Why, given that iterative and incremental [1] approaches dominate the literature, does business remain so wedded to the waterfall [2] approach to software development? Over the past year or so, I’ve ...

A discipline for developing systems based on producing deliverables often. Each iteration, consisting of requirements, analysis & design, implementation and testing, results in the release of an ...

Ralph Wigum keeps coding work moving by reading prior outputs, ideal for greenfield specs and batch cleanup, giving steady, ...

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Over the last decade, IT outsourcing has evolved quickly. What once was a model focused on increasing efficiency and lowering costs by engaging highly affordable offshore resources has now become an ...

There is no way around it, efficiency is crucial for project success. Agile principles allow teams to easily navigate complexity, breaking down projects into manageable tasks. Agile methodologies ...

From Michael Faraday to Steve Jobs, innovators have improved upon the work of those before them—in both direct and indirect ways—to push human progress forward. Disruptive digital innovations of the ...