Predictions Report

Predictions 2021: Software Development

October 30th, 2020
Jeffrey Hammond, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Jeffrey Hammond Vice President, Principal Analyst
Randy Heffner, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Randy Heffner Vice President, Principal Analyst
Rob Koplowitz, VP, Principal Analyst
Rob Koplowitz VP, Principal Analyst
John Rymer, Vice President, Principal Analyst
John Rymer Vice President, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Chris Gardner , Abigail Livingston

Summary

In 2021, at least one-third of application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals will leverage machine learning to improve test automation. Remote development will force a collaborative work management and value stream management revolution. And after a number of AD&D pros paused modernization efforts in 2020, they will accelerate again in 2021. In this report, we explore Forrester’s predictions for software development in 2021.

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