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The economics of software development have fundamentally changed. Cheap credit is less available, resource costs are increasing and skilled technology professionals are in short supply. At a time when demand for technology has never been greater, companies and their senior leadership are increasingly challenged in their technology delivery and digital transformations. This short paper focuses

In today's digital age, companies heavily rely on technology vendors to deliver cutting-edge solutions and support their operations. Ensuring the performance and value delivery of these vendors is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge and providing exceptional customer experiences. One easy and powerful way to do this is through the application of Value Stream Management

Every developer has heard of Git. Originally authored by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to track the development of the Linux kernel, Git has become the go to version control system for 99.99% of development teams on the planet. With such widespread adoption, it seems obvious that everyone from heads of development to testing and quality

Issue management tools like Jira usually now provide an integrated way to manage requirements, tasks, and defects. Typically they also provide search functionality, agile boards, customisable workflows, and sometimes, time-tracking. However, they are increasingly being used as a tool to measure the value stream management of a software development organisation. Value Stream Mapping Value stream management is

WHY IS A ZEPHYR DASHBOARD USEFUL ON AN AGILE PROJECT? Before explaining the importance of a Zephyr dashboard on an agile project, we must know what the requirements are for the perfect agile environment. The most important concepts that define today's software world are the speed of keeping up with change, complexity and uncertainty about the

Executive SummaryThis survey of software practitioners identifies some key trends in the quality engineering toolchain:Git is the most popular version control system and is likely to increase further in popularity.The Atlassian ecosystem is the most popular toolset within the Issue Management, test management and service management categories.Jenkins is the most popular continuous integration tool.SonarQube is

If the last two years have accelerated the shift towards remote work, then it is no surprise that after having moved so swiftly, our remote-ward leap has come with its own share of teething problems. Chief amongst them is how to get the best out of teams that have gone fully remote and have remained

Data driven testing, Jira burndown chart, Jenkins, Xray, GitHub, scrum project, or agile projects Now are all words that are foreign to most CEOs. Let alone the fact that they are very much a key part of the modern technology supply chain, which enables the business to compete as a modern enterprise. Modern CEOs clearly