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Successful Agile with HP Quality Center
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Becoming Agile and its challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 How HP Quality Center software supports Agile software development . . . . . . . . . . . .5 How HP QuickTest Professional supports Agilesoftware development . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 For more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

In 2009,HP interviewed 781 IT professionals to find out who is using Agile and how they implement Agile processes . Sixty-nine percent were already using Agile methodologies . Out of the remaining 31 percent, half plan to start using Agile within the next two years . Two of the most common and successful methodologies are Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP) .

Key drivers for implementing Agile softwaredevelopment processes: • Accelerating time-to-market • Enhancing software quality • Increasing productivity • Improving alignment between IT and business objectives • Improving project visibility • Reducing cost • Enhancing the ability to manage changing priorities • Reducing project risk • Reducing process complexity

IT departments are tasked with increasingly diverse responsibilities intoday’s economy . They must support global, 24x7 operations and integrated supply chains while delivering applications to market in quicker iterations to respond to the demands of a hyper-competitive marketplace . Critical business decisions rely on collaboration and providing all teams with visibility into the development processes . In addition, there is zero tolerance for downtime . This coupledwith the emergence of new technologies, which in themselves advocate flexibility, has led organizations to look for more iterative ways of working . One of the most popular means by which to achieve these objectives has been through the adoption of Agile development . Agile methods promote teamwork, frequent reviews, multiple iterations, self-organization, and accountability . When done right, Agilebest practices allow for rapid delivery of high-quality software, and a business approach that aligns software development with customer needs and company goals . However, achieving the goals of Agile development can be tricky . Development teams must manage

increasing application complexity, Business Analysts (BA) need to learn how to capture requirements in higher level user stories whichare both more flexible and can be easily interpreted by test and development teams, and finally the Quality Assurance (QA) organization needs to ensure they are prepared to test the multi-layered applications delivered by development and that their test plans are flexible enough to accommodate the changes occurring per iteration . To make sure these challenges are overcome, organizations need to notonly look at Agile tools but if they want Agile to successfully scale they must put in place best practices and process support . Without this, Agile projects will be inefficient, expensive and most likely fail . HP Quality Center’s suite of solutions help teams adapt to Agile by supporting various Agile stakeholders and by facilitating traceability between user stories, different test types andthrough defect management and integrations with third party solutions that meet the needs of development . HP Quality Center gives you the right tools to deploy high-quality applications quickly and effectively .

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Becoming Agile and its challenges
Agile requires a shift in the way an organization thinks . It impacts all stages of the software

development lifecycle (SDLC) and all...