WHITE PAPER - This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.
Posted: May 26, 2009 | Published: May 26, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Functional Requirements | Software Architectures | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper will explore best practices for green IT and how Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) can help companies achieve green IT processes for software application management. Specifically, ALM solutions can help IT organizations reduce energy consumption and costs associated with multi-site software development.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Published: February 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Intelligence | Product Development | Project Management | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Testing | Source Code Control

EZINE - In this issue of SearchSoftwareQuality.com's Software Testing eZine, we'll discuss a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a new testing environment as well as an Agile software development (ASD) methodology.
Posted: May 6, 2009 | Published: May 6, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Authentication | Authorization | Capacity Planning | Collaborative Product Development | IT Spending | Load Balancing | SOA | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Testing | Testing

WHITE PAPER - CodePro AnalytiX provides you with the metrics you need to incorporate self-improvement and optimization into the software process. Thus, CodePro AnalytiX is a full set of tools to support your organization in its quest for sustainable high levels of software quality, security and productivity
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Code Management | Integrated Development Environments | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing | Testing

WHITE PAPER - As the application lifecycle evolves, components that drive efficiency and quality become more crucial. Organizations building centers of excellence (CoE) around performance testing find that the CoE centralizes resources and utilizes the full capabilities of today's robust automation products. Read on to learn more about the benefits of CoE.
Posted: February 27, 2009 | Published: February 27, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | Software | Software Architectures | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing

WHITE PAPER - While there are many "how to" options to extending agile beyond a few teams, this white paper focuses on critical recommendations for organizations moving to full-scale agile development. Avoiding these pitfalls can mean the difference between...
Posted: October 15, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Project Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, you will gain insight into five myths commonly associated with agile development. Explore what agile development is in reality, what it is not, and the true benefits of transitioning to agile methods in your organization.
Posted: October 15, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Productivity | Project Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Engineering Institute | Software Quality Assurance | Testing

WHITE PAPER - This white paper presents the key characteristics of successful agile managers as they introduce and scale agile methods. Learn what agile managers can do to help their teams and organizations adopt agile development practices to deliver real...
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Productivity | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management | Quality Control | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the significant impact of agile development techniques on the business analyst community. Gain insight into the skills required by analysts for effective agile development, as well as the steps for a transition to agile...
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Collaboration | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Project Management | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing

WHITE PAPER - Many IT project management initiatives often miss goals, exceed budgets and fail to deliver benefits. Read this paper to learn how optimizing project management can help organizations transition from managing IT projects to managing business outcomes.
Posted: August 1, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | IT Best Practices | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Change Management | Error Handling | Quality Control | ROI | Software | Software Development Life-Cycles | Test Results | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Existing agile methods often focus on small, single-team projects, overlooking the broader impact of large programs. This paper outlines a distinct planning framework that has been successful in large-scale agile software development projects and relies..
Posted: June 19, 2007 | Published: August 15, 2008


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Collaboration | Project Management | Project Management Software | ROI | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Tools