Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit (The Agile Software Development Series)

Written for software development managers, project managers, and technical leaders, this book identifies seven lean principles from the industrial setting, adapts them for software development, and shows how they can serve as the foundation for agile development approaches. Mary Poppendieck is managing director of a nonprofit organization promoting agile software development. Tom Poppendieck is a software development consultant.

today, Many Organizations Claim Competitive Market Advantages Resulting From The Application Of Object-oriented Technology And Approaches In Their Software Development Efforts. As The Use Of Object Technology Has Become Increasingly Widespread And Mainstream, A Growing Number Of Project Managers Are Faced With A Daunting Task: Keeping The Object Technology Project On Track And Within Budget. These Project Managers Are Burdened By The Weight Of Knowing That The Survival And Ultimate Success Of The Project Hinges On Their Insight When Planning The Project And Their Responses To Events That Lie Ahead. Unfortunately, Hidden Costs, Unpleasant Surprises And Unrealistic Expectations Lie In Wait For The Unprepared Manager.

Although Much Has Been Written About Object Technology And The Benefits Of This Paradigm, There Is Still A Shortage Of Compiled Knowledge About What To Expect And To Plan For During Project Implementation. This Book Provides Information That Managers Need To Combat The Unforeseen Challenges That Await Them, Allowing Them To Survive And Ultimately Succeed With An Object-oriented Project.

To Provide Practical Advice And Guidelines For Successfully Managing An Object-oriented Project, The Author Borrows From The Seasoned Wisdom Of Numerous Experts And Successful Consultants While Also Drawing On His Personal Experience And Extensive Knowledge. surviving Object-oriented Projects: A Manageris Guide Points Out Potential Hazards And Names Workable Solutions By Addressing The Important Issues Of Scheduling, Budgeting, Staffing, And Cost Justification. Key Points Are Supported And Illustrated Through Short Case Studies Taken From Real Object-orientedprojects, And An Appendix Collects These Workable Guidelines And Solutions Into Brief Icrib Sheetsio Ideal For Handy Reference.

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synthesizing The Insights Of Managers And Consultants Who Have Lived To Tell The Tale, Offers Advice On Keeping A Software Development Project Using Object-oriented Technology And Approaches On Track And Within Budget Despite The Inevitable Pitfalls That Await. Includes A Tear-out Crib Sheet With Handy Data And Some Soothing Mantras To Chant. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Surviving Object-Oriented Projects is an extraordinary compendium of useful strategies for organizing object-oriented projects. Independent of language or programming environment, it explains how to build good OO software despite all the conflicting forces at work. For all those OO projects that have set sail with no more than high concepts and a shiny new language, this book is the compass that will see them safely through."- Jeremy Raw, Independent Consultant Today , many organizations claim competitive market advantages resulting from the application of object-oriented technology and approaches in their software development efforts. As the use of object technology has become increasingly widespread and mainstream, a growing number of project managers are faced with a daunting keeping the object technology project on track and within budget. These project managers are burdened by the weight of knowing that the survival and ultimate success of the project hinges on their insight when planning the project and their responses to events that lie ahead. Unfortunately, hidden costs, unpleasant surprises and unrealistic expectations lie in wait for the unprepared manager. Although much has been written about object technology and the benefits of this paradigm, there is still a shortage of compiled knowledge about what to expect and to plan for during project implementation. This book provides information that managers need to combat the unforeseen challenges that await them, allowing them to survive and ultimately succeed with an object-oriented project. To provide practical advice and guidelines for successfully managing an object-oriented project, the author borrows from the seasoned wisdom of numerous experts and successful consultants while also drawing on his personal experience and extensive knowledge. Surviving Object-Oriented A Manager's Guide points out potential hazards and names workable solutions by addressing the important issues of scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and cost justification. Key points are supported and illustrated through short case studies taken from real object-oriented projects, and an appendix collects these workable guidelines and solutions into brief "crib sheets"- ideal for handy reference. Although much has been written about object technology and the benefits of this paradigm, there is still a shortage of compiled knowledge about what to expect and to plan for during project implementation. This book provides information managers need to combat the unforeseen challenges that await them, allowing them to survive and ultimately succeed with an object-oriented project. To provide practical advice and guidelines for successfully managing an object-oriented project, the author borrows from the seasoned wisdom of numerous experts and successful consultants while also drawing on his personal experience and extensive knowledge. Surviving Object-Oriented Projects: A Manager's Guide points out potential hazards and names workable solutions by addressing the important issues of scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and cost justification. Key points are supported and illustrated through short case studies taken from real object-oriented projects, and an appendix collects these guidelines and solutions into brief "crib sheets" - ideal for handy reference. The survival and ultimate success of an object-oriented software development project hinges on the project manager's prior planning and knowledge of what to expect and his or her active management to keep the project on track. This guide will help managers gain that background as it explores issues of scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and cost justification, all supported and illustrated by short case studies of actual projects.