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Most managers are familiar with using feedback and coaching to help people improve their performance at work. But those aren't the only tools managers have. Sometimes, the most effective way to change individual behavior is to change something in the system.

Modern applications operate in highly integrated environments, and critical systems rely on massive amounts of data that likely contain sensitive information. Discover useful strategies for preparing your baseline, handling interfaces, designing input data, and planning for output results.

Jez Humble is the build and release principal for ThoughtWorks Studios and product manager for ThoughtWorks' release management and continuous integration tool Cruise. He's co-written a book that will hit shelves this year. In this interview, Jez talks about continuous delivery, collaboration obstacles, and the value of defining risk.

Consultants and testers have to be prepared to speak out about what they know—however intimidated they are by authority and however unwelcome the news may be to the recipient. Fiona Charles argues that if these occupational hazards are greater than you can afford, then you need to find a less risky job.

The key to selecting the best vendor and tool is asking the right questions. The answers to these nine essential questions can mean the difference between satisfaction with your purchase and a giant waste of time and money.

WetAgile can be used to describe those projects, and people, that aren't quite agile, nor are they fully waterfall. While this might seem like seem like a negative, existing in "no man's land," the hybrid approach is sometimes may work fine, while on the path to full agile.