Mastering the Iteration : The Heartbeat of Agile Development
sponsored by Rally Software
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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
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How BMC Is Scaling Agile Development
sponsored by Rally Software
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This whitepaper describes how BMC Software's Infrastructure Management Group transformed their development organization using agile development practices management applications from Rally Software Development.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Getting your Requirements Right: Collaborate with Stakeholders to Work Smarter
sponsored by IBM
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This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.
Posted: 26 May 2009 | Published: 26 May 2009
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Four Starting Points for Effective Project and Portfolio Management
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Many IT project management initiatives often miss goals, exceed budgets and fail to deliver benefits. Read this paper to learn how optimizing project management can help organizations transition from managing IT projects to managing business outcomes.
Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs
sponsored by Dell and VMware
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Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series iSCSI SANs help to reduce the cost and complexity of IT Consolidation and uniquely integrate with VMware® Infrastructure to enable the fully virtualized IT environment.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009
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Minimizing Code Defects to Improve Software Quality and Lower Development Costs
sponsored by IBM
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This paper talks about why it's important to take a proactive approach to improving overall code quality using static and dynamic analysis. It then shows how IBM Rational Software Analyzer and IBM Rational PurifyPlus software can be used together to reduce the number of defects in your company's code.
Posted: 13 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Mar 2009
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The Agile Checklist
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
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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
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Being Agile in a Non-Agile World
sponsored by Ivar Jacobson Consulting
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This paper discusses how to implement agile thinking in the context of both defined engineering practices and an organizations' Software Development Lifecycle.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Principles of Agile Architecture
sponsored by Rally Software
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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
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Performance Center of Excellence
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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As the application lifecycle evolves, components that drive efficiency and quality become more crucial. Organizations building centers of excellence (CoE) around performance testing find that the CoE centralizes resources and utilizes the full capabilities of today's robust automation products. Read on to learn more about the benefits of CoE.
Posted: 27 Feb 2009 | Published: 27 Feb 2009
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