By now, most organizations have heard of DevOps and many have begun to adopt DevOps practices as a key enabler of software delivery. Organizations who have adopted or are adopting an Agile approach find DevOps practices are a key component of the most successful adoptions. Granted, Agile can be adopted without the use of DevOps, […]
One of the most prevalent misconceptions I hear from organizations struggling with agile adoption is about planning. Many organizations turning to agile believe it means avoiding planning — it’s a common stance for those who have never truly experienced being on a highly functioning agile team. This couldn’t be further from the truth. A healthy […]
People often think agile entails too many meetings. I’ve even heard product owners say sprint kickoffs are a waste of time because they “take away from doing real work.” Teams should stop talking and start coding, right? This complaint has nothing to do with the number of meetings, but rather the way meetings are run. […]
Figuring out the most optimal way to enable agility and rapidly deliver services to customers—without compromising quality—continues to be one of our industry’s biggest challenges. Many IT leaders agree that implementing DevOps practices can significantly accelerate software releases while still assuring our applications meet quality objectives. If you’re considering a move to a DevOps delivery […]
For decades, software security organizations and those that assure security have built processes and procedures around waterfall software development practices. This has often led to security testing being “bolted on” at the end of the process. In addition, many organizations have seen the rise of mindless information security assurance, whereby engineers avoid assessing, understanding, or […]
Jacksonville, FL (May 26, 2017) — TechWell Corporation, an industry leader in software improvement conferences, training, and online communities, has announced that Jeffery Payne will be the new technical editor of the AgileConnection online community. AgileConnection is growing in popularity and in members as one of the largest online sources for articles, interviews, and a […]
In my previous post, I covered the initial installation of Sonatype LifeCycle (aka IQ Server). In this post, I will show you how to integrate it into Eclipse IDE, but first a quick background on the benefits of this integration and the value it adds to your software development process. As I mentioned previously, IQ […]
I frequently talk about best practices when writing test cases in the Mobile Application Testing Course that I teach. I recently ran into an issue on a project and figured it was worth throwing this information out for all to share. Test cases are great; obviously, they’re important to have, whether they’re automated or manual, as […]
This is part 2 of my blog series about Nexus Lifecycle. If you missed my first part you can find by clicking this link. Here I will talk about how to properly roll out Nexus Lifecycle in an Enterprise Environment based on a past experience. The first thing you need to do is to make […]
When I attended STARWEST in Anaheim in October 2016, I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Jennifer Bonine, VP, Global Delivery and Solutions at tap|QA LLC. In the interview, Jennifer and I discussed how and why companies should be testing with continuous delivery. Jennifer Bonine: Hi, and welcome back to the […]
