Jeffrey S. Hammond

Jeffrey S. Hammond

Vice President, Principal Analyst Serving CIO Professionals

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Jeffrey helps CIOs and digital leaders succeed by working with them to improve their software delivery capability and by helping them assess the relevance of emerging software technologies. As a 25-plus-year software industry veteran, he's helped clients improve their development shop culture, apply Agile and continuous delivery best practices, and build successful developer ecosystems. Jeffrey's been a developer; managed development teams; built award-winning commercial development tools; and, over the past decade, has helped Forrester clients navigate mobile, cloud, IoT, DevOps, and low-code technologies and tools.

Previous Work Experience

Jeffrey has been with Forrester since 2006. Prior to joining Forrester, Jeffrey worked at IBM, Rational Software, and was part of Accenture's Advanced Systems Group.

Education

Jeffrey holds a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Jeffrey S. Hammond

Vice President, Principal Analyst Serving CIO Professionals

Read Jeffrey's blog posts

Jeffrey helps CIOs and digital leaders succeed by working with them to improve their software delivery capability and by helping them assess the relevance of emerging software technologies. As a 25-plus-year software industry veteran, he's helped clients improve their development shop culture, apply Agile and continuous delivery best practices, and build successful developer ecosystems. Jeffrey's been a developer; managed development teams; built award-winning commercial development tools; and, over the past decade, has helped Forrester clients navigate mobile, cloud, IoT, DevOps, and low-code technologies and tools.

Previous Work Experience

Jeffrey has been with Forrester since 2006. Prior to joining Forrester, Jeffrey worked at IBM, Rational Software, and was part of Accenture's Advanced Systems Group.

Education

Jeffrey holds a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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REPORT: Coding Boot Camps: A New Source of Talent?

Turn To These Programs For Your Next Crop Of Developer Talent

May 20, 2019Jeffrey S. Hammond, Bill Seguin

Software developers are hard to find, and companies need more and more of them every day. Unfortunately, some application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders hamstring themselves from the get-go by defaulting to a credential-focused application process. This approach eliminates candidates who lack classical training but are nonetheless up to the task. This report introduces the idea of hiring from coding boot camps and explains why your company should include boot campers as a source for developer talent.
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REPORT: Get Your Bearings On The Boot Camp Bayou

Engage With The Right Boot Camps To Find The Developers You Need

May 20, 2019Jeffrey S. Hammond, Bill Seguin

Companies need to look for new sources for developer talent. Coding boot camps are a promising source, but it can be hard for application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders to understand the different kinds of boot camps out there. This report will explain the different flavors of boot camps and offer some ways to successfully engage with them.
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REPORT: Audio: The State Of Extended Reality (XR) In 2019

Listen To Forrester's Overview Of The Opportunities, Challenges, And Future Of Augmented, Virtual, And Mixed Reality

April 19, 2019Jeffrey S. Hammond, Julie A. Ask

Recent updates in hardware and development tools make extended reality (XR) ready for primetime in the enterprise. Important use cases are to extend expertise, assist with complex sales, and train new employees. Smartphone-only services have good developer tools but limited immersiveness. Building for hands-free hardware is more complex given the fragmented ecosystem. In this audio series, Jeffrey Hammond and Julie Ask discuss the state of extended reality, including commercial opportunities, challenges, the developer environment, and what's coming next.
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REPORT: CEOs: Foster The Software Teams And Talents Your Firm Needs

How CEOs Should Lead The Most Important — And Perplexing — Corporate Domain

February 21, 2019 John R. Rymer, Jeffrey S. Hammond

Ultimately, application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders and CIOs don't hold the keys to the fast, high-quality software delivery that is so crucial to digital business success — CEOs do. Culture, organization, and metrics are the province of CEOs, and many software leaders say that cultural and organizational barriers and counterproductive metrics limit their progress. So rather than just watching from the sidelines and hoping for good results, CEOs must actively foster the software capabilities their firms need. Read this report to learn how.
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REPORT: Weighing The Options To Oracle's New Java SE Subscription

Oracle's Licensing Changes Spur Clients To Consider Alternatives

February 6, 2019Jeffrey S. Hammond, John R. Rymer

In June 2018, Oracle announced a new support model for its commercial Java runtime, Oracle Java SE. Java SE Subscription is a jarring disruption to long-term Java shops, including hikes in support costs from new fees. Read this report to understand the new program and the four alternative approaches to Java licensing that application development and delivery (AD&D) pros must pick from.

