NexientReporting in a “Wagile” EnvironmentSo, your company has decided to go “agile”? What does that mean for you as a department manager or project manager? How do you know if your…Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
NexientThe golden rules of software (part 3 of 3)Businesses spent over a trillion dollars on enterprise software and IT services last year, with a healthy forecasted growth fueling an…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
NexientGoing ‘lights-out’ with DevOpsPeople sometimes describe DevOps as a factory. It’s a good analogy. Like a factory, code goes go in one end of the DevOps line. Finished…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
NexientWhy Silicon Valley companies are betting on America’s heartlandMaybe you know someone like my friend Pete. He grew up in a small town in Ohio dreaming of a big tech career. By working hard, he was able…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
NexientThe golden rules of software (part 2 of 3)Making good software isn’t hard. But in the race to generate more revenue, businesses sometimes lose sight of what’s important. In fact…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
NexientThe golden rules of software (part 1 of 3)Humans are tool-making creatures. Technology is what we’re supposed to be good at. So why is so much of the software we use every day so…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
NexientWhy product teams are better “on tap” It’s easy to understand how Danny became a senior developer. His code was fast and elegant, and after four years in the company, he…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
NexientMaking retrospectives realMost Agile developers have worked in both real Agile environments and in the more traditional set-ups dressed up in Agile ceremonies. You…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
Nexient5 guerrilla tactics for a DevOps-resistant organizationSo your development team wants to start using DevOps, but the ops team has dug in its heels, the infrastructure team is throwing up…Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
NexientThe right and wrong way to deliver cybersecurity informationOnce I found an internal system that was logging usernames and passwords in plain textJun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021