Kanban vs Scrum: Which One is Right for You?
Kanban vs Scrum is a question often debated by teams looking to switch from a waterfall development process to an agile solution. Both of these project…
Letting the Customer Lead: Digital Customer Experience in Software Delivery
The current state of affairs in the software industry is that every company collects a huge amount of data through different entry points, and every company…
Value Stream Mapping Template
Value stream maps enable organizations to see where the actual value is being added in the process, allowing them to improve on the overall efficiency associated…
A Guide to Value Stream Stream Mapping Symbols
This guide provides a quick introduction to the basic standardized symbols for value stream mapping. Originally introduced by the Lean Enterprise Institute in “Learning to See“,…
The Value Stream Digital Transformation Solution
As the VP of Development at a large multinational wireless telecommunication company, Christian deals with a variety of challenges every day. For example, this morning he…
Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Delivery vs. Continuous Deployment
The world of software development seems to create new buzzwords, processes, and methodologies almost as fast as it develops new software tools. The reason is that…
After national recognition, Plutora makes the top 10 in fastest growing private companies in Silicon Valley
Just last month Plutora made its debut on the Inc. 5000 list, the hallmark of entrepreneurial success that features the fastest-growing private companies in the country….
Continuous Improvement in a CI/CD Pipeline
In 1993, the movie “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray, launched its way into our hearts and minds as one of the top-rated movies of all time….
Come Talk to Us and Merck at Jenkins World 2018 – Booth 120
It’s that time again as Jenkins World is upon us. I love that the conference is being renamed to DevOps World as it spotlights a key…
One Company’s Success with Test Environment Management
If you live in the United Kingdom, Ireland or in the eastern United States, there is a good chance that your electricity is provided by Centrica…
Learn the 10 Key Steps to Value Stream Mapping (VSM) for Software Delivery
A few years back, a large mortgage company was struggling. Their mortgage application process was taking an average of more than three weeks to come to…
What is Multi-Speed IT and Why Does it Hurt?
When development teams create applications for the banking industry, they might find themselves interacting with systems of record. If they develop for telecom, they might end…