From Continuous Integration to Continuous Deployment: The benefits of Agile Technical Practices

Luke Pivac
Agile | Adapt
Published in
3 min readMay 4, 2024

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Agile technical practices are essential for teams aiming to improve their software development process, adapt quickly to change, and enhance collaboration. The Agile methodology is not a one-size-fits-all approach; it’s a flexible, iterative process that can be tailored to the specific needs of each team and project.

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In this Agile | Adapt blog article, I focus on the more agile technical practices, that you as an Agile leader, may want to know about when working with your development teams.

Here’s a closer look at some of the key Agile technical practices that help teams deliver value to stakeholders efficiently and effectively.

Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment

Continuous delivery and continuous deployment are closely related practices that streamline the software release process.

Continuous delivery

Continuous delivery ensures that software is always in a state that can be released to users, allowing teams to deploy new features, updates, and bug fixes quickly and reliably. This practice involves automated testing to validate that changes are ready for production.

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Luke Pivac
Agile | Adapt

An experienced delivery leader - helping teams succeed by using an adaptive-mindset. Thought-leader and published author. PSM-1, MSP5, ICP-ATF, ICP-APM, ICP-DAS