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Agile Software Development: Best Practices for Large Software Development Projects

Software Development is moving towards a more agile and more flexible approach. It turns out that the traditional “waterfall” model is not supportive in an environment where technical, financial and strategic constraints are changing almost every day. But what is … Continue reading

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Knowledge Reuse and Agile Processes: Catalysts for Innovation (Premier Reference Source)

Innovation, agility, and coordination are paramount in the support of value in the global knowledge economy. Therefore, the long-term success of a company is increasingly dependent on its underlying resilience and agility. Knowledge Reuse and Agile Processes: Catalysts for Innovation … Continue reading

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Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 9th International Conference, XP 2008, Limerick, Ireland, June 10-14, 2008, Proceedings … Notes in Business Information Processing)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Agile Processes in Software Engineering and eXtreme Programming, XP 2008, held in Limerick, Ireland, in June 2008. Out of 54 submitted papers, 16 were accepted as full papers, … Continue reading

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The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility

When software development teams move to agile methods, experienced project managers often struggle—doubtful about the new approach and uncertain about their new roles and responsibilities. In this book, two long-time certified Project Management Professionals (PMPRs) and Scrum trainers have built … Continue reading

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Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 8th International Conference, XP 2007, Como, Italy, June 18-22, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture … / Programming and Software Engineering)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Agile Processes in Software Engineering and eXtreme Programming, XP 2007, held in Como, Italy in June 2007. The 10 revised full papers and 16 revised short papers presented … Continue reading

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Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders

“Collaboration Explained is a deeply pragmatic book that helps agile practitioners understand and manage complex organizational and team dynamics. As an agile coach, I’ve found the combination of straightforward advice and colorful anecdotes to be invaluable in guiding and focusing … Continue reading

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Agile Information Systems: Conceptualization, Construction, and Management

This book presents cutting-edge research and thinking on agile information systems. The concept of agile information systems has gained strength over the last 3 years, coming into the MIS world from manufacturing, where agile manufacturing systems has been an important … Continue reading

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Accelerating Process Improvement Using Agile Techniques

Accelerating Process Improvement Using Agile Techniques explains how agile programming is applied to standard process improvement. By applying agile techniques, IT organizations can speed up process improvement initiatives, minimize the resources these initiatives require, and maximize the benefits of process … Continue reading

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Agile Development with ICONIX Process: People, Process, and Pragmatism

…the authors were careful not to throw the (agile) baby out with the (XP) bathwater. The aim was to refactor the process not to destroy it completely. — Pan Pantziarka, Application Development Advisor This book describes how to apply ICONIX … Continue reading

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Managing Agile Projects

The popularity of agile development methodologies continues to increase, as developers and technical managers have seen the benefits of incorporating flexibility in development projects. However, agility advocates still struggle to gain business management support for their initiatives. The reluctance of … Continue reading

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