AI is finding it's way in a wide variety of applications pertaining to almost every industry. This AI driven rapidly evolving landscape has created a demand for a unique blend of technical, creative, and interpersonal skills highly sought-after by employers. Listed below are some specialized AI-related skills that are becoming increasingly valuable in the modern times. 1. AI Models Development Understanding how AI and ML work including the underlying algorithms, and learning to develop ML powered apps using tools like TensorFlow or PyTorch is a highly desirable skill to master in the age of AI. Furthermore, the skills in fine-tuning and adapting large pre-trained models (like GPT, BERT, or Vision Transformers) to specific use cases are also useful, allowing you to create specialized applications without starting from scratch. Leveraging pre-trained models and adapting them to new tasks with limited data is particularly useful in NLP and computer vision. 2. AI Models Deployme...
Agile Manifesto specifies the core values and principles for efficient and effective software development. The practices and methodologies based on those principles are an outcome of years of experience of software practitioners in the industry. But the point to ponder is, neither the principles nor the practices mention anything about the use of tools or frameworks. Tools and project management frameworks are just a means to ease out and automate certain aspects of the supported methodologies. Remember that tools alone cannot enforce an agile culture or effective software development practices in an enterprise. In more specific terms, ALM solutions cannot ensure that a team conducts four basic Scrum events e.g. daily stand ups or the team becomes self organizing. But they do assist in tracking, projection and communication for the conduct of those events or other agile practices. Although, most enterprises continue to use spreadsheets for agile project management, the use of ALM solutions is increasing every year. I present some of the top preferred solutions in the industry today.
1. Microsoft Team Foundation Server
Microsoft Team Foundation Services provide a set of collaborative software product management and development tools for the entire team. It works effectively for cross-functional teams and software projects of varying sizes. It provides source code management (Team Foundation Version Control or Git), reporting, requirements management, project management (Agile and waterfall), automated builds, lab management, testing and release management capabilities. It covers the entire application lifecycle, and enables DevOps capabilities. TFS can be used as a back-end to numerous integrated development environments (IDEs) but is tailored for Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse on all platforms. It is one of the widely used tools in software industry today. It is Free for a team up to 5 members with limited features. For growing teams, charges are 30 - 4350 $ monthly for 10 - 1000 members.
Website: https://www.visualstudio.com/tfs/
Website: https://www.visualstudio.com/tfs/
2. CA Technologies Agile Solutions
CA Project & Portfolio Management and CA Agile Central helps companies to effectively balance agility and governance by connecting the work of agile teams to the enterprise portfolio. CA Agile Central is an enterprise-class platform that’s purpose-built for scaling agile development practices. It provides a hub for teams to collaboratively plan, prioritize and track work on a synchronized cadence. It Connects the development work to company’s most important business initiatives and measures productivity, predictability, quality and responsiveness with real-time performance metrics. 3% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use CA Technologies Agile Solutions. Community edition is free for 10 users and 5 projects.
Website: https://www.ca.com/us/products/agile-solutions.html
Website: https://www.ca.com/us/products/agile-solutions.html
3. Atlassian Jira
Jira is one of the most widely used solutions in the world for managing agile projects. 51% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use Jira in their enterprise. It is used to plan, track, release and report software products based on agile methodologies. It is used by over 35000 enterprises including Cisco and eBay. The cost is 10 $ per month for small teams of up to 10 members. The cost for growing teams of 15 - 2000 members ranges from 75 - 1500 $ per month.
Website: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
Website: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
4. VersionOne Lifecycle
VersionOne Lifecycle for agile ALM provides end-to-end enterprise agile lifecycle management that enables teams at all levels–enterprise, portfolio, program, and team — to strategize, develop, and deliver software faster. Lifecycle gives unified agile portfolio, program, and project management as well as enterprise-wide collaboration, community, quality management, and business intelligence. It is built from the top down to support enterprise agile at scale. Everyone will get the context they need – to connect the dots and remain focused on accelerating software delivery. VersionOne supports Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe and Hybrid development methodologies. It is the second most used tool in the world for managing agile projects. 28% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use VersionOne in their enterprise. The VersionOne integration platform has 70+ pre-built integrations to leading commercial and open-source development tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, Git, Bugzilla and more. It has a free single team simple version and two versions for 29 $ and 39 $ respectively.
Website: https://www.versionone.com/product/lifecycle/
Website: https://www.versionone.com/product/lifecycle/
5. HP Application Lifecycle Management
HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM) is a set of software tools developed and marketed by the HP Software Division of Hewlett Packard Enterprise for application development and testing. It includes tools for requirements management, test planning and functional testing, performance testing (when used with HP Performance Center), developer management (through integration with the most widely used developer environments such as Collabnet, TeamForge and Microsoft Visual Studio), and defect management. HPE Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software and solutions enable teams of all sizes to deliver high quality apps with greater speed and agility. It Combines ALM software products, DevOps and development tool integrations via an open REST API, a broad partner ecosystem, and a methodology-agnostic approach, HPE ALM increases release velocity while balancing application quality and enhancing collaboration throughout the lifecycle. 18% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use HP ALM in their enterprise. The pricing is only quote based.
