Contents of

Agile Software Development in the Large:
Diving Into the Deep

by Jutta Eckstein

ISBN: 0-932633-57-9  
©2004  248 pages   softcover  
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Subject(s): Software Management, Software Project Management, Team Management

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Preface

1 Introduction

Questioning Scaling Agile Processes
Examining Largeness
Raising Large Issues
Specifying the Projects in Focus
Detecting the Agile Method for Scaling
Identifying the Reader
Revealing the Structure of the Book

2 Agility and Largeness

Fundamentals of Agile Processes
The Agile Manifesto
Agile Methods with Respect to Largeness
Magnifying the Agile Principles
Processes Masquerading As Agile
Almost Extreme Programming, by Alistair Cockburn
People Shape the Process
Culture of Change
Adaptation
Communication
Mistrust in Applicability
Documentation
Design
Testing
Refactoring
Summary

3 Agility and Large Teams

People
Responsibility
Respect and Acceptance
Trust
Team Building
Building Teams and Subteams
Requirements Channels, by Stefan Roock
Team Roles
Team Jelling
Interaction and Communication Structures
Open-Plan Office
Open-Plan Offices, by Nicolai M. Josuttis
Flexible Workplace
Encouraging Communication
Communication Team
Trouble-Shooting
Virtual Teams
Distributed Teams
Distributed Teams, by David Hussman
Open Source
Open Source, by Dierk Konig
Summary

4 Agility and the Process

Defining the Objectives
Providing Feedback
Short Development Cycles, Iterations, and
Time-Boxing
Planning
Result-Oriented Planning
Planning Tools
Integration
Integration Strategy
Integration Team
Tools for Configuration Management and Version Control
Retrospectives
Attendance
Techniques
Learning to Become Great, by Joshua Kerievsky and Diana Larsen
Getting Started with an Agile Process
Learn from History
Start Small
Finalizing the Architecture
Grow Slowly
Culture of Change
Learning and Change Processes
Introducing Change
Force Courage
Summary

5 Agility and Technology

Architect and Architecture
Architectural Lead
Simple Architecture
Architecture As a Service
Avoid Bottlenecks
Architecture and Largeness, by Nicolai M. Josuttis
Ownership
Choosing Technology
Techniques and Good Practices
Testing
Refactoring
Standards
Summary

6 Agility and the Company

Communication and Organization Structure
Project Planning and Controlling
Planning
Controlling
Fixed-Price Projects
Enterprise-Wide Processes
Process and Methodology Department
Formation of a Process
Certification and Adaptation of a Process
Enterprise-Wide Tools and Technology
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Departments on the Edge
Human Resources
Legal Department
Marketing
Production
The Customer
The Role of the Customer
Integrating the Customer
Company Culture Shapes Individuals
Skills
Providing Training
Establishing a Learning Environment
Resources
Insourcing
Outsourcing
Full-Time and Part-Time Project Members
Summary

7 Putting It All Together: A Project Report

The Previous History
The Customer
The Team
Organizational Departments
Process and Methodology
Tools and Technology
Quality Control and Assurance
Project Planning and Controlling
Starting Off
Growing the Team
Learning from Previous Problems
Training
Establishing Short Iterations
Learning to Reflect
Enabling Communication
Managing Outsourced Teams
Unresolved Issues
Summary

Afterword

References

Index

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