Software used to be reasonably straightforward for customers. The advent of the agile programming methodology and the rise of the cloud-driven subscription model have changed all of this. Thanks to ...

A team charter is a common tool of an agile team to create consensus on how the team will do its work. Unfortunately, the act of creating a team charter can be lengthy and dull. Our Agile Architect ...

Recognized as the inventor of XP (Extreme Programming) and a co-author of the Agile Manifesto, Kent Beck has been a prominent advocate of agile programming and its use of shorter release cycles in ...

CIOs speak in sprints; CFOs speak in quarters. That language barrier is the number one reason R&D budgets get slashed.

On paper, the Capability Maturity Model Index seems about as different from XP and other agile programming disciplines as it can be. This is true to some degree in practice, too, because CMMI and ...

Presentation at the Academy of Technology Conference covers iterative development methodology that favors more frequent release cycles of less comprehensive updates IBM is undoubtedly one of the ...

Agile software development processes, in which software is built in short iterations rather than mapped out fully in advance, have joined the mainstream of development approaches, according to a ...

A key characteristic of classical project management is its sequential and linear approach to project planning and execution. It involves detailed upfront planning, such as creation of a comprehensive ...

Following on from a comment I made in relation to a post by Richard Stobart from Unboxed Consulting last week when he asked whether Agile has done enough to promote itself, I have an additional rant ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Andrew Miller Poor ...