In recent years we have found that a focus on flow (lean), rather than a focus on waste elimination (agile) is proving a better catalyst for continuous improvement within software development. Lean Software Development has emerged as its own discipline – not specifically a subset of the Agile movement but certainly related to Agile. Lean […]
Lean Software Development
The 5 Types Of Branching Strategies
A branching strategy is a convention that describes when branches are created, how they are to be named and what use your branches should have. Communication will be clearer if your team uses the terminology correctly and consistently. Minimise the number of branches No matter which strategy you use, it is helpful to minimise the […]
Why You Need A Deployment Pipeline
Imagine a product development paradigm where you build software so that it is always in a state where it could be put into production. A deployment pipeline is essentially; an automated implementation of your application’s build, deploy, test and release process. From a business perspective, deployment automation allows you to get changes – planned or […]
The 11 Best Project Management Tools For Agile
1) TargetProcess Targetprocess is a tool to visualise and manage Agile projects with native support for Scrum, Kanban or even a customised Agile methodology. With enhanced visualization functionality, Targetprocess gives the visibility you need across teams, projects and your entire organization. Targetprocess re-invents the workflow board, by combining Trello and typical issue trackers and project […]
10 Reasons To Not Use Waterfall
The premise of waterfall software development is that complex software systems can be built in a sequential, phased manner where all of the requirements are gathered at the beginning, design follows, and the final design is implemented into production quality software. Waterfall was first proposed in an article written by Winston Royce in 1970, primarily […]