Agile Anywhere (eBook)

Contents 6
1 Introduction to Agile Anywhere 9
Abstract 9
1.1 Agile Guidelines 9
2 From First to Second Edition 11
Abstract 11
2.1 Three Perspectives of Software Engineering 11
2.2 Education in Finland from the Agile Anywhere Perspective 13
2.2.1 Thematic Perspective 13
2.2.2 Organizational Perspective 14
2.2.3 Human Perspective 14
2.2.4 Agile Education and Development 15
2.3 Summary 15
References 15
3 The Agile Manifesto 16
Abstract 16
3.1 The Agile Manifesto 16
3.1.1 Individuals and Interactions Over Processes and Tools 17
3.1.2 Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation 17
3.1.3 Customer Collaboration Over Contract Negotiation 18
3.1.4 Responding to Change Over Following a Plan 19
3.2 Application to Agile Projects 19
3.3 Summary 21
References 21
4 Change 22
Abstract 22
4.1 A Conceptual Framework for Change Introduction 22
4.1.1 Applying Plotkin’s Framework on Changes in Requirements 23
4.2 Illustrations from Who Moved My Cheese? 24
4.2.1 Change Characteristics 25
4.2.2 Behavior While Change 25
4.2.3 Change Emotions 26
4.3 Summary 27
References 27
5 Team 28
Abstract 28
5.1 A Role Scheme of Agile Teams 28
5.1.1 Human Perspective on the Role Scheme 30
5.1.2 Using the Role Scheme to Scale Agile Projects 30
5.2 Leadership 31
5.3 Summary 32
References 32
6 Customers and Users 33
Abstract 33
6.1 The Customer 33
6.1.1 Agile Practices Related to the Customer Role 33
6.1.2 Project Schedule and the Business Day 34
6.2 The User 36
6.2.1 Agile and HCI Practices Related to the User 36
6.2.2 User Centered Design (UCD) 37
6.3 Summary 38
References 38
7 Time 39
Abstract 39
7.1 Sustainable Pace 39
7.2 Time Measurements 40
7.3 Prioritizing Tasks 40
7.4 Time-Related Problems of Software Projects 41
7.5 Summary 42
References 42
8 Measures 43
Abstract 43
8.1 Why Are Measures Needed? 43
8.2 Who Decides What Is Measured? 44
8.3 What Should Be Measured? 44
8.4 When Are Measures Taken? 45
8.5 How Are Measures Taken? 45
8.6 Who Does Take Measure? 45
8.7 How Are Measures Used? 46
8.8 Illustration for the Case of a Software Project 46
8.9 Summary 48
References 48
9 Quality 49
Abstract 49
9.1 The Agile Approach to Quality 49
9.1.1 Process Quality 50
9.1.2 Product Quality 50
9.2 Test-Driven Development 51
9.3 Summary 52
References 52
10 Learning 54
Abstract 54
10.1 Agile Project from the Constructivist Perspective 54
10.2 Short Releases and Iterations 55
10.3 Summary 56
References 56
11 Abstraction 58
Abstract 58
11.1 Abstraction Levels in Agile Projects 58
11.2 Summary 60
References 60
12 Trust 61
Abstract 61
12.1 Process Transparency 61
12.2 Ethics 62
12.3 Diversity 63
12.4 Summary 64
References 65
13 Globalization 66
Abstract 66
13.1 Agile Global Product Development 66
13.2 Software Projects and Culture 67
13.3 Summary 68
References 68
14 Reflection 69
Abstract 69
14.1 Reflective Practitioner Perspective 69
14.2 Retrospective 70
14.3 The Retrospective Facilitator 70
14.4 Guidelines for a Retrospective Session 71
14.5 Application of Agile Practices in Retrospective Sessions 71
14.6 End of the Release Retrospective 72
14.7 Summary 74
References 74