Agile methods software development (also called Agile Modelling, denoted AG for short) reduce software lifecycle time (thus speeding up development) by firstly creating a prototype version, then ...

What is Agile software development? Agile software development is a set of collaborative methods and practices for producing software code faster and more efficiently. In particular, Agile development ...

As technical jargon goes, “agile development” has a great ring to it. Even to business managers, it sounds dynamic and vibrant — just the thing to speed up production and rescue a flagging software ...

To speed the development of a critical Web-based financial system, Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. made Agile methods a part of its project plan. Launched at year’s end, the application suite, ...

Software analysis and measurement specialist Cast held its European CIO Forum in Brussels recently, where IT leaders from across the continent discussed strategies for successful digital ...

Projects that use the Agile development process fail 65% of the time versus lean engineering at 21% and a new method called Impact Engineering at 10%, according to a new study conducted for the book ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- The recession has changed a lot of things about IT, particularly in the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) professionals who have an encyclopedic-like range of skills. That change is ...

The knee-jerk response by large CPG companies to cut IT costs in response to revenues and market share lost to smaller companies could make them more vulnerable than if they invested more in digital ...

Workday was founded on the belief that happy and engaged employees lead to happy customers and stellar business results. Now, we’re taking that idea even further with our biggest effort yet to put our ...

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 ...