TAG: Agile

Paul Ressler, Principal - Cirrostratus Group

DEVOPS can help achieve frequent and high-quality software releases, but it's evolving. This article discusses goals, what's required for success and guidelines for when to use DEVOPS.

Leonardo Mattiazzi, VP, International Business - Ci&T

If a company's business goal is merely to survive, then the "software factory" paradigm with repeatable processes is adequate. But if the goal is to build successful applications that contribute to business growth, then something more is needed.

Manuel Cubillo Arias, Quality Assurance Lead - Avantica Technologies

Geographically distributed QA teams collaborating on an Agile-based project can perform just as well as those within a single location – or even better, as long as the right combination of processes, tools and experience are firmly in place.

Irfan Khan, SVP and Chief Technology Officer - Sybase

Lowering the speed at which trades can be completed – referred to as latency – is a way to find an edge in stock exchanges and in the highly competitive financial services industry as a whole. To stay ahead of competitors, pacesetters in the financial services industry’s race to zero latency are reconciling how they think about technology.

Leonardo Mattiazzi, VP, International Business - Ci&T

I'm a big believer in the employment of Lean principles to complement Agile methodologies in application development. From a pure software development perspective, Agile has proven enormously beneficial in speeding through application projects. However, what Agile typically does not address is the first principle of Lean: the definition of value in each application development initiative.