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Tutorial: Adopting Agile Methodologies of Software Development
Nayan Jyoti Kar
Established paradigms of software development are being challenged by “agile” methodologies which are increasingly gaining mindshare. The popularity of these methodologies are based on the fact that the development process espouse values such as simplicity, communication among developers, and constant feedback from the user community.
Perspective: Business Process Management: Facilitating Enterprise Agility
Akash Saurav Das, Sandeep Gaikwad & Vivek Raut
Bridging the gap between business and technology landscapes is a critical, step to align business requirements with information technology infrastructure. An effective enterprise BPM paradigm does just that, and in the process enhances agility.
Trends: Towards Enterprise Agility through Effective Decision Making
Sriram Anand & Jai Ganesh
Facilitating the executive decision making process through innovative use of emerging technologies, pays rich dividends. The authors propose an Enterprise Digital Dashboard architecture framework, which builds on the concepts of Web Services and shared data services.
Third Angle: Co-Creating Experiences of Value with Customers
Venkat Ramaswamy
The interactive space between a firm and its customers has the potential to create business value. The basis of value for the customer shifts from a physical product to the total co-creation experience. Prof. Venkat Ramaswamy of the University of Michigan builds a compelling case for building experience co-creation platforms.
Viewpoint: Enhancing the Agility for Customer Information System in Utilities
Ananth Chandramouli, Clifton Muhammad & Vivek
Customer Information Systems (CIS) play a critical part in the service delivery chain in utility companies. Managing these systems as their scope enlarges is proving to be a Herculean task. This viewpoint builds a case for enhancing the agility of CIS by focusing on a better understanding of technology and business drivers, as well as leveraging new technologies.
Viewpoint: How Strategic is building an Agile Enterprise?
Vani Vangala
The ability to respond quickly to changing business conditions is critical for enterprises. The author argues that enterprises need to become agile for improved performance and longer life expectancy by treading a multi-fold path to agility.
Practitioner’s View: Strategic Agility Planning for Banks
Prashant Gupta & Prashant Tewari
Robustness and scalability is the key to “agile” processes in banks. Drawing on their vast experience in designing systems for some of the world’s largest banks, the authors propose an agility framework, which will enable banks to implement agility enabling strategies.
Tutorial: Agility in Software Engineering Processes
Shaurya Vardhan Garg
Writing enterprise software using agile processes helps speed up the software development lifecycle. The key, the author opines, is to replace processes and tools with individuals and interactions, and also replace comprehensive documentation with working software.
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