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How to Unlock the Promise of Agile in the Enterprise
sponsored by Workfront
WHITE PAPER: This in-depth white paper discusses Agile, and how it can be implemented on a large scale. Read on to find out what benefits one can expect from enterprise-wide Agile implementation, and what challenges await.
Posted: 05 Feb 2015 | Published: 05 Feb 2015

Workfront

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

The Next Frontier for Virtualization: Over-Utilized Systems: Identifying and eliminating the most critical and costly constraints from the enterprise software development and testing lifecycle
sponsored by iTKO LISA
WHITE PAPER: This article explains the utilization patterns in enterprise IT environments, and which type of Virtualization (Hardware or Service virtualization or both) should be applied to receive the greatest value. This paper discusses how to apply the principle of under and over-utilization to apply the right type of virtualization for business needs.
Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 20 Oct 2010

iTKO LISA

Get Much More for Much Less with COBOL
sponsored by Micro Focus
WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn about five features that your infrastructure must have in order to be agile enough to respond to change and easily adapt to accommodate new development technologies including foresight, heritage, portability, fitness-for-purpose, and readability.
Posted: 20 Aug 2012 | Published: 20 Aug 2012

Micro Focus

When Agile, DevOps, and Lean Aren't Enough: The Missing Imperative in Software Delivery
sponsored by Tasktop
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the missing link in your software delivery lifecycle that can help you realize the full potential of your people, processes, and technologies. Discover how it can support your transformation in Lean, Agile, and DevOps initiatives.
Posted: 29 Dec 2015 | Published: 29 Dec 2015

Tasktop

Survival Guide to Going Agile
sponsored by Rally Software
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

Rally Software

Agile Business eBook Excerpt - Build the Right Thing
sponsored by Rally Software
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

Rally Software

Requirements Definition as the Foundation for Effective Software Delivery
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the challenges that impede teams as they try to collect, analyze, and evaluate ideas to define the best solution requirements. The paper also provides information on the four critical areas to defining great requirements and how IBM Rational® solutions help teams address these areas.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 13 Mar 2009

IBM

Value-Driven Quality Management for Complex Systems: Six Strategies for Reducing Cost and Risk
sponsored by IBM
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

IBM

Software Agitation: Your Own Personal Code Reviewer
sponsored by Agitar Software
WHITE PAPER: Agitator helps you debug your code while you write it - a benefit that no other existing Java Testing tool can claim. Agitator can also be extremely beneficial when run on legacy code - even code that has been reviewed by other developers and deemed to be “sufficient” and “properly written.” Learn how Agitar can be your own personal code reviewer.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011 | Published: 10 Mar 2011

Agitar Software