Software Innovation for Business Leaders

In this executive overview, learn the history of software development, and how improvements led to a modern approach that your customers are gradually adopting.
 

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1 hr 4 min
2 topics 11 units
26 min read

1. Traditional application development: The fundamentals

26 min read
5 units
What is the waterfall software development method?
5 min
How waterfall development can fail: A real-world scenario
6 min
5 fallacies of waterfall development
5 min
Waterfall development practices in a nutshell
5 min
How waterfall-based application architectures evolved: More, faster, better
5 min
38 min read

2. Agile applications and methods

Today's agile application development techniques give businesses the flexibility to turn on a dime as needs change. Here are the advantages.

38 min read
6 units
Understanding agile development: What every leader needs to know
5 min
Application architecture in the age of agile
5 min
How agile supports new business processes in a disruptive world: Part 1
7 min
How agile supports new business processes in a disruptive world: Part 2
10 min
What is a RESTful API?
6 min
How governance and change depend on your business processes
5 min

Meet the team behind this track

Mark J. Balbes, PhD
Senior Director
Worldwide Technology
Mike Perrow
Technology Evangelist
Vertica