Website: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software-solutions/application-lifecycle-management.html
Website: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software-solutions/application-lifecycle-management.html
6. IBM Rational Team Concert
IBM Rational Team Concert helps companies build better software and products with an all-in-one agile environment for development teams. This includes agile, formal and hybrid planning and reporting that are all on a common platform. This solution offers no-charge server software and flexible pricing models. It can be used to collaborate across teams, manage code, run stand-ups, plan sprints and track work. Available on-premises and on the cloud. In addition, Rational Team Concert provides collaborative change management capabilities. These capabilities are available separately and can be integrated with popular source control systems. It can also be purchased as part of the Collaborative Lifecycle Management solution – a set of seamlessly integrated tools: IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational Quality Manager and IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation. 7% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use IBM Rational Team Concert in their enterprise. It offers a 30-day trial version for free and later the prices are quote based.
7. LeanKit
LeanKit is a visual project delivery tool that enables teams of all types and across all levels of the organization to apply Lean management principles to their work. Whatever workflow methodology being used — including Kanban, Scrum, Waterfall and anything in between — it helps to remove waste and continuously improve. It is used by many popular companies in the world including PayPal, Verizon, Rockwell, Vmware, Adobe and Siemens. 5% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use Leankit in their enterprise. It offers a trial version for free. Standard edition is charged 12 $ per user every month. Premium edition is charged 49 $ per user every month.
Website: https://leankit.com/
8. ThoughtWorks Mingle
It is a project management tool that enables companies of all sizes to implement and scale agile practices. Once teams are effectively practicing Agile, Program Managers can use Mingle’s Planner feature to define objectives for the organization, track a plan’s progress, and receive alerts when a plan changes. Mingle’s flexibility lets the team tailor their workflow to their team—whether they use Kanban, Scrum, Agile, or something in between. Mingle is designed to help the team effectively solve problems by having more efficient conversations with the team. At the task level, Mingle allows the team to assign teammates to a specific action, so everyone can see who is working on what. At the project level, Mingle can nudge teams to have a conversation if an upcoming deadline has not been met. At the program level, Mingle sends these alerts to Program Managers, so they can follow up the appropriate Project Manager. It is used by many popular companies in the world including Dillard's, Cisco, Hertz, Sungard and Siemens. 3% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use Mingle in their enterprise. It offers a trial version for free and later prices are quote based.
Website: https://www.thoughtworks.com/mingle/
9. PivotalTracker
PivotalTracker has a shared view of team priorities, a process that fosters collaboration, and dynamic tools to analyze progress. Tracker's shared backlog makes priorities clear so the team can stay organized. Tracker's guided iteration planning helps the team to break down and prioritize projects into manageable chunks so the team can keep the momentum toward delivering. A quick scan explains the team's status, who's responsible for what, and what's coming next. It is used by many popular companies in the world including BBC, Berkeley, Groupon, IGN and New Relic. 3% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use PivotalTracker in their enterprise. It offers a 30-day trial version for free. It is completely free for up to 3 members and 2 projects. The startup version charges from 12.50 - 29.10 $ per month. The pro version charges from 62.50 - 250 $ per month. The enterprise version is quote based.
Website: https://www.pivotaltracker.com/
10. Axosoft
Axosoft (formerly OnTime) is a proprietary project management and bug tracking system, available as hosted or on-premises software. Project managers and developers are able to visually see each task, requirement, defect and incident in the system on individual filing cards through the Scrum planning board. Axosoft operates within a web browser, and has the capabilities to integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio and TortoiseSVN. In Axosoft, the major features include support for bug tracking, requirements management, scrum planning board, scrum burndown charts, team wiki, help desk/incident tracking, workflow automation, reporting, data visualization and SCM integration. 2% of respondents in 10th annual agile survey by VersionOne mention that they use Axosoft in their enterprise. It offers a trial version for free. The professional version charges 8 $ per user per month. The premium version charges 21 $ per user per month. The installed version charges 250 $ per user.
Website: https://www.axosoft.com/
Open Source Tools
1. Taiga
Taiga is a free, open source, simple to use project management platform for agile developers & designers and project managers. It was titled as the best agile tool of 2015 and one of the top 10 open source projects of 2014.
Website: https://taiga.io/
2. Tuleap
Tuleap is a 100% libre & open source platform for agile management and software development. It links all the stakeholders like developer, product owner, devops, project manager and customer for meeting all project management needs. Supports Scrum and Kanban tailored for any kind of workflows. It easily captures and tracks all project assets: code, todo, bugs, requirements, documents and future ideas. It offers simple backlog management, release scheduling and visual management with Burndown, Kanban.
Website: https://www.tuleap.org/
3. Redmine
Redmine agile plugin is a tool to manage projects using best agile practices from any methodology - Scrum, Kanban and mixed. It offers agile Scrum/Kanban boards, multiple boards, agile charts, swimlanes, sprint planning, story points estimation and work-in-progress limits.
4. Open Project
OpenProject is the easiest way to plan and communicate product roadmap and break it down into a detailed release plan. It provides the perfect tool to support agile product development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban. OpenProject allows the team to easily track, prioritize and fix bugs and makes time tracking easy. It helps to stay on top of project budgets and time and costs spent.
Website: https://www.openproject.org/
5. AgileFant
Agilefant is a lean transformation tool which supports Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Waterfall, GTD – or other methodologies. It scales from one to many teams and across the entire organization.
Website: https://www.agilefant.com/
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