Release Train Engineer in SAFe: The Role and Responsibilities
Driving product development isn’t an easy task. But when you use proper frameworks and approaches, the task could become much easier for you. Some of the…
Business Value: A Guide to Delivering and Measuring It
The goal of software development is ultimately to deliver business value. A company’s software supports many critical business operations. For software development companies in particular, IT…
People, Process, Technology: The PPT Framework, Explained
The people, process, technology (PPT) framework has been around since the early 1960s. Most businesses used it to improve the operational efficiency of their employees and…
Capgemini’s ‘Smart Foundry’ Taps Plutora For Innovation in Value Stream Management
According to Capgemini’s World Quality Report 2019-20, the widespread adoption of agile and DevOps methodologies, the need for Quality Assurance (QA) orchestration and its impact on…
A Practical Introduction to the Technology Acceptance Model
Before you impose a set of tools on your teams, certain considerations have to be taken into account. To start with, how effective are the tools…
Software Delivery Orchestration: A Complete Introduction
Software delivery orchestration focuses on streamlining and automating multiple tasks related to your delivery pipeline. These tasks can range from software planning to testing, deployment, and…
Cloud Architecture: A Definition and Introductory Guide
You’d have to be outside the IT industry altogether for the terms cloud computing and cloud architecture to be completely absent from your conversations. Even then,…
Configuration Management Databases: What Is a CMDB?
In this article, we go through important things to know about using and managing a CMDB. We discuss why having a CMDB is important, essential characteristics…
Microservices vs API: Understanding Both and How They Differ
Sometimes the terms “microservices” and “API” might be confusing because some folks are using them interchangeably. However, when you break down these concepts, you notice that…
Failure Metrics in Depth: MTTR vs. MTBF vs. MTTF
Today’s post features a detailed comparison of three DevOps metrics that are vital for enterprises and tech organizations in general. They are, respectively, MTTR, MTBF, and…
The VSM Roundup has Arrived… Read All About It!
Plutora is excited to announce the launch of the first VSM industry newsletter, the VSM Roundup. It will be published monthly, and in it you will…
What Is a Steering Committee and What Is Its Role?
There you are, staring at a blank document preparing to write a proposal that you’ve been told needs to be sent to a steering committee. Or…