4GL Tools

WHITE PAPER: IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9.

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution.

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: The Jazz application lifecycle management (ALM) platform is project, team and process centric. It redefines not just the way developers relate to one another, but also the way enterprises relate to their software development teams.

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the overlooked aspects of SaaS application delivery including the creation of applications, release management, service deployment, internationalization, tenant management and partner support. This paper will also examine the crucial role multi-tenancy has in rolling out SaaS solutions and advocate for a platform-based strategy.

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Black Duck provides a framework that not only allows your software development organization to benefit from open source but also allows other enterprise stakeholders—including legal, IT, security, export and purchasing personnel—to access timely and relevant information to effectively manage business risks.

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains the advantages of reusing open source components in projects implemented by agile development teams, discusses the issues and risks that must be managed, and highlights the benefits organizations can receive by leveraging open source components.

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read the second chapter of the Cloud Computing E-Book and learn what developers should consider before moving applications to the cloud and to what extent they will have to re-think familiar go-to languages to make apps work in the cloud.

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will outline the major organizational, cultural, and project considerations that are critical to a successful Agile adoption.

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 21 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we’ll discuss specific secrets of delivering more valuable software to customers despite having fewer resources. We’ll include secrets related to process, development, infrastructure, and information. It can be done, and we’ll tell you how.

Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a set of agile meeting and facilitation checklists that offer an easy framework to help guide software development teams through the various agile cycles. Read on to learn about the Agile Development Rhythms and start using the checklists presented herein to help get through the various agile cycles.

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 24 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.

Posted: 26 May 2009 | Published: 26 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: The best products to offer are those that provide a high level of value for both you and your customer. Companies with successful product portfolios often utilize a systematic process to effectively guide which projects are selected. This whitepaper explains how you can take advantage of a value-driven approach to product portfolio management.

Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: CodePro AnalytiX provides you with the metrics you need to incorporate self-improvement and optimization into the software process. Thus, CodePro AnalytiX is a full set of tools to support your organization in its quest for sustainable high levels of software quality, security and productivity

Posted: 04 May 2009 | Published: 04 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will gain insight into five myths commonly associated with agile development. Explore what agile development is in reality, what it is not, and the true benefits of transitioning to agile methods in your organization.

Posted: 15 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents the key characteristics of successful agile managers as they introduce and scale agile methods. Learn what agile managers can do to help their teams and organizations adopt agile development practices to deliver real...

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Published: 02 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: Many IT project management initiatives often miss goals, exceed budgets and fail to deliver benefits. Read this paper to learn how optimizing project management can help organizations transition from managing IT projects to managing business outcomes.

Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008

WHITE PAPER: Existing agile methods often focus on small, single-team projects, overlooking the broader impact of large programs. This paper outlines a distinct planning framework that has been successful in large-scale agile software development projects and relies..

Posted: 19 Jun 2007 | Published: 19 Jun 2007