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Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems
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Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems

by James A. Highsmith
July 2013
Intermediate to advanced
392 pages
10h 42m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Foreword

If I could, I would give a copy of Jim Highsmith’s book to everyone involved in developing large systems—end users, managers, IT professionals, and most especially IT project managers! Jim’s message is simple but vitally important: Large information systems don’t have to take so long, they don’t have to cost so much, and they don’t have to fail. Unfortunately, as simple as Jim’s message is, making it happen is an enormously difficult undertaking in most large organizations.

While many project management books deal extensively with the need for building systems faster in today’s business workplace, Jim’s is the first book I’ve read that addresses what must happen when management is faced both with the need for high-speed delivery and ...

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ISBN: 9780133489491