Many medical device companies develop software using a traditional waterfall methodology in which each step is taken in sequence: requirements, design, implementation, verification, and validation ...

The pace of technological innovation is so rapid that a project deemed state-of-the-art today might be anything but by next week. So when federal agencies talk in terms of years-long tech procurement ...

In recent years, the Agile methodology has taken the software development world by storm. Agile is a project management approach that prioritizes flexibility, collaboration and adaptability over ...

Agile project management started as a way to fix what was broken in software development. In the early 2000s, teams were overwhelmed by deadlines and documents and struggled to deliver. So, 17 ...

This represents a waterfall type of approach to project planning, where one phase flows into the other. It works well for certain industries such as construction and manufacturing, but it is less ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about 21st century leadership, Agile, innovation & narrative. In the 1990s, the software department was often the worst ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The difference between being Agile and doing Agile is akin to the difference between simply ...

Most organizations today practice some form of agile development, but it wasn't always so. To understand agile's success, it helps to look back to the heyday of the waterfall methodology and the birth ...

Story Points: The (Imperfect) Way to Measure Effort in Agile Projects Your email has been sent We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement on our ...

Last fall at the Association of the United States Army’s annual conference, PEO EIS Program Executive Officer Ross Guckert said one of the key pillars in his acquisition organization’s Agile journey ...