Specification by Example

How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software

Gojko Adzic

• Publisher: Manning
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781617290084
• eBook ISBN: 9781638351368
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Quality Assurance & Testing
• Index: Computer Science

Summary
Specification by Example is an emerging practice for creating software based on realistic examples, bridging the communication gap between business stakeholders and the dev teams building the software. In this book, author Gojko Adzic distills interviews with successful teams worldwide, sharing how they specify, develop, and deliver software, without defects, in short iterative delivery cycles. About the Technology
Specification by Example is a collaborative method for specifying requirements and tests. Seven patterns, fully explored in this book, are key to making the method effective. The method has four main benefits: it produces living, reliable documentation; it defines expectations clearly and makes validation efficient; it reduces rework; and, above all, it assures delivery teams and business stakeholders that the software that's built is right for its purpose. About the Book
This book distills from the experience of leading teams worldwide effective ways to specify, test, and deliver software in short, iterative delivery cycles. Case studies in this book range from small web startups to large financial institutions, working in many processes including XP, Scrum, and Kanban. This book is written for developers, testers, analysts, and business people working together to build great software. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's Inside

• Common process patterns
• How to avoid bad practices
• Fitting SBE in your process
• 50+ case studies

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Table of Contents
Part 1 Getting started Part 2 Key process patterns Part 3 Case studies

• Key benefits
• Key process patterns
• Living documentation
• Initiating the changes
• Deriving scope from goals
• Specifying collaboratively
• Illustrating using examples
• Refining the specification
• Automating validation without changing specifications
• Validating frequently
• Evolving a documentation system
• uSwitch
• RainStor
• Iowa Student Loan
• Sabre Airline Solutions
• ePlan Services
• Songkick
• Concluding thoughts

Table of contents

• Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software
• Copyright
• Brief Table of Contents
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the author
• About the cover illustration
• Part 1. Getting started
• Chapter 1. Key benefits
• Chapter 2. Key process patterns
• Chapter 3. Living documentation
• Chapter 4. Initiating the changes
• Part 2. Key process patterns
• Chapter 5. Deriving scope from goals
• Chapter 6. Specifying collaboratively
• Chapter 7. Illustrating using examples
• Chapter 8. Refining the specification
• Chapter 9. Automating validation without changing specifications
• Chapter 10. Validating frequently
• Chapter 11. Evolving a documentation system
• Part 3. Case studies
• Chapter 12. uSwitch
• Chapter 13. RainStor
• Chapter 14. Iowa Student Loan
• Chapter 15. Sabre Airline Solutions
• Chapter 16. ePlan Services
• Chapter 17. Songkick
• Chapter 18. Concluding thoughts
• Appendix A. Resources
• Index
• List of Figures
• List of Examples