Tips for effective software project collaboration

  Software project collaboration sounds easy, but how do you really do it? An expert shows how to get started and avoid traps along the way.Continue Reading

• Tips for an effective continuous integration process

  Maintaining software quality can be challenging, but implementing a continuous integration process can help reveal problems quickly.Continue Reading

• Security in Agile product development: What not to do

  In Agile product development, user stories may not be enough to ensure application security. Here are tips for dealing with security more effectively.Continue Reading

• How can facilitators ensure effective, collaborative meetings?

  It may be challenging to make sure everyone's voice is heard in collaborative meetings, but a good facilitator can ensure this happens.Continue Reading

• Find the right recipe for mobile business apps

  Consumerization is driving changes in IT. Creating mobile business apps is a top concern for many companies. Developing these applications quickly, while ensuring high quality, is an enormous task for testers and project managers. Half-baked or ...Continue Reading

• VersionOne surveys Agile development for 2015

  VersionOne's 9th annual survey shows that Agile development teams are more productive, projects are more visible and it's easier to roll with changes. Too bad corporate culture isn't always on Agile's side.Continue Reading

• The top three application performance testing objectives

  What are the top three application performance testing objectives? Expert Amy Reichert says there are a few objectives you should have in mind to ensure testing delivers.Continue Reading

• Agile thinking: Failure is the new success

  Agile thinking allows for mini failures along the way, leading to success.Continue Reading

• Strategies for developing business mobile apps

  Everyone wants mobile applications that improve productivity in the enterprise. Here's what you need to think about before developing business mobile apps.Continue Reading

• What should mobile application design priorities be?

  Careful planning must happen when developing a mobile application design. Read an expert's reasoning.Continue Reading

• Women in information technology need to be advocates for change

  Are you a woman in a male-dominated IT career? Be a change agent through networking and presenting at conferences.Continue Reading

• How to move from Web to mobile business apps

  Moving from Web to mobile business apps goes beyond reaching out to customers. Mobile apps extend enterprise application functionality to mobile workers.Continue Reading

• Red Hat program manager advocates DevOps methodology

  An experienced program manager shares the benefit of her experience helping enterprise organizations adopt DevOps methodologies.Continue Reading

• What you need to know about the ALM methodology

  Gerie Owen provides an overview of ALM methodology, covering its requirements, development and maintenance phases and its core components.Continue Reading

• Agile techniques work for more than software development

  Talk about success for Agile techniques -- it's not just for software development. An expert applies Agile techniques to family management.Continue Reading

• How can your enterprise support mobile email access?

  Granting mobile email access is easy. Here is a rundown of the options available.Continue Reading

• Companies need to embrace distributed Agile teams

  No matter where software team members are located, they must work productively. Companies can benefit from having distributed Agile teams.Continue Reading

• How ALM tools help embrace distributed Agile teams

  Distributed Agile teams offer many advantages, and when using ALM tools, such teams provide the flexibility that both employees and employers need to communicate more efficiently.Continue Reading

• How API testing is evolving as a regular part of application development

  Whether it is obvious in an organization or not, API testing exists. Learn why API testing is necessary in the application world.Continue Reading

• Tips for making software QA testing reports acceptable

  Why don't users seem to appreciate typical software QA testing status reports?Continue Reading

• Should enterprise ALM strategies be standardized?

  Find out how enterprise ALM should relate to independent project management strategies.Continue Reading

• Data privacy lawyer explains 'data by design'

  Data privacy lawyer Jeff Kosseff discussed the current state of data privacy law as it applies to big data at the Big Data Tech Con in Boston.Continue Reading

• A simple approach to system integration testing

  In complex application architectures, where many applications interconnect and depend on each other, how do you tackle system integration testing?Continue Reading

• Tracking bugs effectively in continuous development

  Tracking bugs in a continuous development environment can be challenging. An expert offers tips for smoothing the process.Continue Reading

• Continuous performance testing cycles ease testing

  As we move to continuous delivery, regular tasks like performance testing can lose focus. What's the best way to take on continuous performance tests?Continue Reading

• IT project portfolio management zooms out on the big picture

  It’s easy to get tunnel vision on application development projects. Organizations need centralized efforts and tools to give them a better view of everything that's going on.Continue Reading

• QA should be present for Agile story mapping

  What is a respectful way to insist that QA and other stakeholders be included in Agile story mapping for new projects?Continue Reading

• Testing APIs protects applications and reputations

  When testing public APIs, test expert Amy Reichert recommends testing API functionality, endpoint security and, above all, proper connectivity.Continue Reading

• Define project scope in terms of time, money and quality

  We all want our projects to be on budget, on time and of high quality, but not necessarily in that order. What is your advice for balancing these needs?Continue Reading

• Optimize MS tools for better test development

  Expert Amy Reichert discusses management strategies for using MS tool suites.Continue Reading

• For scrum process, real change takes the long road

  Many teams struggle with solid scrum processes. Take ALM to the next level with advice from QA and project management expert Matt Heusser.Continue Reading

• Four tools for better data exchange testing

  Learn which tools are recommended for testing data exchange and interoperability issues.Continue Reading

• Which database tools for testing should we choose?