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REPORT: The Future Of Mobile Experience Development

August 22, 2016Jeffrey S. Hammond, Michael Facemire, Julie A. Ask

The mobile computing revolution rivals the move from monolithic systems to client-server in the 1990s. Similarly, we're seeing massive architecture changes as companies modernize the way they build applications. Modern experiences require omnichannel clients and elastic infrastructure, and they're composed of service endpoints. This report focuses on the changes that app development leaders need to make to serve effective, contextual mobile moments. It looks at how modern applications are evolving and what development teams should prepare for now. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and updates it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy. We revised this edition to factor in the evolution of mobile experience development tools, processes, and trends.
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REPORT: Define Your Mobile Development Strategy

Organization: The Mobile App Development Playbook

August 24, 2010Jeffrey S. Hammond

Developing mobile applications used to be an arcane activity pursued by highly specialized developers, but no more. The surge in popularity of Android devices, BlackBerries, and iPhones has application development professionals gearing up to incorporate mobile development into mainstream development processes. The first step in taking mobile development mainstream is defining your strategy. Learn from your peers in consumer product strategy by applying Forrester's POST method to your mobile development efforts. Begin by understanding what types of mobile users you need to support. Next, determine your objectives, and then build a strategy based on your desired offering and level of corporate commitment to mobile. Once you have completed these three steps, then — and only then — should you choose from among the six mobile development styles at your disposal and the vendors that offer mobile platforms and tools that can aid your efforts.
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REPORT: The Forrester Wave™: Agile Development Management Tools, Q2 2010

Atlassian, CollabNet, IBM, Microsoft, MKS, And Rally Lead The Pack

May 5, 2010Jeffrey S. Hammond, Dave West

In Forrester's evaluation of Agile development management (ADM) tool vendors, we found that IBM and MKS led the pack with the best overall current feature sets. Atlassian, CollabNet, and Microsoft are also Leaders with capable products and aggressive strategies that will result in significant product improvements in 2010 and beyond. Rally Software Development is also a category Leader; it offers the best current balance of product capability and strategic outlook. HP, Serena Software, and VersionOne are Strong Performers offering competitive options. In the case of HP and Serena, their products are new introductions to the market and should improve as the vendors mature and gain customers. VersionOne is a stalwart in the Agile space that offers excellent planning capabilities but is less flexible than other products when it comes to reporting and integration with application life-cycle management (ALM) tools. And while the solution recently acquired by Micro Focus appeals to client-server and legacy developers, Micro Focus must clarify its future strategy for ADM before it can move into a leadership position.
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REPORT: Digital Transformation Requires Development Transformation

Vision: The Modern Application Delivery Playbook

October 9, 2018Jeffrey S. Hammond, Diego Lo Giudice, Christopher Condo

Most IT organizations don't have the right operational models to develop and deliver great digital experiences. This report makes a case that digital and software development leaders should take a customer-focused approach to software development in support of digital transformation efforts. By adopting best practices associated with modern application delivery, application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders can significantly improve the odds of a successful digital transformation. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and updates it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy.
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REPORT: Measuring Mobile Apps

January 17, 2018Jeffrey S. Hammond, Michael Facemire

Mobile users drive development teams to deliver new features and capabilities. Mobile performance management tools provide an essential feedback loop to guide the content of these updates. The collection of real-time data across technical-, engagement-, and business-aligned metrics helps companies better win, serve, and retain customers by gathering the information app developers need to gain insights into what's working and what's not. This report details a number of valuable metrics that teams commonly collect and describes the tools and frameworks that can help collect them. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and updates it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy.

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