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Seven best practices for building applications that meet business requirements
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Today's agile development processes and distributed environments have only increased the complexity of tracking software project requirements. Read this white paper to understand why requirements are slipping through the cracks and discover tools and best practices that can help you create traceability across your modern development organization.
Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Survival guide to PACBASE ™ end-of-life
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: With the news of Pacbase's 2015 retirement, many organizations must find an alternative application strategy. This resource outlines your options in the post-Pacbase world, and offers advice and recommendations for realizing continued application success.
Posted: 18 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Mobile Design Patterns: Push, Don't Pull
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Is it better to wait for users to request, or "pull," the content they need, or to "push" content updates when you think users need them? This resource weighs in on the "push vs. pull" design model debate, describing key advantages of the push model in the mobile space.
Posted: 14 Mar 2014 | Published: 05 Dec 2013

IBM

Mobile App Development: Drive Cost with High Performance
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: View this report to find a survey conducted by objective researchers, which evaluates the impact of how an application's performance impacts businesses. Access this white paper now to find out how your mobile applications directly affect your company.
Posted: 15 Dec 2014 | Published: 15 Dec 2014

IBM

Leaning IT : Applying the Principle of "Pull" to Scale Agile Teams
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: Is your organization ready for this Agile "means to an end" or is Agile adoption inadvertently creating a classic "fix that fails?" Can Agile truly work at the Program level? This white paper is based on actual experiences of professionals who helped steer many of the largest Agile implementations done over the last five years.
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 03 Apr 2009

Rally Software

IBM Rational Workbench for Systems and Software Engineering
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper illustrates how proven methodologies and best-of-breed tools, such as Rational DOORS, Rational Rhapsody, Rational Team Concert, and Rational Quality Manager, can help you design high-quality products that meet customer requirements.
Posted: 06 Aug 2010 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

IBM

The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make And How to Avoid Them
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: The current economic downturn has resulted in contraction of IT Department budgets and a mandate to allocate resources to only the most critical projects, then execute it flawlessly. In these tough times, it is imperative for CIOs to deliver more value as IT budgets fall.
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 03 Apr 2009

Rally Software

Software Agitation: Your Own Personal Code Reviewer
sponsored by Agitar Software
WHITE PAPER: Agitator helps you debug your code while you write it - a benefit that no other existing Java Testing tool can claim. Agitator can also be extremely beneficial when run on legacy code - even code that has been reviewed by other developers and deemed to be “sufficient” and “properly written.” Learn how Agitar can be your own personal code reviewer.
Posted: 10 Mar 2011 | Published: 10 Mar 2011

Agitar Software

Your Guide to Release Planning
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: Agile development might seem like a foreign language if you're new to the game - with a new set of roles and terminology, it's not surprising that you might be a little confused. In this quick, helpful guide, learn about one of the key concepts in agile methodology - release planning. Discover what it is, who does it, and why it's important.
Posted: 28 May 2013 | Published: 28 May 2013

Rally Software

Getting your Requirements Right: Collaborate with Stakeholders to Work Smarter
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.
Posted: 26 May 2009 | Published: 26 May 2009

IBM