Abstract:
Software is everywhere, running everything. No matter what industry, an organization's ability to innovate is increasingly tied with its aptitude to build and release differentiating software. Software developers who are responsible for changing software, are increasingly becoming empowered to make decisions on what tools they use, how they work, and even what devices they work on. But if software is now so critical to the business, it's management is even more critical.
ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) is the discipline that describes the application of business management to the practice of software development, from idea to delivery. The idea of empowering developers and ALM may seem contradictory on the surface, one being about freedom, the other one management control. In actuality, this seemingly contradictory idea presents a very interesting opportunity.
In this webinar Dave West and Mik Kersten of Tasktop describe why developer autonomy is occurring, its roots in open source, and how managers need to embrace this motivating and flexible force to help deliver better software. Dave and Mik will discuss how developers need to engage with their management and other constituents in the software value chain to ensure that ALM continues to work. If successful, the developer has the opportunity to reach a nirvana state: allowing management oversight with developer freedom.
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ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) is the discipline that describes the application of business management to the practice of software development, from idea to delivery. The idea of empowering developers and ALM may seem contradictory on the surface, one being about freedom, the other one management control. In actuality, this seemingly contradictory idea presents a very interesting opportunity.
In this webinar Dave West and Mik Kersten of Tasktop describe why developer autonomy is occurring, its roots in open source, and how managers need to embrace this motivating and flexible force to help deliver better software. Dave and Mik will discuss how developers need to engage with their management and other constituents in the software value chain to ensure that ALM continues to work. If successful, the developer has the opportunity to reach a nirvana state: allowing management oversight with developer freedom.
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