Agile development & business goals the six week solution /
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...
| Other Authors: | Holtsnider, Bill, 1956-, ScienceDirect (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, MA :
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers,
[2010]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Summary: |
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 process to improve your company's profitability. * Introduces a compensation structure that incents your technical talent to deliver measurable results on a predictable basis. * Provides real-world solutions - questions to ask when hiring or which build server software to consider, for example - instead of theoretical discussions. |
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| Item Description: |
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 process to improve your company's profitability. * Introduces a compensation structure that incents your technical talent to deliver measurable results on a predictable basis. * Provides real-world solutions - questions to ask when hiring or which build server software to consider, for example - instead of theoretical discussions. Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Ask Yourself These 10 Key Questions -- Chapter 2 The Problem: Why Software Projects Fail -- Chapter 3 The Expectations: What It Means for Software to Succeed -- Chapter 4 Overview of the Six Week Solution -- Chapter 5 The Solution's Critical Pieces -- Chapter 6 Managing the Cost of Change -- Chapter 7 Assuring Software Quality -- Chapter 8 Integrating Automation into Your Development Process -- Chapter 9 Other Software Development Approaches -- Chapter 10 Risks with Using This Approach -- Chapter 11 Transitioning to the Six Week Solution -- Chapter 12 Conclusions -- Glossary -- Sources. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: ask yourself these 10 key questions -- The problem: why software projects fail -- Expectations: what it means for software to succeed -- Overview of the six week solution -- The solution's critical pieces -- Managing the cost of change -- Assuring software quality -- Integrating automation into your development process -- Other software development approaches -- Risks with using this approach -- Transitioning to the six week solution -- Conclusions. Elsevier ScienceDirect All Books. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780123815217 0123815215 |