Tag: Integrity

Software Happens – A Challenge for the 21st Century

By Steve Denman | Published: June 21, 2012

“My toaster says it’s “downloading a firmware update. Please wait…” What is a firmware update and why does a toaster need one? And, why is my toaster talking to me in the first place? All I want is a lousy piece of toast!!!” We were startled years ago to find that every day appliances like washing machines, refrigerators, and even toasters contained microprocessors… What do you think? Will software safety and reliability be the driving factors in product engineering in the 21st century? 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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