Agile Software Development in the Large: Diving Into the Deep

by Jutta Eckstein

Who Says Large Teams Can't Handle Agile Software Development?Agile or "lightweight" processes have revolutionized the software development industry. They're faster and more efficient than traditional software development processes. They enable developers toembrace requirement changes during the projectdeliver working software in frequent iterationsfocus on the human factor in software development

Unfortunately, most agile processes are designed for small or mid-sized software development projects-bad news for large teams that have to deal with rapid changes to requirements. That means all large teams!

With ""Agile Software Development in the Large, "" Jutta Eckstein-a leading speaker and consultant in the agile community-shows how to scale agile processes to teams of up to 200. The same techniques are also relevant to teams of as few as 10 developers, especially within large organizations.

Topics include the agile value system as used in large teamsthe impact of a switch to agile processesthe agile coordination of several sub-teamsthe way project size and team size influence the underlying architecture

Stop getting frustrated with inflexible processes that cripple your large projects! Use this book to harness the efficiency and adaptability of agile software development.

Stop getting frustrated with inflexible processes that cripple your large projects! Use this book to harness the efficiency and adaptability of agile software development.

Genres: Nonfiction

248 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[André Gomes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview. Very good guide for large companies that want to be "more" agile. Also helpful for growing companies.