Software Project Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Familiar with the benefits of agile on a small scale, CIOs are increasingly looking to apply agile methods to broader projects. This white paper discusses the challenges and barriers large enterprises are facing and presents best practices for scaling agile within complex organizations.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 09 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This buyer's guide describes the key criteria for application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions for today's high-performance teams. It includes key considerations for enhancing your single- or multi-vendor ALM environment.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM Rational Team Concert software can help simplify, automate and govern the delivery process. Based on the open standards Jazz platform, it offers a lean collaborative application life cycle management (ALM) solution with integrated planning, work-item tracking, version control, build management and reporting.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 02 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper presents eighteen best practices for leaner, more agile software development project governance.

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this ever-changing world of software development, it's critical to keep up with technologies, methodologies and trends. In this paper, find five tested and proven software development practices your team should be utilizing to accelerate software delivery.

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 | Published: 08 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will highlight solutions for application development in globally dispersed organizations. Insights and strategies for maximizing efficiencies in a distributed environment will be presented, along with best practices.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how properly managing continued data growth can drive business results.

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 | Published: 07 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Companies developing complex product offerings need to make sure that all components work together to deliver the desired result. Download the paper to learn how IBM Rational solutions can help companies achieve these results.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Improve time to value and quality by reducing rework and cost through faster stakeholder consensus, increased productivity, better process automation, and anytime-anywhere decision support for application software. Download the paper for more information on delivering high quality applications faster with reduced risk & cost.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This document, written by thought leader and certified CollabNet Scrum trainer and coach Michael James, condenses the essence of Scrum into 6 pages. It's a must read for agile enthusiasts and anyone who wants to learn more about Scrum.

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how to tranform software development to increase productivity using application lifecycle management (ALM).

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: The repercussions of releasing unsecure software in today’s markets are severe – due in large part to the proliferation of constantly-connected, mobile devices. This white paper provides an overview of these challenges, and demonstrates the steps you can take to arm your developers against the risks of modern application development.

Posted: 16 May 2011 | Published: 16 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Five tips for improving the ROI of your software investments.

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: The CollabNet Agile Coaches have observed patterns and key milestones in the way organizations adopt and scale Agile. "Agile Transformation Strategy," by Angela Druckman, CollabNet Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Transformational Coach, outlines a sound strategy and transformational "blueprint" to help guide organizations on the path to Agility.

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 | Published: 08 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Effective governance for lean development isn’t about command and control. Instead, the focus is on enabling the right behaviors and practices through collaborative and supportive techniques. Learn how to form a lightweight, collaboration-based framework that reflects the realities of modern IT organizations.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 21 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Basis path testing, also known as Structured Testing, is the primary code-based testing strategy recommended by McCabe Software and supported by McCabe IQ. The main idea behind this testing is that decision outcomes within a software function should be tested independently. This article provides an overview of the benefits of basis path testing.

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 15 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Continuous improvement, improving processes and increasing efficiencies are important when the economy heads south. Although the current economic situation is improving, many organizations are opting to keep operational expenses on a tight leash. View this paper to learn how to Increase productivity and reduce costs across the enterprise.

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 | Published: 25 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how IBM Rational® software provides a comprehensive application development solution for Power Systems servers to help organizations build, maintain, leverage and optimize their software assets.

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 | Published: 04 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn the top ten best practices to help fulfill the SSLP’s mission of building hack-resilient software.

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 | Published: 15 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This executive brief will illustrate the progression of service management since the 1990s, illuminate the hidden service life cycles and discuss how, once they are visible, we can start to make them work — to improve services and better align IT with business objectives.

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 | Published: 03 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at quality strategies which deliver a positive operational return on investment, improving quality whilst reducing cost and risk. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 08 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: Get the help your organization needs to link product paths into an intelligent whole, using software as the invisible thread to make it happen. This white paper examines software delivery for smart products, plus strategies for turning software development evolution into a business practice, and more.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 14 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Your customers expect the highest quality in the products you deliver. Discover how a comprehensive, integrated, automated requirements centric model and code based test environment managed with an extensible quality management system can increase market acceptance, ensure customer loyalty and deliver superior outcomes.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 01 Sep 2009