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• Managing requirements as production applications scale

  Learn how to go about managing requirements as production applications scale.  Continue Reading

• Textbook vs. enterprise Agile development: Adapting Scrum to scale

  Implementing Agile using a Scrum framework, which requires creating cross-functional teams, can be tough. One solution is adapting enterprise Agile.  Continue Reading

• The new project management for Agile ALM

  Changing times require managers to acquire new project management skills for the Agile ALM environment.  Continue Reading

• Necessary skills for the Agile project manager

  As the adoption of Agile continues to explode across IT departments worldwide, the Agile project manager has more opportunity to acquire strong leadership skills and ensure team success.  Continue Reading

• Hybrid solutions: When mixing methodologies makes sense

  Learn about when and how hybrid solutions can work better rather than a pure agile approach or traditional ones.  Continue Reading

• Agile project management using the Cynefin framework

  Learn how the Cynefin framework facilitates problem solving, Agile project management and teamwork.  Continue Reading

• Using metrics to explore APM business value advantages

  A number of metrics may be needed in addition to a baseline metric like ROI to make a meaningful comparison between applications in the portfolio.  Continue Reading

• APM processes: Determining apps’ business value

  Application portfolio management aids decision makers in determining business ROI of applications.  Continue Reading

• Agile techniques that your organization can incorporate regardless of methodology

  Learn how to incorporate Agile techniques into other development methodologies you may be using.  Continue Reading

• Customizing your project management framework: Agile, Scrum, Kanban

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin recommends focusing on company goals when incorporating Agile or a customized variation into your team’s project management framework.  Continue Reading

• Requirements review in Agile: Ensuring consistency and spotting defects

  Agile testing teams can improve their requirements review process by ensuring consistency, carefully determining testability and spotting missing connections.  Continue Reading

• Optimizing requirements management: Working with Agile and Waterfall

  Learn what can teams do to optimize requirements management when working within both Agile and Waterfall.  Continue Reading

• Integrating secure coding into the Agile lifecycle

  It is possible to develop applications in the Agile lifecycle while minimizing security vulnerabilities, according to application security expert John Overbaugh.  Continue Reading

• Transitioning a Waterfall team to an Agile development team

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin offers advice on the steps to take to transition a team from Waterfall to Agile development team.  Continue Reading

• Making the Agile transition: What QA and test managers need to know

  Moving from traditional software development to Agile is a major change. Amy Reichert provides the fundamentals to prepare teams for an Agile transition.  Continue Reading