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Managing Security Testing in Agile Software Development One of the biggest myths in the world of agile development is that there is not enough time to do security testing. Sanjay Zalavadia shows you the most efficient and cost-effective way of performing security testing in an agile environment: by rolling it into each sprint incrementally, from day one. |
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Testing Nonfunctional Requirements in an Agile Lifecycle As organizations embrace agile, requirements become a challenge because they must be considered and validated in each (short) sprint. Ideally, nonfunctional requirements should be a continuous focus throughout the project. Here are some ways to better address NFRs in an agile development lifecycle. |
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Agile, Waterfall, and the Blending of Methodologies Agile doesn’t always require you to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Just because you plan to incorporate agile into your team (or even your entire organization), that doesn’t mean you need to scrap whatever other practices, such as outsourcing, or methodologies you’re using. |
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Does Agile Really Have Staying Power? It’s crazy to think just how far we’ve come since the term "agile" was introduced into software development back in 2001, as it seems like just about every company is incorporating these faster, more collaborative techniques into development and testing teams. But can agile be considered a fad? |
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Figuring Out What to Measure: Metrics for Agile Teams For agile to work, it's important to evaluate how your team and your project are doing. Qualitative feedback, such as from reviews and retrospectives, can be valuable. But at some point you may need more quantitative information to improve your project. How do you decide what metrics to gather? |
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How to Tell if Your Team Is Really Agile Agile teams run like a well-oiled machine, so it’s important to take a look at your group and assess just how agile it really is. What fixable problems might you be experiencing that are jamming up the system, causing the process to run slower than it needs to? |
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Make Sure Measuring Agile Metrics Is Really Leading to Improvement In your quest to figure out how your team is doing with its agile process, gathering data can be useful—as long as it does not add significant overhead to your project or get in the way of delivering customer value. Don't let the desire to quantify your improvement get in the way of improving. |
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Planning Techniques for Estimating Projects Agile teams often use estimation to plan projects. There are many different methods, and which you choose should depend on the type of work, what kind of deadline there is, and your team. Matt Heusser explains some estimating techniques that can expand your options when planning a work effort. |
