Agile Connect 2011 - Build & Deployment Automation for the Lean Economy

http://www.agilejournal.com/agileconnect - In good economic times teams attempt bold experiments that promise to take them to new heights of productivity. In lean times like these few have the appetite for such speculative ventures. Any new investment needs to address an immediate pain and show immediate payback. But the pace of demands has not slowed, and the ever increasing need to do more continues. For build and release teams the demands come from all directions. The shorter cycle times of Agile means more builds, more deployments and more releases. The adoption of SOA means more complexity, more elements to juggle. The move to global round-the-clock 24-hr development means more teams to service and less downtime. And in this economy adding headcount is likely not an option, instead you're told to get Lean and Mean. But how do you get to Lean and Mean without being stretched too thin?

This need to keep costs fixed while adding capacity makes improving efficiency key. Instead of attempting a whole scale change to how you develop software the focus is on reducing waste, allowing you to deliver more in the same time and for the same cost. Build and deployment automation offer fertile ground for dramatic productivity gains that will improve the efficiency of the entire team.

Join us in this webinar to learn how to develop and implement your own program for improving efficiency through build and deployment automation: * learn about the dramatic gains other organizations have achieved through build and deployment automation; * discover investigation tools for spotlighting inefficiency in the build and release cycle; and * hear about common build and deployment productivity blockers and the best practices for removing them.

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