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November 21, 2017 Jessica Cyrus #agile #security © Shutterstock / Iconic Bestiary Agile development is great for a lot of things. However, it’s important to remember security issues in the development process. In this article, Jessica Cyrus goes over the best ways to make sure security concerns are adressed properly in the Agile development process. While we value the principles laid down in the original Agile Manifesto released in 2001, we must now seamlessly integrate the principles of security into the Agile environment. A decade or later, things haven’t changed much in the software development corner of the industry. Similar issues plague application security efforts. Security is the Testing team’s respons

| Posted by Johanna Rothman , reviewed by Ben Linders on Nov 18, 2017. Estimated reading time: 16 minutes | Share |  Read later Reading List Key Takeaways Velocity is not acceleration; it is a capacity measure Avoid task-based estimation Use spikes to clarify the work Count stories instead of estimating Use cycle time to better your estimates Many agile approaches assume teams will estimate with story points, which leads to a project velocity

Companies that succeed over the long haul continually seek innovative ways to deliver lasting value. Gary Beckstrand • Guest Writer Image credit: Tom Merton | Getty Images The innovator's dilemma is ever true for legacy companies -- some are so entrenched in the things they're already good at that they fail to change and adapt. These companies, that have established themselves as a market leader over decades of a solid track record, can allow themselves to get caught in this scenario in which they are so profitable in what they've always known that they neglect to stay inventive. In other words, they get comfortable and leave innovation to emerging startups. Because they have found profitability in their typical products and offerings, some legacy companies have a difficult time allowing new ideas past the brainstorming phase, often with the argument that a new project won't be as profitable to the business initially. It's time to curb this

Jason Bloomberg   ,   CONTRIBUTOR I write and consult on digital transformation in the enterprise.     Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The story of extending the principles of Agile to the organization as a whole as I discussed in my article   Digital Transformation Requires Enterprisewide Agile Transformation   earlier this year is so powerful, I decided to run two workshops on the subject. I presented the first workshop at no-code vendor kintone’s inaugural   Connect conference in San Francisco, then headed to Orlando for Rising Media’s   Building Business Capability   (BBC) conference, where I ran a longer version of the same workshop entitled   Agile Digital Transformation . You can imagine my surprise, therefore, when one of the keynoters at kintone Connect presented a powerful story of transformation that aligned with mine – although he didn’t begin his story with software as I do. The reception to my workshop at BBC, however, was quite di

by  Stan Garber | Scout RFP | Friday, November 10, 2017 Tweet   Rapidly changing business and market conditions can send the supply chain into a tailspin and turn managing it effectively into a nightmare task. More and more companies – including premier oil and gas E&P company, Anadarko – are leveraging sourcing to address this. The results are compelling; not only does agile sourcing yield an agile supply chain, but it also drives bottom-line benefits. To be truly agile, sourcing processes need to tick a few boxes: They must be adaptable to changing business and market conditions, scalable for growth, automated for efficiency, transparent to stakeholders, enabled by technology, and optimized through analytics. Stan Garber President, Scout RFP “The end goal of this agile process is really to respond quickly, capitalize on emerging market opportunities, and use our sourcing process to optimize outcomes for the business,” Aaron

By  Jithesh Radhakrishnan   |   Oct 26, 2017 CHANNEL:  Information Management Adopting agile development methodologies requires teamwork, commitment and support. PHOTO: CHUTTERSNAP ON UNSPLASHGERD ALTMANN In an increasingly customer-centric market, keeping your customers happy is the most effective way to see your market reach grow and revenues soar. To do this, you must be able to swiftly respond to changing customer expectations with new and improved products or services. This fundamental change in business demand underscores the increased adoption of agile methodologies. Agile development methodologies replace traditional software development models that take months or even years to deliver results and place the focus directly on the customer — offering faster, incremental value within shorter time frames.  Agile methodologies including scrum, kanban and lean follow this philosophy as they break down the software development process into smaller iterations of one t