Agile Manufacturing Reports

WHITE PAPER: In this informative analyst paper, explore how to implement an Agile development and DevOps-based strategy in an IBM System Z environment. Discover the tools you'll need to foster automation, collaboration, quality, and testing, and the processes that will help you achieve continuous development.

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

EGUIDE: In this Solution Spotlight, learn from experts about Agile development techniques such as continuous integration and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD). Discover how they enable developers to achieve both speed and quality, as well as explore the benefits, trends and challenges of each technique.

Posted: 09 Apr 2014 | Published: 09 Apr 2014

WHITE PAPER: To succeed amidst global uncertainty requires business agility. In this white paper, learn about the many benefits of enabling a real-time enterprise, and better understand how, via data integration, you can maintain a competitive advantage by helping deliver timely and accurate data to your customers.

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

EGUIDE: Combining Agile and DevOps practices can make it easier to manage legacy application modernization and deployment across on-premise and cloud -- i.e., hybrid cloud – environments.  This expert e-guide demonstrates the need for and Agile-DevOps approach when dealing with legacy modernization and hybrid cloud environments.

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 | Published: 25 Mar 2014

EBOOK: Leaders in the software industry are using continuous integration and CI-based tools to make continuous delivery a reality throughout the application lifecycle, and not just at the development stage.

Posted: 05 Mar 2014 | Published: 05 Mar 2014

WEBCAST: For Agile development to be a success, you need to ensure quality at each step of the process. To do this, performance testing is immensely helpful -- if you do it correctly. In this informative webcast, learn three important lessons for Agile performance testing.

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 | Premiered: Feb 12, 2014

WHITE PAPER: In this Forrester report, explore the results from a survey of 112 IT professionals about Agile development habits and their level of success. See what sets the most successful groups apart, and discover the practices they share that consistently yield better results.

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2012

EGUIDE: The ability to respond faster to market changes has always been an imperative in a competitive marketplace. Businesses today have the technology to deliver real-time information and automate processes -- two keys to agility -- but IT systems themselves must also be smarter and faster.

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 | Published: 27 Dec 2013

PODCAST: Tune in to this exclusive podcast with Martin Gill from Forrester Research to get a four-step guide to developing an agile commerce strategy that will enable your company to swiftly adapt to changing customer demands and new technology.

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 | Premiered: Dec 9, 2013

EGUIDE: Consult this expert e-guide to explore both the opportunities and challenges faced by those adopting continuous delivery, and hear from Agile expert Jeff Porter as he explains his road to Agile evangelism, as well as how he implemented Agile practices at FamilySearch, an online nonprofit genealogy services provider.

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 | Published: 09 Dec 2013

EGUIDE: DevOps and Agile essentially have the same motto: to deliver code more quickly, more cheaply, more frequently, and with greater reliability. In this e-guide, hear from Agile expert Lisa Crispin as she offers tips on how Agile techniques can help improve software testing strategies. Also, learn how to tackle three problem areas in DevOps adoption.

Posted: 03 Dec 2013 | Published: 03 Dec 2013

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, get an inside look at an integration testing case study with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Find out how RBS managed to consolidate four messaging hubs and improved software quality with a new virtual test strategy.

Posted: 03 Dec 2013 | Published: 03 Dec 2013

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we look at how visionary IT leaders in local government plan to transform the delivery of digital public services. Our latest buyer's guide looks at the technology challenges of the internet of things. And do businesses dealing with tech-savvy consumers need a new approach to IT management? Read the issue now.

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 | Published: 03 Dec 2013

WHITE PAPER: To foster innovation and accelerate release, organizations are moving to Agile development practices -- but much of this work still happens in isolation. True business agility requires collaboration of various Agile teams across the entire organization.

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

WHITE PAPER: This Guide provides tips for using Agile approaches to plan, manage, and deliver high-value work. You'll learn more about the differences between traditional project management and Agile, find the Agile role that's best for you, understand the dynamics of Agile teamwork, and get started on the transition to becoming an Agile practitioner.

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 14 Nov 2013

WHITE PAPER: Great companies build products that customers love. While this means they build valuable and useful features, it also means they don't build things that aren't valuable. Access this guide to understand how a unifying vision and customer-centric mindset avoids the wasted time, money, and demoralized morale that come with building the wrong thing.

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 14 Nov 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource provides guidance for groups of Agile teams to work successfully towards continuous value delivery at the Program Level. This guide contains content, agendas, and real-world advice from experts and peers on how to effectively organize around enterprise value streams, and align to a common mission.

Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 14 Nov 2013

WHITE PAPER: To stay ahead of the competition, companies need to react quickly to adapt to changing customer demands. Discover how you can adapt quickly, improve product quality, and speed time to market by applying agile principles to the development of interconnected products.

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, our latest buyer's guide looks at software testing and code quality, and examines how to test effectively when using agile development. We find out about the latest techniques to defeat SQL injection attacks. And we talk to financial services firms about the benefits of data analytics. Read the issue now.

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 11 Nov 2013

WEBCAST: With a goal of continuous software delivery, fast pace, and high quality, Agile developers need the right skills and tools to achieve their goals. In this informative webcast, discover the three pillars necessary for Agile success.

Posted: 08 Nov 2013 | Premiered: Nov 8, 2013

WHITE PAPER: Embedded systems development demands a method that can conform to the constraints and requirements, and that method is Agile development. Access this in-depth resource to learn more about Agile methodology and embedded systems development, as well as why the two work so well together.

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2013

WEBCAST: There are many myths surrounding the role of business analysis when it comes to Agile projects. Is it really necessary for Agile success? In this comprehensive webcast, you'll hear from business analysis expert Mary Gorman from EBG Consulting, as she covers the myths and actualities of business analysis for Agile projects.

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 | Premiered: Dec 31, 2012

EGUIDE: This expert guide explores the role of the Agile project manager -- including key responsibilities, essential skills, and emerging challenges -- and examines how CIOs and senior managers can best design, implement and use an ALM quality dashboard to manage ongoing software development projects.

Posted: 05 Nov 2013 | Published: 05 Nov 2013

WHITE PAPER: As software development becomes more complicated, organizations are seeking more flexible ways to adapt to changing requirements, including agile and iterative methods. Access this helpful resource to learn how agile can be applied to software development for embedded systems, and discover how to maximize your success with agile in this scenario.

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: Successful adoption of Agile - involving organizational and cultural change - will transform your organization into one that innovates, leads, adapts, and delivers. This excerpt guides you through an incremental and achievable approach to organizational change.

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 | Published: 04 Nov 2013