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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

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Commonly used in engineering and software development, it’s a more structured approach because progress falls in one direction, like a waterfall, from ideation to launch. Design : There are two parts to this phase, including logical design and physical design, all resulting in the software or product architecture.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

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Either way, agile offers a fast and nimble way to work that first benefited software development before expanding its reach to almost every industry. The phrase agile software development was first used in 2001, but agile was in fact being applied to projects since the mid-1990s. The Role of Cross-Functional Teams.

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Top 20 Best Software Development Tools/ Platforms to Consider

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Choosing the right software development tools can make or break your project’s success. With a myriad of options available, selecting the best software development platform becomes crucial for teams aiming to deliver high-quality products that meet evolving market demands. What is Software Development Process?

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Quality Assurance and Testing: A Quick Guide

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Systems and groups were set up to specialize in quality assurance, and foremen and management were placed in a position to oversee this work. The aerospace industry has quality assurance, but calls it product assurance, which works in tandem with project management and engineering to avoid catastrophic failures that have a human cost.

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18 Signs of a Systemic Toxic Team Culture

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What looked like a good idea back in the 1990ies—outsourcing software development as a non-essential business area—has meanwhile massively backfired for a lot of legacy organizations. Today, they find it hard to compete in the war for product and engineering talent with the GAFAs and other agile and technology-focused organizations.

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Agile Laws to Help with Transformation

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TL; DR: Agile Laws in Software Development On many occasions, working with agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. Applying this flow principle makes it an essential tool for managing workflow and maintaining a sustainable pace in software development.

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