Agile Software Development White Papers

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Mastering the Iteration : The Heartbeat of Agile Development
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is an excerpt from the book "Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises", and describes the iteration pattern and activities that a team engages in to create tested, value-delivered code in a short time box.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008

Rally Software

Ten Steps to Better Requirements Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Requirements definition and management is an activity that has the potential to deliver a high, fast ROI. This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. Read on to learn how better requirements translate into easier, higher quality projects.
Posted: 02 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2008

IBM

Agile Development Poster
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: "Agile Development" is an umbrella term for several iterative and incremental software development methodologies and this document gives a single view of the entire process for agile software production.
Posted: 11 Feb 2009 | Published: 11 Feb 2009

VersionOne Inc.

Smart SOA: Best Practices for Agile Innovation and Optimization
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses SOA deployment best practices and lessons learned. Learn how to use SOA technology to better support agile business innovation and optimization.
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2007

IBM

Ensuring Code Quality in Multi-threaded Applications: How to Eliminate Concurrency Defects with Static Analysis
sponsored by Coverity by Synopsys
WHITE PAPER: This paper will review the most common pitfalls that software developers face when creating multi-threaded applications. Discover how static analysis techniques can be used to eliminate concurrency defects earlier in the lifecycle.
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 | Published: 03 Mar 2008

Coverity by Synopsys

The Agile Project Manager
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will explore the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

VersionOne Inc.

The Agile Checklist
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a set of agile meeting and facilitation checklists that offer an easy framework to help guide software development teams through the various agile cycles. Read on to learn about the Agile Development Rhythms and start using the checklists presented herein to help get through the various agile cycles.
Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 24 Jul 2009

VersionOne Inc.

Principles of Agile Architecture
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly...
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008

Rally Software

Reducing Risk through Requirements-driven Quality Management: An End-to-End Approach
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn a structured way to manage requirements, and how risk-based requirements and quality management are inseparable from the larger process of managing the planning, test and release of a software system.
Posted: 14 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 May 2007

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Reducing Risk through Requirements-driven Quality Management: An End-to-end Approach
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains a structured way to manage requirements and how risk-based requirements and quality management are inseparable from the larger process of managing the planning, test and release of a software system.
Posted: 29 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008

Hewlett Packard Enterprise