  Which database tools for testing should we choose? Learn about tools for testing and data analysis.Continue Reading

• How do testers influence acceptance criteria?

  What's the tester's role in establishing user stories and acceptance criteria? Expert Amy Reichart discusses how much influence a tester should have.Continue Reading

• KillerIT evaluates application portfolios

  In this innovation spotlight, learn how KillerIT Application Portfolio helps organizations evaluate application portfolios using data-driven initiatives.Continue Reading

• Does a tester actually need test cases?

  Discover whether or not test cases are necessary in this expert answer by consultant Robin Goldsmith.Continue Reading

• Four principles for staying true to real Agile

  Over time, software teams develop their own variants of Agile. Here's how to make sure your practice remains aligned with the spirit of Agile.Continue Reading

• Gathering and managing software project requirements

  In this guide, learn the best ways to gather and define software project requirements and troubleshoot common requirements challenges.Continue Reading

• Choose the right software testing service

  Learn about tips for choosing a testing service and whether it makes sense to test outside the business.Continue Reading

• Insight on data masking tools

  Private and non-public data must not be compromised during testing. Learn about data masking and the vendors that offer data masking tools.Continue Reading

• CTO advocates automated tests and continuous delivery

  Automated testing and continuous development have become the driving force for CTO Andy Piper as Push Technology evolves its middleware platform.Continue Reading

• Engage developers in the requirements definition process

  Learn when and how a business analyst should engage developers during the process of defining requirements.Continue Reading

• Test software with persona-based requirements

  Do persona-based requirements make it easier to test software? Learn if there are tools designed to make testing software easier.Continue Reading

• How QA testers participate in the requirements definition process

  Learn how QA testers should participate in the requirements definition process in this expert response.Continue Reading

• How Agile teams manage continuous requirements

  Find out why continuous requirements are common for Agile teams and are necessary for continuous development flexibility.Continue Reading

• Infrastructure as code and other prerequisites for CD

  Are you ready for continuous delivery? This article outlines three prerequisites: automated testing, infrastructure as code and a staging environment.Continue Reading

• How do requirements relate to acceptance criteria?

  Requirements and acceptance criteria often seem to be essentially the same thing, but that's not quite true.Continue Reading

• Explore cloud application testing technique

  Learn some cloud application testing techniques to ensure data security.Continue Reading

• Next generation Agile: Guide to continuous development

  Learn about next generation Agile and how continuous development is changing software project management and development teams.Continue Reading

• Continuous development brings changes for software testers

  Continuous development calls for lots of automated testing and a little manual testing. Form a continuous testing plan based on the right balance between the two.Continue Reading

• What are best practices for security-testing software?

  How do testers manage and prioritize the security software vulnerabilities they find when security-testing software?Continue Reading

• Agile testing methods for multiple teams

  Learn the latest Agile testing methods for converting multiple teams from a traditional process to Agile.Continue Reading

• Does Agile use business requirements documents?

  How does managing requirements differ in an Agile environment versus a mixed-methodology environment? How do Agile project managers document business requirements?Continue Reading

• Does centralized testing have a place in Agile teams?

  Do central test teams have a place in Agile development teams? Read expert Gerie Owen's take on this question.Continue Reading

• Working with legacy code: An easy way to kill hard bugs

  It turns out working with legacy code might not require days of pouring over cryptic comments. For finding and fixing bugs, developers can use simple testing tools to peel and slice their way down to the problem.Continue Reading

• Creating clear software requirements specifications

  Testers often complain that software requirements specifications are too vague, but verbose requirements can have the negative impact of being so wordy that they can't be followed.Continue Reading

• How to resolve team conflict

  Arguing team members can derail a project. Project managers can help resolve the issue by finding its root cause.Continue Reading

• When tracking defects, make efficiency the end goal

  Tracking defects can benefit the development team if done for the right reasons. Explore the reasons to track defects in this expert response.Continue Reading

• Why is SaaS testing harder than traditional testing?

