http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:02 GMT 2009-11-23T17:18:02Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/502263/Project_Management_How_IT_and_Business_Relationships_Shape_Success?source=rss_agile Inter-personal relationships between IT and business partners play a critical--yet often overlooked--role in the execution of projects. Agile development methodologies such as Scrum can bring IT and business partners together and help improve project success rates. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Meridith Levinson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/502263/Project_Management_How_IT_and_Business_Relationships_Shape_Success?source=rss_agile 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/491489/Agile_Development_s_Benefits_and_Challenges?source=rss_agile Agile development experts discussed the advantages and drawbacks associated with the programming methodology at a recent IBM event. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT Paul Krill <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/491489/Agile_Development_s_Benefits_and_Challenges?source=rss_agile 2009-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/487472/Adobe_Facebook_Partner_to_Create_Flash_Developer_Tools?source=rss_agile Adobe has partnered with one of the most popular social networking Web sites, Facebook, to give developers a new set of tools to create applications. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jim Dalrymple <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/487472/Adobe_Facebook_Partner_to_Create_Flash_Developer_Tools?source=rss_agile 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/478622/A_Tale_of_Two_Architectures?source=rss_agile Despite the tension between Software Architecture and Service Oriented Architecture initiatives in recent years, and their competition for funding and resources, the two efforts actually go hand in hand. Focusing on only one effort causes suboptimal returns on the other, with a serious and negative impact on your SOA investments. Dan Rosanova details how this can happen and how to avoid it. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Rosanova <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/478622/A_Tale_of_Two_Architectures?source=rss_agile 2009-01-31T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/478106/Hiring_Software_Developers_The_Agile_Aptitude_Test?source=rss_agile If your organization is adopting Agile methods, you may need to add new filters to the job interview process to hire for collaborative talent over technology skills. Menlo Innovations' Richard Sheridan and Lisamarie Babik explain how "extreme interviewing" can help hiring managers choose Agile developers ready to apply its principles. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Matt Heusser <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/478106/Hiring_Software_Developers_The_Agile_Aptitude_Test?source=rss_agile 2009-01-27T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/477630/Evaluating_Agile_Software_Development_Programs?source=rss_agile Agile development used to be relegated to small-scope software development projects. No longer, says IBM's vice president of development transformation and integration. She argues that Agile can adapt to the most complex of development projects. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sue McKinney <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/477630/Evaluating_Agile_Software_Development_Programs?source=rss_agile 2009-01-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/476122/How_to_Instill_Agile_Development_Practices_Among_Your_IT_Team?source=rss_agile The CIO at transportation company Con-way took her development team on a nine-month ride to implementing Agile&mdash;a journey that required well-honed change leadership skills Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jackie Barretta <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/476122/How_to_Instill_Agile_Development_Practices_Among_Your_IT_Team?source=rss_agile 2009-01-14T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/464169/When_Agile_Projects_Go_Bad?source=rss_agile Your software development projects can benefit from Agile - assuming it's really what's used. Learn about the sins that have been committed in the name of "Agile" as explained by two of the Agile manifesto's original signatories. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT James Turner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/464169/When_Agile_Projects_Go_Bad?source=rss_agile 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/458763/The_Role_of_the_Core_Development_Team_in_an_Agile_Project?source=rss_agile This excerpt from the upcoming book, Becoming Agile, discusses a necessity in ensuring corporate buy-in for Agile development: creating a collaborative team that can evangelize Agile in the company and shepherd the software engineering methodology through enterprise software development projects. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT Gregory S. Smith <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/458763/The_Role_of_the_Core_Development_Team_in_an_Agile_Project?source=rss_agile 2008-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/451622/Microsoft_Announces_Visual_Studio_2010._Developers_Respond.?source=rss_agile Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Esther Schindler <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/451622/Microsoft_Announces_Visual_Studio_2010._Developers_Respond.?source=rss_agile 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/451478/OppenheimerFunds_Gets_Return_on_Investment_from_Agile_and_SOA?source=rss_agile OppenheimerFunds learned at least two lessons in its deployment of service-oriented architecture: Let business drive technology instead of the reverse, and switch to Agile development processes early. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Maria Trombly <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/451478/OppenheimerFunds_Gets_Return_on_Investment_from_Agile_and_SOA?source=rss_agile 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/451088/Leapfrog_Makes_a_Flying_Leap_onto_the_SOA_Pad?source=rss_agile Just about every educational toy that Leapfrog will release in 2008 will be Web-enabled. Learn how the company is leveraging the Internet to share information between teachers, parents and children by building a service-oriented architecture the old fashioned way: Fast. One reason for its success: open-source tools and Agile methodology. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Rich Levin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/451088/Leapfrog_Makes_a_Flying_Leap_onto_the_SOA_Pad?source=rss_agile 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/450819/SOA_Governance_Balancing_Process_and_Agility?source=rss_agile By now everybody has heard over and over how governance is critical to the success of any implementation of service-oriented architecture. Companies implementing SOA must provide the proper level of governance required to achieve reuse and flexibility without negatively impacting their team's ability to innovate and be agile. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Mike Kavis <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/450819/SOA_Governance_Balancing_Process_and_Agility?source=rss_agile 2008-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/448970/Six_Questions_to_Consider_Before_Building_a_SOA_Testing_Team?source=rss_agile With all of the focus on the proper design of business services, business alignment, and SOA governance, sometimes the challenges that SOA creates for quality assurance testers is overlooked early on in SOA initiatives. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Mike Kavis <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/448970/Six_Questions_to_Consider_Before_Building_a_SOA_Testing_Team?source=rss_agile 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/447712/7_Agile_Leadership_Lessons_for_the_Suits?source=rss_agile CIO Eugene Nizker attended this year's Agile conference and returned with several suggestions for CIOs, IT managers and programming team leaders. This isn't the geeky stuff that developers talk about among themselves; rather, he explains the strategic adjustments that would-be Agile companies need to adopt. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT Eugene Nizker <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/447712/7_Agile_Leadership_Lessons_for_the_Suits?source=rss_agile 2008-09-04T04:00:00Z