Balancing agility and discipline : a guide for the perplexed

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Title:

Balancing agility and discipline : a guide for the perplexed

Author:

Boehm, Barry W.

ISBN:

9780321186126

Personal Author:

Boehm, Barry W.

Publication Information:

Boston : Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

Foreword / Grady Booch -- Foreword / Alistair Cockburn -- Foreword / Arthur Pyster -- Ch. 1. Discipline, Agility, and Perplexity -- Ch. 2. Contrasts and Home Grounds -- Ch. 3. A Day in the Life -- Ch. 4. Expanding the Home Grounds: Two Case Studies -- Ch. 5. Using Risk to Balance Agility and Discipline -- Ch. 6. Conclusions -- App. A. Comparing the Methods -- App. B. Manifesto for Agile Software Development -- App. C. Capability Maturity Models -- App. D. Tools for Balancing -- App. E. Empirical Information.

Abstract:

"The authors expose the bureaucracy and stagnation that mark discipline without agility, and liken agility without discipline to unbridled and fruitless enthusiasm. Using a day in the life of two development teams and ground-breaking case studies, they illustrate the differences and similarities between agile and plan-driven methods, and show that the best development strategies have ways to combine both attributes. Their analysis is both objective and grounded, leading finally to clear and practical guidance for all software professionals - showing how to locate the sweet spot on the agility - discipline continuum for any given project."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Computer software -- Development.

Added Author:

Turner, Richard, 1954-

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Summary

Nowadays, there are many methodologies you can introduce your to students. On the one hand, there are the more agile methods that focus on individual projects, and how to get them done fast--the camp represented by Beck and Cockburn. On the other hand, there are the more disciplined methods, focused on setting up organizational processes for getting projects done with predictable high quality--the camp best represented by the SEI, the CMMI, and Humphrey. Although these methods are often presented as mutually exclusive, they actually lie on a continuum. The authors of Balancing Agility and Discipline have worked out clear guidelines for determining where on that continuum a particular software development project is located--and therefore, how agile or disciplined a chosen methodology can or has to be.