The concepts of Agile methodology and continuous delivery have become popular in software development, yet they are somewhat less mature among DBAs and database developers. Shay Shmeltzer, director of ...

This excerpt explains the importance of taking a business-focused, stakeholder-oriented view of application development, summarizes the economies of application development, and explains the ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Andrew Miller Poor ...

Agile methods allow developers to create dependable applications with repeatable results. The same type of practice can also be applied to database development to promote proper data management, which ...

The impact of agile development practices in modern software development cannot be overstated. The traditional “waterfall” software development methodology was characterized by complete, upfront ...

Agile is a type of software development methodology that anticipates the need for flexibility and applies a level of pragmatism to the delivery of the finished product. Agile software development ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. In 2001, a bunch of people got ...

Agile is a prerequisite for digital business because it combines an early and frequent delivery of customer value with the ability to rapidly adapt to changing market conditions. Agile has become ...

Shallow backlogs, missed commitments, low morale, and defects may indicate your agile process needs more than a few minor tweaks. Do you call your agile development process “fragile,” “hybrid ...

IT organizations want to push software out as quickly and efficiently as possible. This pursuit has taken several forms over the last 25 years and involved changes to hardware or operating systems, ...

Everyone talks about agile development, but how does it really work? Learn how teams use scrum, kanban, and other agile methodologies to deliver better software. It’s hard to believe that the agile ...