In my profession, I'm fortunate to spend a lot of time talking to people about what's involved with running agile teams. When given this opportunity, I often find myself describing two aspects of ...

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Many of today’s best software companies tout agile development as a way to release software early and often, as longer-term planning can be more heavily impacted by project unknowns. Yet why do IT ...

“Gone are the days of three-year $50 million software programs. Now, I want returns on investment within three to five months. We need to change the way we develop software so that we can get things ...

One of the most important things to know about Agile methodologies is that if it is limited to one team of developers churning out code, it won't be Agile. In their new ebook, Agile for Dummies, Scott ...

Agile software development has grown in popularity in recent years as businesses demand more flexibility and responsiveness to change from their IT systems. High-profile initiatives such as the Gov.uk ...

One of the great debates of the last ten years in the software world has been the question of Agile Development. Given the growing role of software in an SoC project, it seems fair to ask if Agile ...

Historically, many of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) major IT acquisition programs have taken longer than expected to develop or failed to deliver the desired value. In April 2016, to ...

Pockets of the federal government want to change the buying process so technology can be acquired in sprints, preventing large-scale failures like the HealthCare.gov rollout. Agile Software ...