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 ...

A discipline for developing systems based on producing deliverables often. Each iteration, consisting of requirements, analysis & design, implementation and testing, results in the release of an ...

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 ...

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Information systems development methodologies (ISDMs) encompass a broad spectrum of systematic frameworks designed to guide the planning, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of complex IT ...

For the last five years, a software development methodology called Extreme Programming (XP) has been receiving more attention. It is either admired or condemned from a multitude of sources.

The landscape of software development changes frequently. But throughout my years managing a software development company, one core strategy has remained – minimize development time while maximizing ...

They build enterprise software, consumer apps, and digital platforms that are stable, flexible, and practical. Their teams ...