Good development teams strive to become mature. Organizations like Software Engineering Institute have useful definitions of Mature (see the CMMI specification) for us. CMMI for Developers does give a model
As enterprises and start-ups look for different ways to fill the developer shortage, many teams include different remote partners This may be on shoring, off shoring, contractors on site, or
Sometimes when I think about Agile software development and the alternative Waterfall method I am reminded of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercials when the product was first introduced. Each
Pair programming can be tough for even the best developers. It can be downright daunting if you haven’t done it before, are introverted or unsure of yourself. For those of
In my early days of IT, I logged many an hour contending with poor application deployment practices. I often found myself working until the wee hours while chasing down some
You do not need to follow every ‘rule’ of an Agile method like Scrum or XP to be an effective Agile team, particularly as the team evolves. Although Agile software
Continuous integration (CI) is the implementation of a process for continuously verifying whether a piece of software is working. CI provides developers with feedback about whether the piece of software
Consider this all-too-common scenario in today’s complex, networked application environments. A network operations manager is awakened by a phone call in the middle of the night: “We’re experiencing significant performance
Making the transition from legacy methodologies, such as waterfall, to Agile development seems like a no-brainer. Delivering better-quality, more efficiently developed software applications is a goal that appeals to entire