Microsoft's Faster Software Release Cycle: ... Microsoft world typically take eight to 12 months to get a book out, and rely on it having a two- to three-year shelf life.

In the modern world of mobile and Web apps, the notion of the yearly software release life cycle is dead and gone. No longer do users wait months on end for a bug fix; instead, ...

“Modern software development teams and their leaders have no easy way to visualize, break down, and understand their development life cycles,” said Krishna Kannan, head of product at Jellyfish.