  SaaS development cycles are shorter than traditional Web apps, require more test types and result in greater scrutiny from quality assurance.Continue Reading

• Embedded system applications present new challenges

  Embedded applications place project managers in a new area of development.Continue Reading

• In Agile retrospective, critiques aid growth

  Negative comments or criticism in an Agile retrospective can lead to team growth.Continue Reading

• Android testing: Expert gives step-by-step guidance to mobile testers

  Test expert Matt Heusser gives Web app developers specific instructions for Android testing.Continue Reading

• Third-party application security must be tested for vulnerabilities

  Security expert Kevin Beaver offers advice on how to find third-party application security vulnerabilities and how to fix them.Continue Reading

• ALM and the Agile development methodology: What do you know?

  Test your knowledge of application lifecycle management when it's merged with the Agile development methodology.Continue Reading

• Application performance metrics are what to test, not how to test

  Test expert Amy Reichert explains what measures are valuable metrics for application performance and what the numbers mean.Continue Reading

• Agile test reporting doesn't have to be a headache

  Agile leader Lisa Crispin explains a more organic, more Agile approach to test reporting.Continue Reading

• All about Agile and ALM

  When it comes to deployment strategies, mobile app capabilities, cloud computing issues and security, there's a lot to learn about Agile ALM.Continue Reading

• Application Performance Center of Excellence: Avoid the epic fail

  Don't wait until your application is headed for an epic fail. A Performance Center of Excellence can help ensure all apps are optimized up front.Continue Reading

• Agile project management: Increasing business agility with Agile ALM

  Increase business agility capabilities with Agile project management. Find tips and tools for Agile ALM best practices.Continue Reading

• Mobile project manager fosters collaboration and helps autistic kids

  By managing her mobile development project, Marlena Smith helps clinicians treat autism in kids today and better understand the disorder tomorrow.Continue Reading

• Why effective Web app firewalls are worth the investment

  Web app firewalls offer excellent protection against threats and attacks, but security expert Dan Cornell says investment is required to get results.Continue Reading

• Agile and ALM: A marriage made in heaven?

  Learn why developing Agile and ALM can benefit organizational processes.Continue Reading

• How Agile ALM tools shape business agility

  Learn how Agile ALM tools can increase agility in businesses.Continue Reading

• Identifying user personas for software quality strategies

  User personas help define your most valuable users so you can better understand them and direct the path of your projects accordingly.Continue Reading

• Remote wiping: Tools and practices to protect corporate data

  Mobile connectivity increases productivity but threatens corporate data. John Overbaugh discusses the advantages and limitations of remote wiping.Continue Reading

• Agile development practices: Three predictions for 2014

  Agile expert Yvette Francino predicts that Agile development practices will gain momentum in 2014.Continue Reading

• Find the project metrics you need to track your Agile team's performance

  Project metrics are a useful method to determine if an initiative is on track or off the rails. Expert Johanna Rothman shows you how to get started.Continue Reading

• Measuring usability: How to gauge an application's user experience

  There are many considerations that need to be taken into account when measuring usability, such as low respondent rates.Continue Reading

• Software requirements: Why the term 'nonfunctional requirements' misleads

  Requirements expert Robin Goldsmith explores the problems with common nonfunctional requirements scenarios and offers more useful alternatives.Continue Reading

• Using a nonfunctional requirements template, plus examples

  Requirements expert Robin Goldsmith explains how and why to use a nonfunctional requirements template.Continue Reading

• What is continuous development?

  'Continuous development' is still a relatively new and confusing term. Find out what it means beyond the hype.Continue Reading

• Scaling Agile development calls for defined practices, consultant says

  Agile consultant Mike Bonamassa discusses best practices for scaling Agile development.Continue Reading

• Agile teamwork: When collaboration becomes groupthink

  Quality assurance consultant Gerie Owen discusses how Agile teamwork can lead to groupthink if it's not tempered.Continue Reading

• Avoiding software failures: Lessons from HealthCare.gov

  What could HealthCare.gov have done differently? Jenn Lent discusses three software development lessons the U.S. government learned the hard way.Continue Reading

• Good software design and development starts with customers' needs

  Discovering customer needs isn't a simple query and response. It takes some work to get the information your design and development efforts rely on.Continue Reading

• How to learn Python, Ruby and other scripting languages

  Join the ranks of software QA pros that have learned Python, Ruby or other scripting languages to code scripts for software automation projects.Continue Reading

• Mixing Agile and continuous delivery for disciplined development

  A QA engineer explains how he uses continuous delivery and Agile to ensure his online organization's success.Continue Reading