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• Modernizing ALM and development for virtual resources and the cloud

  Organizations are seeking ways to modernize their development and ALM planning and processes for virtual resources and the cloud environment. Continue Reading

• Cloud security in the ALM process

  Cloud security is an important factor in deployment and should be included in the ALM process. Continue Reading

• Agile ALM: Tools for release management

  IT leaders and decision makers will benefit from this tip, written by Software Consultant Nari Kannan, about the problems and challenges in release management and the commercial and open source tools that address them. Continue Reading

• Continuous delivery in ALM: Opportunities and challenges

  Continuous delivery is the automation of the software build-test-deployment of software cycles; sometimes it allows for completing the cycle multiple times a day. Continue Reading

• Strategies for scaling Agile beyond simple code-and-deploy environments

  In this tip, consultant Michael Kelly shares some models and strategies that will help teams stay Agile as projects grow. Continue Reading

• Intro to integration: Automation from version control to deployment

  Learn the steps necessary to automate your processes from code check-in to deployment, allowing your team to focus on the critical thinking tasks they were hired for.Continue Reading

• Automating your release management processes with CI

  Quality is a necessary, but not a sufficient condition, to have a successful release and deployment of software. Learn the rationale and issues to consider when designing a continuous deployment framework for your codebase.Continue Reading

• Trends in ALM: Extending the lifecycle, increased support of Kanban

  This tip discusses the broadening of ALM to portfolio management and DevOps, as well as examines the diversifying of tools to encompass Kanban and the mixing of Agile methodologies.Continue Reading

• Debunking myths of application lifecycle management

  In this tip, we expose three myths of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) which continue to quietly impede successful software development and delivery across industries. Understanding that best-in-class isn’t always the best option, that there ...Continue Reading

• Optimizing your mobile website for all devices

  When your Web application goes mobile, your users may see some strange results if you’re not careful. In this tip, consultant Judith Myerson discusses four strategies that will help you make sure your Web application is optimized for use on mobile ...Continue Reading

• 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 ...Continue Reading

• Extending ALM to deployment

  Application lifecycle management is not done with code complete. ALM now includes involving the operations team with release management processes and tools. ALM is more than automating the software development process; it’s also about delivering the...Continue Reading

• DevOps: Fostering collaboration in software development

  Departmental silos are breaking down and development and operations are collaborating more closely. In this tip, SSQ contributor Chris McMahon gives advice on how the relationship between development and operations can be fostered and how closer ...Continue Reading

• Getting things done with agile modeling: Five architectural tips

  Learn about agile software modeling best practices -- as well as the evolution of data-congruent programming, data modeling and Unified Modeling Language (UML) -- in this tip. Find out how Agile modeling helps software programmers avoid notation ...Continue Reading

• How to apply modeling techniques to support software testing

  Software testing veteran describes how to build effective software test models that integrate tools, frameworks, configurations and more in this tip, which includes documentation, screenshots and charts to use to improve the usability of test models.Continue Reading