Agile Development

Sebastian Velez, Head of Technology at Perficient Latin America, recently sat down with Oracle’s Javed Mohammed at Oracle Code’s Bogota to talk about DevOps. Velez touches on the importance of creating a Devops culture at an organization and avoiding the temptation to create a siloed DevOps team. Want to know more about DevOps? Check out the […]

These days, even refrigerators can be programmed to tell you when you’re running low on a certain food or when something has expired. Washing machines, coffee makers and toasters all use software to bring a more connected experience to their users. And a lot of the technology being developed today is targeting large-scale problems, too. […]

The Agile Manifesto Outlines the Core Tenets, But Each Framework Is Still Different The Agile Manifesto is what sets the core principles for several methodologies in existence. All of them have this in common, while the methodology itself is a unique application designed for the organization that is deploying it. The manifesto was created in […]

To maintain a competitive edge, businesses need to quickly adapt to market fluctuations and changing client needs. Agile business development takes the lessons learned from agile software development and applies it to the development of new business products and relationships. Adaptability lies at the heart of all agile methods and processes, fed by a shared […]

This article first appeared on the Oracle Blog on Sept. 11th, 2017. Tips for successfully implementing DevOps from inside your organization DevOps is not just the latest trend to hit the software community, nor is it just the latest buzzword. DevOps is changing the way companies and teams communicate, how they collaborate, and how they […]

This article first appeared in The Startup Magazine written by Conrad Egusa. Technology has become so disruptive in the business world that sometimes its exact purpose can be forgotten. From marketing to product development, to new software tools and communications, the list is almost endless as to the digital transformations taking place. While disruption can […]

Now more than ever it is easier for anyone to create relevant, solution-oriented applications with little to know coding knowledge. Some of the individuals at your company may even be creating their own projects! It´s important to recognize the skill sets of your employees and be able to engage them in different activities. And, citizen […]

Highlighting the pros and cons of choosing an onshore freelance team versus working with a dedicated nearshore team in a software development outsourcing engagement. A recent prospective client of ours scratched her head while deciding whether to hire a software team through an on-demand freelance website, or to search abroad for a proper company that she could use […]

Challenges of Business Analysts Transitioning to an Agile Approach The usage of the Agile methodology in software development projects has been steadily increasing over the last decade. Its implementation either as a pure Agile or waterfall-Agile hybrid has driven many Business Analysts and project stakeholders to question: Do we really need the Business Analyst role […]

How to Use Continuous Integration throughout Your Application’s Lifecycle Not so long ago, applications were developed and deployed with on-site Application Lifecycle Management ALM solutions. More recently, the automation of processes, such as building and testing apps, has made application lifecycle management more of a way to manage application workflows. Agile methodologies have played a […]

When the Agile methodology revolution began in 2001, it called for Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan Over the past 16(!) years these tenants have spawned dramatic changes to software engineering and technology as a whole. One of […]

Many IT managers find themselves in the difficult position of seeking to “disrupt” the way their organization has traditionally confronted software development. Often this is a felt need more than a simple curiosity: they realize their organization is not rolling product fast enough to market, or that their services are lagging behind competitors. In short, […]