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For CIO Professionals
Tailor Agile Practices To Include Hardware Teams And Rapid Prototyping
August 13, 2018Jeffrey S. Hammond
This report is one of a series of best practices for building and deploying smart products to the internet of things (IoT). When building solutions for the IoT, teams must modify standard Agile software development practices to improve integration with hardware teams and better integrate edge devices with core IoT data analysis and services.
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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
The 12 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
August 7, 2018Jeffrey S. Hammond,
Bill Seguin
In our 30-criteria evaluation of mobile low-code platforms for business developers, we identified the 12 most significant providers — AppSheet, Betty Blocks, Dropsource, DSI, Intelledox, Microsoft, MobileSmith, Pulpstream, Quick Base, Skuid, Snappii, and Zudy — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals make the right choice.
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For CIO Professionals
July 11, 2018
Brian Hopkins,
Christian Austin,
Andre Kindness,
James Staten,
Brandon Purcell,
Nate Fleming,
Frank E. Gillett, Jeffrey S. Hammond,
Martha Bennett,
J. P. Gownder
To outpace the competition, CIOs must keep a constant finger on the pulse of technology change. Forrester has identified 12 emerging technologies with massive disruptive potential; their impact will be seen across a range of products, services, and solutions. This report helps CIOs zero in on the technologies most worthy of their focus, strategic planning, and investment.
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For CIO Professionals
Accelerate IoT Delivery By Building Solutions On Platforms That Provide Core Capabilities
June 27, 2018Jeffrey S. Hammond
This report is one of a series of best practices for building and deploying smart products to the internet of things (IoT). A domain-specific platform acts as a force multiplier by helping developers focus on business logic for the product they build instead of working on basic connectivity and core features common to connected products.
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For CIO Professionals
An Expanding Set Of Best Practices Aids The Development And Delivery Of Great Connected-Product Experiences
June 27, 2018Jeffrey S. Hammond
Most software development shops don't have the right operational practices to build and deliver great customer experiences for the internet of things (IoT). This report catalogs the best practices that successful CIOs and digital leaders use to create connected-product software that successfully transforms customer experiences. Collectively, these practices result in a blending of best practices from traditional, mobile, and embedded development. They represent a significant evolution for how CIOs organize and execute software development.
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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
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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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
Executive Overview: The Mobile App Development Playbook
June 20, 2017Jeffrey S. Hammond,
Michael Facemire
The mobile mind shift is driving businesses' customers and stakeholders to expect (and demand) support for a wide variety of smartphones and tablets. But for application development and delivery pros, building mobile experiences is different from building websites or traditional client/server applications. It's not just the technologies that are different — development processes need to be faster and produce higher-quality experiences to meet higher expectations. This report serves as the executive overview for the mobile app development playbook. This is an update of a previously published report; Forrester reviews and updates it periodically for continued relevance and accuracy.
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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
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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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
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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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals
Continuous Improvement: The Mobile App Development Playbook
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.
