Does the Tool Provide the Extensibility You Need?

Another key point is making sure that the tool you select is designed for and capable of extensibility. Most out-of-the box solutions are already at a stage where processes, from check-in, to build, to pushing the bits to production, is so well formalized and documented that you will hardly need to do any additional configuration to make sure that it works. That said, an organization rarely relies solely on the developer toolchain to maintain a product. In a world where users are a core contributing force to the direction of the product, several moving pieces are most likely to be in play. In a hypothetical scenario with a startup, team communications are done through Slack, external users are ...

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