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The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make And How to Avoid Them
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: The current economic downturn has resulted in contraction of IT Department budgets and a mandate to allocate resources to only the most critical projects, then execute it flawlessly. In these tough times, it is imperative for CIOs to deliver more value as IT budgets fall.
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 03 Apr 2009

Rally Software

Automate to Thrive: Driving Business Agility with Effective Release Management
sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper gives an overview of the challenges release management presents, three tips for improving your software release strategies, and insight on how effective release management is poised to become a driver of competitive advantage.
Posted: 03 Apr 2012 | Published: 03 Apr 2012

SERENA Software, Inc.

The Scrum Reference Card
sponsored by CollabNet
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

CollabNet

Seven best practices for building applications that meet business requirements
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Today's agile development processes and distributed environments have only increased the complexity of tracking software project requirements. Read this white paper to understand why requirements are slipping through the cracks and discover tools and best practices that can help you create traceability across your modern development organization.
Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Application Note: Structured Testing - The Path to Thorough Code Coverage
sponsored by McCabe Software, Inc.
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

McCabe Software, Inc.

An IT Executive's Guide to Improving your Agile Practice
sponsored by Tasktop
WHITE PAPER: How can you remove the friction between Agile teams and the rest of enterprise IT? Uncover a step-by-step checklist to re-evaluate your software delivery practice and encourage Agility at enterprise-scale.
Posted: 19 May 2016 | Published: 31 Dec 2015

Tasktop

The ABCs of Adopting DevOps
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn how a DevOps strategy can eliminate bottlenecks that occur during the handoff between development and operations while reducing time to customer feedback, improving governance, and balancing quality and cost.
Posted: 28 May 2014 | Published: 31 May 2013

IBM

7 Steps to Centralization
sponsored by CollabNet
WHITE PAPER: Centralization Checklist: Lower costs and improve productivity and quality for your software development processes. Here's how to start, by centralizing you assets.
Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

CollabNet

The Three Stages of Preparation for Optimizing Parallel Software
sponsored by Intel Software Network
WHITE PAPER: Improving software performance on parallel software requires a structured approach that makes good use of development resources, obtaining good results quickly. This paper breaks down such an approach into three distinct stages. Read on to find out what the stages are.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009

Intel Software Network

Collaborative Software Delivery: Managing Today's Complex Environment to Improve Software Quality
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for a discussion on how IBM Rational can help your company build software of improved quality more efficiently using an integrated application lifecycle management solution.
Posted: 19 Mar 2010 | Published: 02 Nov 2009

IBM