The business case for Agile
Since the Agile Manifesto was written in the US in 2001, Agile software development methodology has become a mainstay of innovative, high-energy developers the world over. Agile methodology refers to a development process focused on iterative changes and updates, and...
Agile testing specialist to visit SA
Janet Gregory, co-author with Lisa Crispin of Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams, will be in Johannesburg from 23 June 2014. Hot on the heels of its announcement of an exclusive partnership with Agile testing specialist DragonFire,...
DVT launches Agile@DVT service in CT
Software development company DVT has expanded its agile training and consulting services with the launch of its Agile@DVT service in the Cape Town market. Managed by Jenny Bellairs, regional director of DVT’s Project management and Agile Solutions, Agile@DVT is a...
Getting ROI from a PPM system
In organisations that run projects in significant numbers and value, it is generally accepted that implementing a project and portfolio management (PPM) system, and related standardised processes, would be beneficial. However, it is impossible to rationally justify...
BCX expands PPO use for greater insight
The Business Connexion Application Services (BCX-AS) department of Business Connexion (BCX), has seen a number of benefits since its rollout of Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, including the...
DevOps is the buzzword of the moment
DevOps has in principle been around for decades. In the early 1980s DevOps was a rudimentary end-to-end process, starting with punching holes into cards (representations of code and data), quality assuring their correctness, followed by physically transporting the...
CA announces Mobile DevOps suite
CA Southern Africa has announced Mobile DevOps, a solution suite aimed at accelerating application development and deployment. The company has also announced enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) – which will enable the adoption of Internet-connected devices. The Mobile...
Project management is a balancing act
When it comes to project management (PM), a major challenge to IT executives and their teams lies in having to maintain focus on the end deliverable and not be side-tracked by small issues as they arise. According to the company, successful projects are dependent on a...
Skilled programmers in short supply
More than ever before in history, business needs people who can program. Software is becoming a large part of ordinary life, so much so that entire industries and job descriptions are being supplanted by code. Or as a Netscape founder put it, "software is eating the...
DAC helps chrome supplier upgrade SharePoint
Dac Systems has ensured that a leading listed supplier to the global ferrochrome market has benefited from a large-scale SharePoint Deployment Upgrade as an integral part of the migration to SharePoint 2013. SharePoint Deployment Planning Services (SDPS) is an...
Adam Smith, AccTech deploy PPM solution
Adam Smith International, an international advisory firm, has partnered with Microsoft Gold Certified partner, AccTech Systems, to deploy Microsoft PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) for the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF). Helping...
DVT Academy announces new Agile courses
Software development company DVT has announced a new series of Agile-certified training courses to be held in April and May in Johannesburg and Cape Town respectively. The two courses – Leading SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and Agile@Scale – will appeal to program and...