Changing Software Development: Learning to Become Agile

261 Pages·2008·1.87 MB·English

by  Allan Kelly

Changing Software
Development:
Learning to be Agile
Allan Kelly

Changing Software
Development

Changing Software
Development:
Learning to be Agile
Allan Kelly
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Contents
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 WhyReadthisBook? 2
1.1.1 LearningforAgility 3
1.1.2 LearningCreatesCompetitiveAdvantage 3
1.1.3 GoodPeopleLikeLearning 4
1.2 WhoareSoftwareDevelopers? 4
1.3 SoftwareDevelopersareKnowledgeWorkers 6
1.4 Drucker’sChallenge 8
1.5 ThePrototypeofFutureKnowledgeWorkers 8
1.6 Software:EmbeddedKnowledge 10
1.7 AuthorityandLeadership 10
1.8 PracticalTheory 11
1.9 BeginwithYourself 13
1.10 TheOrganizationoftheBook 14
2 UnderstandingAgile 17
2.1 TheRootsofAgileThinking 18
2.2 PositioningAgile 21
2.2.1 WhatisLean? 23
2.2.2 WhatisaLearningOrganization? 24
2.3 CommonPracticesofAgileTeams 24
2.3.1 Quality 25
2.3.2 BusinessPriorities 27
2.3.3 Design 27
2.3.4 PredictableSchedulesandTimeBoxes 28