Methods White Papers

(View All Report Types)
Value-Driven Quality Management for Complex Systems: Six Strategies for Reducing Cost and Risk
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at quality strategies which deliver a positive operational return on investment, improving quality whilst reducing cost and risk. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 08 Jul 2010

IBM

Uniting Your Automated and Manual Test Efforts
sponsored by SmartBear Software
WHITE PAPER: Software development teams are always looking for an edge to produce features more quickly while retaining a high level of software quality. This document describes best practices for uniting both automated and manual test efforts to improve your software releases and obtain the highest quality releases in the shortest amount of time.
Posted: 14 Sep 2010 | Published: 14 Sep 2010

SmartBear Software

Rally Software: Iteration Planning Guide
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: Check out this brief guide to explore why iteration planning is important to agile development, who will play a role in the process, and what you need to begin. In addition, you'll discover five essential steps to planning, an iteration planning agenda, and much more!
Posted: 29 May 2013 | Published: 29 May 2013

Rally Software

Requirements engineering solutions for developing smarter products
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Companies developing complex product offerings need to make sure that all components work together to deliver the desired result. Download the paper to learn how IBM Rational solutions can help companies achieve these results.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

IBM

DevOps and Agile Techniques
sponsored by OpenMake Software
WHITE PAPER: In this expert white paper, discover how DevOps and agile overlap, intersect, communicate, and inform one another. Explore ways to improve DevOps with agile techniques, and boost agile development with lessons learned from DevOps.
Posted: 18 Apr 2013 | Published: 18 Apr 2013

OpenMake 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

Performance Center of Excellence
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: As the application lifecycle evolves, components that drive efficiency and quality become more crucial. Organizations building centers of excellence (CoE) around performance testing find that the CoE centralizes resources and utilizes the full capabilities of today's robust automation products. Read on to learn more about the benefits of CoE.
Posted: 27 Feb 2009 | Published: 27 Feb 2009

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

5 Unsung Tools of DevOps
sponsored by New Relic
WHITE PAPER: Forward-thinking organizations have already hopped on the DevOps bandwagon for streamlined software development and delivery. A key aspect of successful DevOps is constant improvement of tools -- but improvement doesn't need to mean replacement. Are you overlooking some of the most valuable DevOps tools?
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

New Relic

Shorten release cycles by bringing developers to application lifecycle management
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the capabilities and benefits that the next phase of application lifecycle management (ALM) must deliver in order to overcome the challenges of application delivery.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 18 Nov 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise