Agile Software Development in the Large: Diving Into the Deep

Table of Contents

1. About This eBook
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Also Available from Dorset House Publishing
5. Acknowledgments
6. Contents
7. Preface
8. 1. Introduction
   1. Questioning Scaling Agile Processes
   2. Examining Largeness
   3. Raising Large Issues
   4. Specifying the Projects in Focus
   5. Detecting the Agile Method for Scaling
   6. Identifying the Reader
   7. Revealing the Structure of the Book
9. 2. Agility and Largeness
   1. Fundamentals of Agile Processes
   2. Magnifying the Agile Principles
   3. Processes Masquerading As Agile
   4. People Shape the Process
   5. Mistrust in Applicability
   6. Summary
10. 3. Agility and Large Teams
    1. People
    2. Team Building
    3. Interaction and Communication Structures
    4. Trouble-Shooting
    5. Virtual Teams
    6. Summary
11. 4. Agility and the Process
    1. Defining the Objectives
    2. Providing Feedback
    3. Short Development Cycles, Iterations, and Time-Boxing
    4. Planning
    5. Integration
    6. Retrospectives
    7. Getting Started with an Agile Process
    8. Culture of Change
    9. Summary
12. 5. Agility and Technology
    1. Architect and Architecture
    2. Avoid Bottlenecks
    3. Ownership
    4. Choosing Technology
    5. Techniques and Good Practices
    6. Summary
13. 6. Agility and the Company
    1. Communication and Organization Structure
    2. Project Planning and Controlling
    3. Enterprise-Wide Processes
    4. Enterprise-Wide Tools and Technology
    5. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
    6. Departments on the Edge
    7. The Customer
    8. Company Culture Shapes Individuals
    9. Resources
    10. Summary
14. 7. Putting It All Together: A Project Report
    1. The Previous History
    2. The Customer
    3. The Team
    4. Organizational Departments
    5. Starting Off
    6. Growing the Team
    7. Unresolved Issues
    8. Summary
15. Afterword
16. References
    1. Articles
    2. Books
    3. URLs
17. Index