In this ever-changing world of software development it's extremely important to keep up with technologies, methodologies and trends. Below are five tested and proven software development practices that your team should be utilizing right now to accelerate software delivery. With CollabNet, development teams have accelerated software delivery by 50% and more, while reducing cost by up to 80%. CollabNet has helped over 400,000 developers and project managers worldwide to deliver results faster, with fewer defects.

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1. Go Agile

Gartner predicts that by 2012, Agile development methodologies will be used by 80 percent of all software development projects. Agile development addresses the fundamental disconnect between the business and the development organization, eliminating the top reason for project failures, missed deadlines and exceeded budgets. By going Agile you will realize an organization with:

  • More transparency
  • Less wasted work
  • Improved communication
  • Higher quality releases
  • Faster time to market

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2. Move to the Cloud

The cloud computing buzz has continued, and 2012 may well be the year when moving application development to the cloud becomes an enticing alternative. Traditional means to manage the complexity of today’s system landscapes increasingly are simply too expensive and time consuming. Moving to the cloud helps organizations to:

  • Reduce total IT spend
  • Minimize  IT infrastructure expenditure
  • Increase IT responsiveness

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3. Embrace Application Lifecycle Management 2.0

Too many organizations still struggle with uncontrolled proliferation of development tools, code repositories and content management systems. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 2.0 provides the framework and tools allowing you to regain control and oversight, without putting additional burden on development teams or budgets. With ALM 2.0 you will gain:

  • Improved oversight and governance, across projects
  • Higher security and protection of corporate IP
  • Increased developer efficiency
  • Scalable software configuration management (SCM)

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4. Be Social

Software development is a social activity. Projects involve a team or multiple teams coordinating to produce a finished product. Whether development is happening in-house, outsourced or in a hybrid model, a software development project requires the right platform for developers to collaborate and communicate. By injecting more social elements into your development processes, you gain:

  • Better collaboration
  • Improved trust
  • Faster innovation
  • Increased re-use of software assets

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5. Practice Continuous Integration and Delivery

Software development should be a fast, repeatable process. The practices of continuous integration and delivery are starting to revolutionize application delivery, by instilling changes through the stages of build, deploy, test and release processes. By gradually reworking and streamlining your software delivery pipeline, over time you will:

  • Increase predictability of software releases
  • Significantly reduce project risk
  • Eliminate waste, thereby reducing cost
  • Refocus on value creation, rather than managing processes

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