An Agile testing paradigm shift
Agile techniques are becoming mainstream as companies gear up to deliver the software they need to meet rapidly shifting consumer needs and intense competition. However, it’s also clear that many companies are struggling with testing in this new, agile world. “I’ve...
Lean Start-up workshop begins in Jo’burg
Lean Startup Machine Johannesburg takes place from 31 October to 2 November 2014 at Jozihub. Prof Barry Dwolatzky, director of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) is a mentor for the 2014 workshop and says that the concept of “Lean Startup” is all about...
Smart developers use low-code alternatives
Customer-facing applications are now the top technology priority in many enterprises and developers need to think differently about how they build and deliver customer-facing applications. The growing need for mobile and web applications is driving development teams...
OutSystems launches Platform 9
Raising the bar for mobile application development, OutSystems has launched its latest version - OutSystems Platform 9. The solution enables any developer to easily and rapidly create and deploy apps across iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Web, from a single...
The need for software and business analyst duality
Today’s complex and competitive business landscape is calling for a shift in the role of the software developer as we currently understand it. Increasingly, businesses are looking towards a particular hybrid of software developer and business analyst – someone who can...
DVT, BluePrintBI partner on process management
Software and services specialist DVT has entered into a strategic partnership with BluePrint Business Intelligence (BI) to extend its toolset for clients looking for a holistic, user friendly business process management (BPM) solution. Developed primarily for...
Design, programming for a multi-device future
Developers already have a difficult time with device manufacturers pushing their own development environments to reach consumers. Do developers specialise in one or two, or should they work across all of them? Not to mention how back-end and front-end programming...
Intervate offers CoSign Connector for SharePoint
Digital signature solutions provider ARX has joined forces with T-Systems company Intervate, a Gold Microsoft Partner and specialist provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions. Intervate will distribute ARX’s flagship CoSign Connector for...
10 steps to application transformation
Applications in business are being transformed at a faster rate than any time in history. According to the 2013 Cisco Global IT Impact Survey, 71% of companies report IT is deploying more applications than in 2012. Applications and user expectations are becoming more...
PPO targets Irish market with Trigraph
As part of the company’s strategy to grow its global footprint, Project Portfolio Office has joined forces with Dublin-based Trigraph Professional Services, to gain greater traction within the Irish market for its online project management and collaboration...
Why PMOs fail
The outlook for the project management office (PMO) may be considered, by some, to be bleak. According to the Association for Project Management, 50% of PMOs close within three years, with Gartner quoting just over the same percentage for the correlated PMO...
DVT announces Lean Agile SA line-up
DVT Academy, the training arm of software and services company DVT, has announced additional content and speakers for the upcoming Lean Agile SA (formerly Continuously Lean) conference in Cape Town and Johannesburg in early October. Hosted in collaboration with the...