THE DYNAMICS OF RAPID RESPONSE IN THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE

Abstract

In the wake of dynamic business demands and the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, top-performing organizations are embracing resilience, agility, and innovation. Resilience is vital for maintaining service levels through disruptions, while agility is crucial for seizing opportunities and navigating disruptions. Innovation entails leveraging IT to enhance organizational efficiency and align technology initiatives with business goals. However, a new facet, urgency, has emerged in software development. Urgency represents the time it takes for an unforeseen trigger to significantly impact business operations, necessitating swift action to mitigate its effects. Urgent software development, born out of necessity during COVID-19, has become a focal point. In today's pandemic-driven economic landscape, organizations are compelled to compete with the same urgency exemplified by Operation Warp Speed (OWS), which accelerated the development and distribution of COVID-19 countermeasures. This urgency has transcended government initiatives and now drives companies seeking to thrive in the contemporary business environment.