A legacy system refers to outdated software and/or hardware that is still in use and is no longer capable of satisfying current business needs, often limiting business agility. Legacy systems may be functional but not scalable. A “legacy system” doesn’t necessarily have to be old. If it fails to meet critical demands and support core business operations it can also be considered legacy. With elapsed time the organisation no longer has the skills to support, maintain and change the code, these services can become blockers to transformation initiatives stall. However, some legacy systems are perfectly fine remaining as it is, and being used for many more years. Things such as end-of life hardware will force change, but some mainframe technology that has been around for years can safely remain running. However, it is important to watch how other systems interface with them. The interfaces may well become legacy.

Catapult CX is pleased to announce that we recently won the Best DevOps and Agile Technology Consultancy Award of 2022 by Global 100. The award was granted based on our expertise and performance in software engineering fields. The purpose of the Global 100 Awards, in their own words, is to provide its readers “a benchmark of the very best of the best industry leaders, exemplary teams, and distinguished organisations.”

Have you ever been on a project where you used a waterfall approach, and market conditions and customer needs changed by the end? In fact, according to Standish Group’s 2018 CHAOS report, traditional waterfall projects are three times more likely to go wrong than agile projects. This is because Agile Innovators are determined to do things differently in this digital age and organise their teams around products. They track the value delivered to the customers; collaborative decisions are driven by customer feedback rather than hierarchical decision-making. Teams adopt agile methodologies in well-established product teams rather than teams funded for short-term projects.

For an enterprise to mature DevOps capabilities, it needs to be able to gauge its current DevOps capabilities. The enterprise SKILup assessment, formerly called ADOC (Assessment of DevOps Capabilities), is crowdsourced and designed for teams and organisations who want to baseline their current DevOps state. An assessment will provide insights into improving capabilities and measure and accelerate continuous improvement. The SKILup assessment allows teams to measure and Identify significant strengths and opportunities for improvement and provide clarity and alignment on the long-term vision for DevOps teams.

DevOps combines practices, tools, and culture that enhance an organisation’s ability to deliver products faster than traditional processes. DevOps metrics are the data points that demonstrate the performance of a DevOps software pipeline and engineering quality.

There’s no silver bullet for creating perfect software, but several methods can help improve the process.

Some companies succeed with Agile, while others rely on DevOps. But what if you combined the methodologies to create a hybrid approach that increases your business value?

First, we’ll define DevOps and Agile methodologies and examine their similarities and differences. Then, we’ll identify common misconceptions about these terms and explain how to use both approaches.