UID:
almahu_9948026324402882
Format:
1 online resource (250 p.)
Edition:
1st edition
ISBN:
1-282-66619-3
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9786612666193
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0-12-381521-5
Content:
Agile Development and Business Goals describes a unique, state-of-the-art methodology that aligns the critical but often ""silo-ed"" software development process with core company goals. Eschewing long-winded ""agile philosophy"" in favor of a formally prioritized process, this book serves as a distilled learning guide for managing technical resources in a manner that directly boosts your bottom line. Build the teams, define the roles, acquire the tools, and deliver your world-class software on time and on budget. * Explains how to employ automation in your development
Note:
Includes index.
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Front cover; Agile Development &Business Goals: The Six Week Solution; Copyright page; Dedication page; Brief Table of Contents; Complete Contents; Who is This Book Written For?; Chapter Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: Ask Yourself These 10 Key Questions; Introduction; Ten Questions to Ask About your Software Development Process; Why Listen to Us?; Chapter 2: The Problem: Why SoftwareProjects Fail; Introduction; Historical Perspective; The Scope of Software; Software Development Often Fails; The Need for Process; A Common Question; Software Development is Hard-Very Hard
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Why Other Agile Methodologies Often FailWhy Waterfall Processes Often Fail; High Visibility; Death March; Man in a Room; The Rogue Developer; ""Are you Done Yet?""; Budget Black Hole; Why the Six Week Solution is Different; Chapter 3: Expectations: What It Meansfor Software to Succeed; Introduction; Software Development Sometimes (Accidentally) Succeeds; Is Aligned With Business Needs; Manages the Cost of Change; Is Built in an Automated Way; Factors Quality Into the Core of the Process; Is Not Constantly Being Redeployed; Progress is Constantly Being Made; Delivers Something of Value
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Is EvangelicalIs Predictable; Is both Tactical and Strategic; Is Game Changing; Allows Management to Stay Informed; Is Measurable; Chapter 4: Overview of the Six Week Solution; Introduction; Additional Problems; Components of Agile Alignment; Why Six Weeks?; Cycle Commitments; Developer Compensation: Cod; Six Week Iterations; Time Boxing Development: Key Deadlines; Week 1: Cycle Kickoff; Week 3: Mea Culpa; Week 6: Testing; Steering With Business Goals; Chapter 5: The Solution's Critical Pieces; Introduction; The Big Game; The Entire Company Must Buy In; Work Space; Personnel Roles
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Hiring SmartCompensation; Development Tools; Cycle Commitments; Chapter 6: Managing the Cost of Change; Introduction; Flattening the Curve With Feedback Loops; Avoiding the Curve By Managing the Unknown; Lowering the Curve By Increasing Productivity; Providing Effective Tools; Languages and Tooling; Buy, Don't Build; Effective Communication; Gauging Performance With Pairs; Chapter 7: Assuring Software Quality; Introduction; The Value of Quality; External Software Quality; Internal Software Quality; Symptoms of Design Rot; Quality and Software Craftsmanship; Size of Work Pieces; Unit Testing
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Chapter 8: Integrating Automation Into your Development ProcessIntroduction; Continuous Integration; Build Process; Metrics; Automation Tools; Chapter 9: Other Software Development Approaches; Introduction; Simplified Evolution of Software Processes; Chapter 10: Risks With Using This Approach; Introduction; Workplace Challenges; Work Environment; Why This is Not a Risk; Risk: Abandoning Quality for Bonuses; Management Challenges; Quality Concerns; Design Debt; Hard to Transition; Smaller but Still Potentially Problematic Risks; Chapter 11: Transitioning to the Six Week Solution; Introduction
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Before you Do Anything, Though
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-381520-7
Language:
English
