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The article focuses on the execution a multiproduct distributed environment of GE Healthcare's Imaging Solution in the U.S. It mentions that the program implementation has experienced some challenges such as the length of the cycle time on projects, the ability to integrate customer-requested modifications, and marketing and engineering barriers. To deal with such issues, the waterfall software development methodology of the unit has been replaced by an agile-based scrum approach.

eWEEK DATA POINTS: Many of today's ADC solutions are based on architecture designed 20 years ago and now lack agility, flexibility and customizability. But now companies across industries (and especially in e-commerce, banking, health and technology) require radically different ADC solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with Victor Szalvay, scrum project expert, is presented. When asked on the reason for an organization to embrace agile processes, he refers to the clear responsibilities offered by agile software particularly with the product's direction and quality. He states that an ideal technique to keep the staff in sync when shifting to a collaborative workflow is to unify cross-functional teams in a bullpen-style environment. He discusses the impact of an agile methodology on cloud computing.