Why, given that iterative and incremental [1] approaches dominate the literature, does business remain so wedded to the waterfall [2] approach to software development? Over the past year or so, I’ve ...

As tech companies grow, they often start overcomplicating and overbuilding software. The goal of such companies should be to create a tech process that allows flexibility and improves efficiency. To ...

In my previous article, I outlined the planning stages that are performed during an XP project, with a particular emphasis on the upfront planning that is ignored in many “XP” projects. This month I ...

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Scope, design, build, test, deliver, apologize. These are the oft trodden steps of a traditional engineering methodology when applied to the mercurial world of software projects. As a software ...

SDLC guides teams to plan, build, test, and deliver software. Discover phases, KPIs, tools, and checklist with our quick start guide. Picture this: You and your team have spent a tremendous amount of ...

David Noy is CMO of Ginger Software, a language learning and productivity boosting software for ESL and native English speakers. One of the biggest challenges for software developers lies in the realm ...