CIO.com - Agile

When Agile Projects Go Bad

James Turner — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Your software development projects can benefit from Agile - assuming it's really what's used. Learn about the sins that have been committed in the name of "Agile" as explained by two of the Agile manifesto's original signatories.

The Role of the Core Development Team in an Agile Project

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This excerpt from the upcoming book, Becoming Agile, discusses a necessity in ensuring corporate buy-in for Agile development: creating a collaborative team that can evangelize Agile in the company and shepherd the software engineering methodology through enterprise software development projects.

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2010. Developers Respond.

Esther Schindler — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback.

OppenheimerFunds Gets Return on Investment from Agile and SOA

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

OppenheimerFunds learned at least two lessons in its deployment of service-oriented architecture: Let business drive technology instead of the reverse, and switch to Agile development processes early.

Leapfrog Makes a Flying Leap onto the SOA Pad

Rich Levin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Just about every educational toy that Leapfrog will release in 2008 will be Web-enabled. Learn how the company is leveraging the Internet to share information between teachers, parents and children by building a service-oriented architecture the old fashioned way: Fast. One reason for its success: open-source tools and Agile methodology.

SOA Governance: Balancing Process and Agility

Mike Kavis — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

By now everybody has heard over and over how governance is critical to the success of any implementation of service-oriented architecture. Companies implementing SOA must provide the proper level of governance required to achieve reuse and flexibility without negatively impacting their team's ability to innovate and be agile.

Six Questions to Consider Before Building a SOA Testing Team

Mike Kavis — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With all of the focus on the proper design of business services, business alignment, and SOA governance, sometimes the challenges that SOA creates for quality assurance testers is overlooked early on in SOA initiatives.

7 Agile Leadership Lessons for the Suits

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

CIO Eugene Nizker attended this year's Agile conference and returned with several suggestions for CIOs, IT managers and programming team leaders. This isn't the geeky stuff that developers talk about among themselves; rather, he explains the strategic adjustments that would-be Agile companies need to adopt.

Why Your Project Management Practices Are Failing

Meridith Levinson — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Traditional project management practices work well for stable business environments, but they're too rigid and bureaucratic for today's rapidly changing business world. Here's how to make your IT project management practices more flexible and responsive to business needs.

Cargo Cult Methodology: How Agile Can Go Terribly, Terribly Wrong

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Agile methodologies seemed like a good idea to this software development team. But when the company doesn't sincerely accept the change in work style, the result is just a buzzword for "project hell."

Brownfield Development: An Agile Approach to a Waterfall Problem

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The "Brownfield" application development lifecycle differs from that of the traditional waterfall method employed on large-scale developments and instead utilizes a more agile approach, write the authors of Eating the IT Elephant, in this sample book chapter. Learn how agile techniques can apply even with legacy software and large software projects.

Study: 25 Percent of Web Projects Over Budget

Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Collaborative approach would help, says developer New Bamboo.

Getting Clueful: 7 Things CIOs Should Know About Agile Development

Esther Schindler — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Agile methodologies for software projects can help organizations create better software faster. Yeah, yeah, you've heard that before. Here, experienced programmers explain the key ingredients to make those goals achievable.

What an Agile Process Looks Like

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Agile software development does not occur sequentially, but viewing it from a sequential perspective makes it easier to grasp the concepts. This case study, an excerpt from the new book Becoming Agile, follows a sequential process to accelerate your learning of Agile concepts.

How One CIO Was Converted to Agile

Wed, 23 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Eugene Nizker, PhD, an experienced CIO and CTO, shares his tale of Agile epiphany. He was a skeptic, but it worked for him in one especially challenging situation. He offers a compelling narrative and six keys to success.