A Tale of Two Systems
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A Tale of Two Systems

Lean and Agile Software Development for Business Leaders

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Tale of Two Systems

Lean and Agile Software Development for Business Leaders

About this book

This business parable reviews two different systems development projects. One project was an abject, expensive failure, while the other succeeded in creating a major new revenue stream, bringing in new customers. By reviewing the tales of these two systems, readers will develop a better understanding of what works and what doesn't when it comes to

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Information

Publisher
Productivity Press
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781439803899
eBook ISBN
9781439803912
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Operations
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. Prologue
  6. Section I: The First 6 Months: September 2005-February 2006
  7. Chapter 1. Kicking Off Project 1-TRIM: The "Troubled-Real-Estate Information Management" Project
  8. Chapter 2. Kicking Off Project 2: The Cremins United Project
  9. Chapter 3. Two Different Approaches to the Two Different Projects
  10. Chapter 4. Understanding Lean and Agile Development
  11. Chapter 5. The CU Project Team Will Follow "The Process"
  12. Chapter 6. The CU Project Imposes Technology Architecture from the Top
  13. Chapter 7. Setting Expectations for the CU Project: How Iron Is the Triangle?
  14. Chapter 8. Don't Shoot the Messenger: The CU Project Team Meets with Management
  15. Chapter 9. Cutting CU Project Development Time-by a Year
  16. Chapter 10. Planning the TRIM Project
  17. Chapter 11. Planning and Managing TRIM's 1-Month Sprints
  18. Chapter 12. Status Update for Both Projects
  19. Chapter 13. The CU Project's Buy versus Build Decision
  20. Chapter 14. Drawing Boundaries and Tailoring Methods
  21. Chapter 15. The TRIM Project's First Sprint Demo: A Bit behind Schedule, but Catching Up
  22. Chapter 16. The CU Project Requirements Handoff: An Uneasy Transition
  23. Section II: The Second 6 Months: March 2006-August 2006
  24. Chapter 17. The CU Project Leaders Visit the TRIM Team
  25. Chapter 18. Checking on the CU Project's Development: Green for Go or Screaming Red?
  26. Chapter 19. A Status Check: TRIM Is OK, but CU May Be in Trouble
  27. Section III: Year 2: September 2006-February 2007
  28. Chapter 20. A Dismal Reality Check for the CUT Team
  29. Chapter 21. The TRIM System Goes Live: Managing Problems and Growth
  30. Chapter 22. The CU Project Is Finally Officially Code Complete
  31. Chapter 23. CU Project Retrospective: Slip Charts and Some Towering Expertise (Too Late)
  32. Section IV: The Beginning of the End: The Last 6 Months of 2 Years of Work
  33. Chapter 24. 18 Months In: Status Updates for Both Projects
  34. Chapter 25. The Decision to Go Live with CU System
  35. Section V: Final Lessons for Leaders
  36. Epilogue: What We Learned from the TRIM and CU Projects
  37. Index
  38. Back cover