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What Does an Architect Do in an Agile Shop? An Agile Architect Explains All...

If you're wondering what a software architect does in an agile development environment, you're not alone. Mark J. Balbes shares what he does and how it all comes together in better code.

Mylyn-Based Tasktop Sync Aims To Bring Together Agile ALM

Tasktop Sync is designed to provide "real-time ALM server synchronization" for Agile enterprise shops.

Agile Product Watch: Cloud-Based Dashboard, ScrumWorks Pro Update, Oracle Agile PLM Upgrade Tool

A quick look at new/upgraded Agile products from Mendix, Collabnet and Zero Wait-State.

Analysts Find a Lot to Like in HP's Upgraded, Cross-Platform ALM 11 Suite

Hewlett Packard on Tuesday unveiled new and upgraded components for its ALM suite, including a new service virtualization solution, an ALM intelligence module and an upgraded Agile Accelerator tool.

CollabNet Upgrades Agile Dev Platform for Social, Cloud Collaboration

CollabNet recently announced a new version of its TeamForge Agile software development platform new social coding collaboration features, among other changes.

Analyst: 'Water-Scrum-Fall' Is Current Agile Reality

A lot of companies profess to following Agile software development practices, but most of them are still clinging to some of the old waterfall ways of doing things, said Forrester Research Principal Analyst Dave West in a recent Webcast.

Agile Platform Adds Cloud, Mobile Support

Agile webapps toolmaker Outsystems has released the latest version of its Agile Platform environment. Version 6.0 of the platform comes with new tools for mobile development, an enhanced UI and a series of pre-built business apps designed for easy customizaton.

Microsoft Touts Agile in Visual Studio vNext

Microsoft emphasized the Agile capabilities of the next Visual Studio release (vNext) at its Tech-Ed conference in Atlanta this week.

So Far, So Good in Massive Transition to Agile, SAP Says

Enterprise software giant SAP is about halfway through what may be the largest conversion ever to Agile development practices and it's going well so far, according to a recent interview with Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe.

ALM Product Watch 5/10: Seapine ALM, Coverity Integrity Control, More

Here's a look at some of the newest ALM-related products and updates hitting the market.

Tasktop Integration Tool Aids Eclipse-Based Agile Development

Tasktop Technologies recently announced an update to Tasktop Enterprise, which synchronizes tasks between Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) elements and cross-repository Agile planning.

Free iPhone/iPad App Testing Tool Helps Agile Development

Gorilla Logic this week announced a new version of its free, open source FoneMonkey testing tool for iOS applications.

AccuRev Touts Agility of Eclipse Plug-In

AccuRev highlighted the benefits for Agile development when it announced improvements to its plug-in for the popular Eclipse development environment.

Want Quality Software? Focus on People and Processes -- Not Technology

If your goal truly is quality software delivery, don't get distracted by the tech -- your team and the processes they implement are what will make the biggest difference.

Bamboo Agile Tool Offers Continuous Deployment

Altassian recently announced an upgrade of its Bamboo continuous integration server.

Free Aldon Agile Manager Now Does Windows

The formerly Linux-only Agile Manager project management application from Aldon is now available for Windows.

Mingle Agile Tool Addresses Hybrid Trend

Virtually every major Agile survey indicates that most companies practice a mix of Agile and more traditional software development methodologies, and the new version of ThoughtWorks Studios' Mingle tool addresses that issue, the company said last week.

Survey: Dev Outlook Shifting

A survey by ALM provider Serena Software indicates that dev organizations are shifting focus from cost cutting to improving application delivery.

Survey: Top Agile 'Pain Point' Is Capturing Requirements

Going Agile shifts the focus of gathering application requirements from detailed specifications to user stories, and that's the biggest obstacle to success, according to a recent survey of companies making the leap.

How Facebook Does Agile

Time.com last month featured a video that provides an interesting glimpse of Facebook developers interacting during a daily Scrum meeting.