Agility Across Time and Space: Implementing Agile Methods in Global Software Projects

By Darja Šmite and Šmite

Book Overview

Part I Motivation. - 1 Fundamentals of Agile Distributed Software Development. - Part II Transition. - 2 Implementing Extreme Programming in Distributed Software Project Teams: Strategies and Challenges. - 3 Transitioning from Distributed and Traditional to Distributed and Agile: An Experience Report. - 4 Tailoring Agility: Promiscuous Pair Story Authoring and Value Calculation. - 5 Scrum and Global Delivery: Pitfalls and Lessons Learned. - 6 Onshore and Offshore Outsourcing with Agility: Lessons Learned. - 7 Contribution of Agility to Successful Distributed Software Development. - 8 Preparing your Offshore Organization for Agility: Experiences in India. - Part III Management. - 9 Improving Global Development Using Agile. - 10 Turning Time from Enemy into an Ally using the Pomodoro Technique. 11 MBTA: Management By Timeshifting Around. - 12 High Level Planning in Distributed Agile Software: An Action Research Study. 13 Tools for Supporting Distributed Agile Project Planning. - 14 Standing in the Shadow of a Dinosaur: Customer Communication Challenges in Distributed Development Between a Traditional and Agile Organization. - 15 Coordination Between Global Agile Teams: From Process to Architecture. - 16 Considering Subcontractors in Distributed Scrum Teams. - Part IV Teams. - 17 Using Scrum Practices in GSD Projects. - 18 Feature Teams: Distributed and Dispersed. - 19 Roles and Responsibilities in Feature Teams. - 20 Getting Communication Right: the Difference Between Distributed Bliss or Miss. - 21 A Task-Driven Approach on Agile Knowledge Transfer. - 22 Architecture-Centric Development in Globally Distributed Projects. - 23 Agility Across Time and Space: Summing up and Planning for the Future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642426212
• ISBN13: 9783642426216
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"