Tag: Integrity

Agile Manifestations

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: August 30, 2011

Agility is Not Enough: Beyond the Manifesto, written by Forbes columnist Steve Denning, challenges those “still living within the confines of the Agile Manifesto” to consider Agile in the context of today’s business world. Customer delight is the new bottom line for business, according to Denning, and Agile methods… Continue reading →

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Leveraging Agile in an ALM World

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: January 31, 2011

A common perception is that going Agile is the panacea for large project failings. Agile sounds wonderful. It makes perfect sense, right? “Shorter cycles giving rapid feedback and faster time to market”, “Constant re-prioritization allowing agility as business priorities… Continue reading →

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From Technical Competence to Technical Excellence

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: January 28, 2011

This past Tuesday at the Communitech Agile P2P session, Kevin Tureski from Kevin Tureski Consulting, held a very engaging discussion about his past experience at Alias during their transition to Agile. It is unfortunate that there was no time for questions at the end, but the stories were all riveting… Continue reading →

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Requirements Management in an Agile World – Yes it does make sense!

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: January 27, 2011

The main benefit of today’s Agile development methodologies such as Scrum or XP is the promise of delivering working software in a shorter period of time and the value derived from having the flexibility to adjust which features need to be implemented for the next iteration or release. But does this type of approach allow for… Continue reading →

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Agile Programming: Building Applications Your Users Are Sure to Like

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: January 25, 2011

Agile programming has gained significant momentum recently by changing the way in which organizations develop software. When I was first introduced to agile programming a few years ago by a colleague, I politely listened to his enthusiastic description, but it really… Continue reading →

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Looking for an Agile ALM Vendor?

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: December 16, 2010

The top 3 criteria in picking an Agile ALM vendor are: Flexible platform that supports various software development methodologies. Agile is key but how well does it incorporate into the rest of the lifecycle? For example, are formal requirements management needed in your organization? If so, you might require a vendor that can allow you to trace from Requirements to …

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Metrics Matter – Real-time 360 Degree Visibility Improves Project Outcomes

By PTC_Integrity Blog | Published: November 9, 2010

It has been some time since we last took a deep look at metrics and how to measure the various aspects of development. At the time when I wrote “Metrics Matter” the market was very much centered around IT organizations and doing more with less and so the types of numbers being prescribed aligned with cost savings and maximizing productivity as would be expected. Continue reading →

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