What Is Business Analytics? A Comprehensive Definition
In today’s world, knowledge is power. Therefore, if you have it, you have the power to make informed decisions. Those will change the way you build…
Digital Risk: What It Is And How to Manage It in Your Org
Is your organization becoming increasingly dependent on technology? If so, your organization is also becoming vulnerable to certain digital threats and risks. As a result, you…
Value Streams in Software: A Definition and Detailed Guide
Projects used to be the coin of the realm for software. Companies used projects to collect new features, organize teams, and manage investments. Over the years,…
Software Development Trends: What You Need to Know for 2020
An old teacher of mine used to say that one year in tech was equivalent to ten years for other industries, given how fast-paced the field…
Adopting Agile Methodology: 6 Steps to Improved Delivery
Software development has changed rapidly over the last several decades. For the most part, companies would release software packages something like once a year. For example,…
Your Detailed Introductory Guide to the Kanban Board
So you want to learn a little bit about Kanban? That’s great! Kanban is a system for both visualizing and organizing work to be done. Kanban’s…
Why You Should Be Building Product-Oriented Teams
Many factors contribute to the success of a firm. For instance, knowing what customers want is an important part of running a business. Different teams decide…
The Software Toolchain: A Definition With Clear Examples
Historically, software development moved slowly. Companies might ship out a new suite of tools once a year—and that’s only if they were lucky. As an example,…
QA Environments: Why Do You Need So Many?
Test environment managers are often asked to audit everything. If there is a question about budgets they need to quickly identify opportunities to reallocate infrastructure and…
Test Environment Management Best Practices
This post highlights the importance of an efficient and reliable test environment management process in supporting application releases/project delivery. We begin with the introduction of test environments…
Your Software Release Schedule is an Important Part of the Release Process
In most enterprises, the concept of having a reliable release schedule which represents what is going on in the development arm of your IT shop is quite…
Change Advisory Board (CAB) and Release Management: The Connection
For mature organizations, change management is a critical process. The business relies on software operating correctly to perform critical business functions. They also rely on software…