Dive Brief:
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A new report from technology research firm Gartner recommends CIOs embrace agile development as quickly as possible.
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Agile development has the capability to transform IT-business relationships as well as have a positive effect on IT value delivery, according to Gartner.
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Mastering an agile approach can help CIOs with adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, continuous improvement, and a rapid and flexible response to change.
Dive Insight:
The report says changing markets and technologies are offering enterprises new ways to approach projects, and CIOs need to embrace agile development in response. Gartner’s new report also offers CIOs 10 principles they can follow and adopt to guide their move to agile development.
Gartner also warns that agile methodologies need continuous engagement with business managers and users – they are not for the CIO alone, but must involve the entire enterprise.
