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Agile vs. Waterfall: Which Should A CIO Choose?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Which software development methodology is best? As a CIO I suspect that you are well aware that there are a number of different ways that your IT teams can go about developing software (and doing a lot of other things). These will, of course, result in additional project costs and time. Image Credit: Silver Blu3.

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

CIO Business Intelligence

The need for efficient software development has taken on greater importance as enterprises introduce more and more digital services and add automation capabilities to enhance business processes. Managing software projects might not be at the top of CIOs’ priority lists , but it is something that IT leaders will have to master.

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Should You Build in-house or Outsource Development of Your Mobile Apps?

CTOvision

It is simply like a website or any other critical software development – if those are in-house then mobile apps should also definitely be in-house. Over the course of time existing team members will take significant new skills to develop their career. If mobile is key to future growth, it is best to produce in-house.

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Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments

GeekWire

. “We’re seeing more scenarios move to the edge, and that is changing how developers think about writing applications, and how they think about bandwidth and the scarcity of bandwidth,” said Tom?Keane,? “And space, of course, gives you a great understanding.” Microsoft Azure corporate vice president.

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5 questions CIOs must ask after Southwest Airlines’ failure

CIO Business Intelligence

Does your organization have the culture to support software development? Developing and maintaining proprietary software and customizations entails an ongoing commitment to talent development, product management disciplines, and DevOps practices. CIOs know never to waste a good crisis to drive mindset changes.

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Dark secrets of developer motivation

CIO Business Intelligence

As Dan Moore writes in his “ Letters to a new Developer ” blog, “Even as a new developer, you’re constantly making small creative decisions (naming a variable, for example). This is part of what makes software development so fulfilling and fun.” Nobody likes to be treated like a line item on the budget.

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8 hard truths CIOs must learn to accept

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs have to accept that their current budget does not allow them to do the transformative work in data thats necessary, he says. Ask about the software development lifecycle. Look at independent testing for software before its released. Whats equally challenging? We have to test a lot more.