Scrum continues to be the most popular Agile approach, with 66% of Agile teams identifying it as the method they follow according to the 15th State of Agile Report. As Agile adoption itself is now mainstream, and with Scrum taking the biggest chunk of an ever expanding Agile pie, the role of the scrum master is more in demand than ever. But what does it truly take to be a good scrum master?

In the continuing search to accelerate development, test, and production cycles, organizations are looking more and more at the benefits of containerization. This eGuide rounds up a collection of resources to help you get started on your containers journey.

This eGuide rounds up a collection of resources to help you get started on your DevOps journey, which entails creating a generative culture and optimizing processes in a way that will ultimately lead to business success.

In order to fully realize the potential of DevOps and a team’s ability to deliver higher-quality software faster and more securely, testing must be done continuously throughout the software development lifecycle. But continuous testing isn’t just about automation and tools; there are cultural and process shifts that must happen, and everyone must be on the same page. This eGuide collects methodologies, processes, and tips to help your organization venture into continuous testing in DevOps.

At today’s rapid pace of software delivery, manual testing alone is simply inadequate. Artificial intelligence will soon be a necessity for testers to keep up—and in many ways, that reality is already here. But what do these AI capabilities look like, and how can they augment and benefit our test activities? This eGuide rounds up a collection of resources that explain what truly qualifies as AI, the different types of AI, and how quickly AI is advancing. It’s time to embrace the future of testing.

Securing your software is more important than ever, in a DevOps world it should go without saying that security should be a priority for all testing and development teams. This eGuide rounds up a collection of resources to help you build security into your existing deployment pipeline, so you can reduce risk, expose vulnerabilities early, and prioritize security in your software from day one.

If you’re exploring your tooling options for test automation, it doesn’t have to mean a suite of costly proprietary tools. Plenty of open source testing tools have become viable options. This eGuide explains why you should consider open source tools for your testing needs—including for the specific situations of testing in production, DevOps, accessibility testing, and security testing—as well as considerations you should take into account when selecting your tools.

TechWell has collected a handful of some of the most popular agile articles from AgileConnection, Better Software magazine, and TechWell to bring you an in-depth look at agile teams today and how they can be improved. We know most of you are either sold on the benefits of agile development and looking to implement the methods or you've transitioned into agile and are still looking to grow your team to speed up your software delivery.

The widespread adoption of agile and DevOps practices have placed the software industry firmly in the age of “continuous everything.” From continuous testing, continuous development, and continuous deployment to continuous integration and continuous improvement, our development cycles must embrace the need for speed to stay competitive in the marketplace.

Testing plans and automation can only take projects so far, leaving users to find problems developers and requirements may not have anticipated. Exploratory testing is essential to releasing high-quality software customers find flawless. In the midst of an automated world, there will always be a need for skilled exploratory testers to do the work automation can't. This eGuide explains why exploratory testing still plays a critical role in the development process and how it fits in today's agile and DevOps-focused world.