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Whether to use Cucumber and BDD (Behavior Driven Development) is an old topic and a lot has been shared regarding this already. However I believe many times it’s just the high level technic...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/cucumber-bdd-how-effective-it

In most organizations, the transition to DevSecOps cannot happen without tools. A DevSecOps stack is a set of security tools that facilitate fast, automated security checks at every stage of ...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/devops-security-stack-tools-youll-need-power-devsecops-transformation

Agile gives us complete freedom and ownership over the development process, but without a healthy measure of self-organization and management, all of that autonomy will not amount to much. Le...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/finding-sweet-spot-between-order-and-chaos-0

An Agile approach to software development looks good on paper. However, author Rajashekar Reddy Ramasahayam argues that it may not be a fit for all projects.

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/agile-methodology-right-your-development-projects

While watching For All Mankind, an American science fiction series on AppleTV+, Derk-Jan has recognized 3 take-aways that will assist with agile collaboration and communication.

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/communication-moon

In this article we explore K3S, first made available in early 2019 as a lightweight option for Kubernetes (K8S). One of the issues with Kubernetes when it initially became available was that ...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/kubernetes-only-lighter

The landscape of modern technology as well as the way it impacts business operations has transformed since agile methodologies were created. In the past 18 months, that rate of change has gre...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/agile-methodologies-and-mindset-got-us-through-covid-19-pandemic

Planning by creating a years-long strategic plan is a remnant of the past that does not reflect the fast pace of the digital world we live in today. See how PI (program increment) planning wi...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/pi-planning-event-agile

Winning the hearts and minds of users should be a priority of business transformation from day one. This way the people who really know the day-to-day running of the business have the opportu...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/how-right-business-engagement-can-lead-transformation-happy-ever-after

Value Stream Mapping is a powerful lean tool that is commonly used in Agile and DevOps implementations as a foundation for continuous improvement and transformation, but its application doesn...

https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/value-stream-mapping-gone-wrong