Why, given that iterative and incremental [1] approaches dominate the literature, does business remain so wedded to the waterfall [2] approach to software development? Over the past year or so, I’ve ...

As tech companies grow, they often start overcomplicating and overbuilding software. The goal of such companies should be to create a tech process that allows flexibility and improves efficiency. To ...

“Sick” can be taken a number of ways coming from her, but based on her tone of voice I don’t think it was a compliment. To be fair to myself, a science fiction novel and the latest issue of The New ...

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The Agile methodology is an iterative and incremental approach to software development that highlights adaptability, collaboration and customer satisfaction. At its core, the Agile methodology values ...

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A quality software development methodology lends consistent structure and strategy to your projects. By standardizing the steps required to bring a great idea to market, your team can edge ahead of ...

Agile methods software development (also called Agile Modelling, denoted AG for short) reduce software lifecycle time (thus speeding up development) by firstly creating a prototype version, then ...

Agile software development processes, in which software is built in short iterations rather than mapped out fully in advance, have joined the mainstream of development approaches, according to a ...