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Interview and Book Review: Enterprise Software Delivery

"Enterprise Software Delivery" is the latest book by Alan W. Brown, and is a must-read guide for anybody concerned with the development and delivery of software in a large organisation.

Craig Smith
on Feb 20, 2013
Agile in the Defense Industry

The Defense Industry is often viewed as a very “non-Agile” culture. Teams, organized along strict hierarchical boundaries, seldom collaborate freely and are forced to communicate through the handoff of contract-specified artifacts. In this article, Jeff Plummer shares his experience with successfully applying Agile principles and practices to his team working in the Defense Industry.

Jeff Plummer
on Oct 29, 2012
Automated Error Reporting: The Gateway to Better Quality

Ignorance might be bliss, but it goes straight to the bottom line when it comes to software bugs. Those who can ferret out bugs and improve the quality of their software will be rewarded with greater customer trust, higher renewal rates, lower maintenance costs, and fewer opportunities for the competition. Laila Lotfi explains how automated error reporting aids in this endeavor.

Laila Lotfi
on Aug 28, 2012
Culture & Methods

An Interview with Rebecca Parsons - Thoughtworks CTO

Dr Rebecca Parsons is the Chief Technology Officer for Thoughtworks, and a Director of the Agile Alliance. At the Agile Australia conference in Melbourne she discussed the trends in database technology around NoSQL databases, the linking of continuous design with continuous delivery and the impact of the mainstream adoption of agile practices on the Agile Alliance.

Shane Hastie
on Jun 19, 2012
The Agile Project Manager — Voilà: The Great Reveal

Certified Scrum Master training tells us we must conduct Reviews (aka Demo's) at the end of every Sprint. Rarely do we get guidance on how to have a great Sprint Review. Bob Galen has experienced the bad "Demos" that were only Powerpoint and helped coach them to the level where stakeholders clamoured to attend.

Robert Galen
on Jun 11, 2012
Agile Development Team Charter

Project Charters have rightfully focused on scope & goals for the project. However, team members can be unclear on their roles, activities, and expectations. This is especially true for people new to Agile. The Agile Development Team Charter addresses this gap by reviewing the Agile Prime Directive, Incremental Innovation Statements, and Team Member User Stories to provide clarity and context.

Terry Bunio
on Feb 27, 2012
Faster, Better, Higher – But How?

One of the main challenges when designing software architecture is the consideration of quality attributes. Not only their design turns out to be difficult, but also the specification of these attributes. Consequently, many problems in software systems are directly related to the specification and design of quality attributes such as modifiability or performance, to name just a few.

Michael Stal
on Feb 20, 2012
Interview and Book Review: Specification by Example

Gojko Adzic has written the book Specification by Example, explaining the set of techniques for describing the functional and behavioural aspects of a computer system in a way that they are useful to the development team (expressed ideally as executable tests), understandable by non-technical stakeholders and maintainable to remain relevant despite changing customer demands.

Shane Hastie
on Oct 24, 2011
Active Architecture for Agile Projects

Active Architecture is a type of documentation that helps to bridge the gap between User Stories in Agile Projects and large design deliverables on Traditional projects. It leverages the power and simplicity of User Stories. Unlike traditional design documentation that defines the structure or passive state of the design, Active Architecture defines the actions or active state of the design.

Terry Bunio
on Sep 19, 2011
Interview and Book Excerpt: CMMI for Development

The CMMI for Development (CMMI-DEV) framework, developed at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), can be used to improve product quality and project and organizational performance. InfoQ spoke with Mike Konrad, co-author of the book published on CMMI-Dev framework.

Srini Penchikala
on Jun 21, 2011
Integrating Agile into a Waterfall World

Joseph Flahiff maintains that agile values principles and practices can be integrated into in a waterfall environment to improve project predictability and ultimate success. He offers three keys that the project manager must use to successfully unlock the power of agile to improve project delivery.

Joseph Flahiff
on Jun 06, 2011
The Curse of the Change Control Mechanism

Unprecedented levels of change caused by the pace of innovation are stretching traditional contract models to the breaking point. As more organizations adopt Agile and Lean for the development of innovative/complex products and services, new contract models are needed that accommodate change. The Evolutionary Contract Model, based on Agile / Lean principles, offers promise as a possible solution.

Gabrielle Benefield Susan Atkinson
on May 11, 2011