IT and Engineering

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Continuous deployment 101: Best practices for the popular engineering approach
In today’s fast-paced development environment, businesses and organizations have to move quickly to remain competitive, so many of them have switched to more agile disciplines, including continuous deployment. Learn best practices for continuous deployment, the ongoing delivery of software features.
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- IT and Engineering
Improving your organization’s web security testing
High-profile data breaches in the last few years have put data security at the forefront of political, tech, and business news. Learn what security testing is and how you can implement better testing processes to protect your organization and your users.
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- IT and Engineering
- Process improvement
How to create a product roadmap visualization
A product roadmap visualization can help product managers organize their team's strategy, goals, and tasks into easily understood charts and process maps. Learn how to create a product roadmap and improve your team's communication today.
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
How to create an Agile release plan
The foundation of a successful project is a well-laid plan. Learn how you can put together an Agile product release plan that sets your team up for success and helps you execute your product goals and vision.
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
6 key product owner responsibilities
Product owners wear several hats in order to maximize the value of the products created by Scrum teams. Review six key product owner responsibilities and what tools you can use to fulfill them.
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- IT and Engineering
- Product development
What is extreme programming? An overview of XP rules and values
Extreme programming (XP) is an agile project management methodology that involves frequent releases and allows team members to quickly respond to changing customer requirements. Before you commit to XP, read all the rules and values here.
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- IT and Engineering
4 phases of rapid application development methodology
Rapid application development (RAD), an agile project management strategy, offers fast project turnaround in fast-paced environments like software development. Learn more about RAD methodology and its benefits.
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- IT and Engineering
- Project management
What is adaptive project framework?
Adaptive Project Framework (APF) is a project management methodology that prepares teams to anticipate change and respond. Learn the five phases of APF and determine whether it's a good fit for your team.
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- IT and Engineering
- Project management
Lucidchart featured on AWS “This Is My Architecture”
At Lucid, we have enjoyed working as a partner with AWS, and we are thrilled to be featured on their video series, "This Is My Architecture." Watch the video and learn more about our database migration to Amazon Aurora.
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- IT and Engineering
- Lucidchart tips
GDPR Compliance: What it is, How to Get Ready, and How to Streamline Compliance Processes
This quick overview of GDPR answers all of your basic questions about compliance, and provides free resources and strategies to streamline compliance. You'll learn about what GDPR is, what you need to do to be compliant, how GDPR affects your company long-term and how you can streamline GDPR documentation and processes.
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- IT and Engineering
UML diagram templates and examples
UML diagrams may seem complicated, but the process of building one doesn't have to be. Get started with one of the UML templates available from Lucidchart. We've got class, component, object, activity, sequence, and use case diagrams all ready for you.
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Teaching Kids to Code with Lucidchart
Learn how April Carpenter, a Project Lead the Way Computer Science teacher, uses Lucidchart to teach students with no background in coding how to design and write code.
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- IT and Engineering
- Lucidchart tips