Agile

Agile is a group of methodologies that share a number of common threads. They: 1) are empirical, tactical, and iterative; 2) work with existing tools; 3) are compatible with overall process improvement strategies like the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)'s Capability Maturity Model (CMM); 4) are focused on the coding process, and focus on code, not documentation; 5) fit with the product cycles of web applications; and 6) work with web-enabled tools.

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For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

REPORT: Digital Transformation: Your First 100 Days

Digital Transformation Best Practices: Six Ways To Kick-Start Your Transformation Efforts

June 13, 2018 Julie A. Ask, Jeffrey S. Hammond

Just because Fortune 500 companies weren't born digital doesn't mean they can't evolve their development and delivery operations to build the next generation of digital experiences. Doing so demands many changes and strong senior leadership and is a multiyear journey. But how do you get started? Forrester interviewed more than 40 senior digital business leaders to find out.
For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

REPORT: Make The Case For Agile And DevOps-Driven Digital Transformation

Business Case: The Modern Application Delivery Playbook

May 29, 2018 Diego Lo Giudice

Applications give digital businesses the software assets they need to win, serve, and retain customers in the face of fierce competition and escalating customer expectations. Improving application delivery speed and quality is a central imperative for application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders. This report describes how they fund a transformation while keeping the lights on by reducing costs, boosting project-level return on investment (ROI), increasing digital business revenues, and accelerating business benefits. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and updates it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy. This update factors in new customer experience data and additional business justifications.
For CIO Professionals

REPORT: Best Practices: Building An Agile, Innovation-Focused Digital Ecosystem

How Digital Leaders Partner With Technology Providers To Deliver Digital Experiences, Operations, And Innovation

May 24, 2018 Duncan Jones

Technology providers are a vital part of every company's digital transformation, but too often, obsolete vendor management processes stifle innovation. This report explains why and how CIOs should transform their vendor management office (VMO) into the hub of a true digital ecosystem by equipping it with next-generation skills, processes, and tools. It also illuminates best practices for strengthening relationships with strategic partners and for balancing risk and innovation when working with emerging suppliers.
For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

REPORT: Now Tech: Agile Requirements Management Tools, Q2 2018

Forrester's Overview Of 22 Agile Requirements Management Providers

May 22, 2018 Margo Visitacion, Bill Seguin

Software development teams use agile requirements management (RM) tools to connect design and development, reduce technical debt, and maintain structure while scaling Agile. But to access these benefits, they first have to select from a diverse set of vendors that vary by size, functionality, geography, and vertical market focus. Application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders should use Forrester's Now Tech report to understand the value they can expect from a requirements management tool and to select vendors based on size and functionality.
For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

REPORT: Elevate Agile-Plus-DevOps With Value Stream Management

VSM Is Poised To Take Over Where Application Life Cycle Management Leaves Off

May 11, 2018 Christopher Condo, Diego Lo Giudice

Practicing value stream management (VSM) allows companies to make their Agile plus development and operations (DevOps) development environments into real digital business drivers. With VSM, organizations implementing Agile-plus-DevOps will better understand the value they deliver, the efficiencies they gain, and the further optimization possibilities for each software product in their delivery pipeline. This report introduces application development and delivery (AD&D) pros to emerging practices and tools of VSM and maps some of the tool vendors that are approaching this emerging market. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and updates it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy.