Cybercrime, data leaks and information security get more attention than ever in the news. Governments and companies dedicate more and more resources to these areas. However, most of that attention appears to be focused on reactive measures (“How do we catch the cybercriminals?”) instead of on preventive measures (“How do we make our systems secure?”). Although it is hard to measure, research reports indicate that building security in is worth the investment. Key in the software building p...

"This document is the Enterprise Agility and Digital Transformation TOGAF Series Guide Set. It contains two TOGAF Series Guides that have been developed and approved by The Open Group, and is part of the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition.

TOGAF® Series Guide: Enabling Enterprise Agility

This document is designed to help Enterprise Architects requiring information on how to adapt and use the TOGAF framework to support an Agile enterprise.

It covers the following topics:

• An introduction to the ...

With the arrival of Agile, DevOps and Scrum, Test automation can no longer be ignored as a means of testing faster and better. Where manual software testing used to be the basis for the test professional, this is shifting. Automated testing is of such importance and should be seen as a fundamental skill of every testing professional.

This course gives you an overview of the most important developments in the field of test automation. You will learn what the most important varieties are in too...

Enhance your expertise in customer experience management with our two-day certified Experience Management (XM) and Xperience Level Agreement (XLA®) Foundation courseware. Tailored for professionals, this training offers an in-depth exploration of the XM and XLA® concepts, blending theoretical insights with practical applications. Elevate your organization's customer experience with the XM and XLA® Foundation course. This two-day training, followed by a multiple-choice exam, offers a compre...

The Courseware package consist out of two publications, IPMA-D based on ICB 4 Courseware (ISBN: 978 94 018 0165 2) and Better Practices of Project Management Based on IPMA competences - 4th revised edition (ISBN: 978 94 018 0046 4).This training consists out of four days, which provide preparation for the D exams. The course covers the subjects at a fast pace. The course has been structured to align with the structure and scope of the competence elements in the ICB version 4, divided into Pra...

Agile is a philosophy that ensures business results, especially in this rapidly changing world. The foundation for the focus on result is based on continuous improvement of customer satisfaction, Customer Excellence! The ideas originated in the world of software development, but is more widely applicable.

This book is about applying Agile from team level to the level of the whole organization. It is the guide in the transformation to a structured Agile way of working and a reference for those...

Service management has never been so important, as all organizations are either receiving or providing services to and from others. As digitization has spread through our organizations and culture, IT has become a vital part of our workplace. VeriSM™ provides guidance on how to manage the variety of service management approaches which have now become common practice. Often organizations do not know how to combine these approaches, or if they should adopt one or another in preference. VeriSM...

Summary Blockchain technology has come a long way since the initial vision published by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Big buzz words like "bitcoin," "blockchain," and "cryptocurrency" are everywhere. Companies and governments have started to use blockchain technology in earnest and will increasingly do so for the foreseeable future. This book takes an in-depth look at blockchain technology and how users can take advantage of its potential.

Since its initial conception, blockchain has encompasse...