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5 things your Development
Teams should be doing now.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
In this ever-changing world of software development, it's critical to keep up with
technologies, methodologies and trends. Below are five tested and proven software
development practices your team should be utilizing to accelerate software delivery.
1. Go Agile
Gartner predicts that by 2012 agile development methodologies will be
used by 80 percent of all software development projects. Agile development
accelerates the delivery of initial business value, and through a process of
continuous planning and feedback, is able to ensure that value is continuing
to be maximized throughout the development process. Agile development
addresses the fundamental disconnect between the business and the
development organization, eliminating the top reason for project failures,
missed deadlines and exceeded budgets.
By going Agile you will realize an organization with:
More transparency
Less wasted work
Improved communication
Higher quality releases
Faster time to market
2. Move to the Cloud
The cloud computing buzz has continued, and 2012 may well be the year
when moving application development to the cloud becomes an enticing
alternative. Traditional means to manage the complexity of today’s system
landscapes increasingly are simply too expensive and time consuming.
Look for cloud application platforms that allow you the option of cloud or on-
premise deployment, so as to preserve your options into the future.
Moving to the cloud helps organizations to:
Reduce total IT spend
Minimize IT infrastructure expenditure
Increase IT responsiveness
3. Embrace Application Lifecycle Management 2.0
Too many organizations still struggle with uncontrolled proliferation of
development tools, code repositories and content management systems.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 2.0 provides the framework and
tools allowing you to regain control and oversight, without putting additional
burden on development teams or budgets. Many organizations are able to
leverage the capabilities of integration to further extend software life,
improve sharing of code and reduce the need for additional development.
With ALM 2.0 you will gain:
Improved oversight and governance, across projects
Higher security and protection of corporate IP
Increased developer efficiency
Scalable software configuration management (SCM)
