Agile development & business goals [electronic book] : the six week solution / Bill Holtsnider ... [et al.].

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TextPublication details: Burlington, MA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, c2010.Description: xvi, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0123815207
9780123815200

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Agile development and business goals

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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.

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.

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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Agile Development and Business Goals: The Six-Week Solution is a guide for the software development process, which can be challenging, difficult, and time-consuming. This process, called the "Agile" process, is unique, and it features several aspects that distinguish it from the classical methods of software development. The book offers readers information about the design, implementation, and management of the different methods of creating world-class software. The book discusses the various reasons that the development of software is a difficult process, and it addresses how software development sometimes fails and why it seldom aligns with business needs. It further examines the risk associated with software creation and the different ways to mitigate them. This book is relevant to software development managers responsible for creating quality software products, and managing software development teams.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on July 13, 2010). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

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

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Bill Holtsnider is an experienced writer, educator, & software professional, with more than sixteen years experience working in the computer industry. His IT expertise includes working in such areas as biotechnology, interactive television, risk management, & software development. He is the author of several books & a wide range of technical & marketing documentation.

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