The federal government is actively adopting agile development for IT software projects. But transforming to agile development is hard for agencies with a long history of “detailed-requirements-first ...

The book The Agile Developer’s Handbook by Paul Flewelling provides the fundamentals of agile and explores intermediate and advanced topics like metrics for delivery, technical practices, delivering ...

Software used to be reasonably straightforward for customers. The advent of the agile programming methodology and the rise of the cloud-driven subscription model have changed all of this. Thanks to ...

The stereotypical view of a software developer is, of course, of the loner in a cube writing code all day. The truth of the matter is that, most of the time, coders work as a part of team, and if that ...

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Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

What developers see as iterative and flexible, users see as disorganized and never-ending. Here’s how some experienced developers have changed that perception. Most software developers I know really ...

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"The Agile movement is designed to sell services," says analyst firm Voke Inc. in a brand-new report analyzing the movement, presenting findings about its use and providing insight to organizations ...