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Wild West to the Agile Manifesto — Jim Highsmith

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Meet Jim Highsmith Jim has penned numerous books on the subject and was honored with the International Stevens Award 2005. Jim’s Latest Book His recent book is titled Wild West to Agile: Adventures in Software Development Evolution and Revolution. Watch the video now : Jim Highsmith & the Agile Manifesto — Hands-on Agile 52.

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Certified Business Analysis Professional - CBAP : What is the Role of business analysts in software development?

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It was first published in 2005 and is consistently updated. Role of business analysts in software development Software Development is a complicated process that requires the collaboration of many different skill sets.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

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The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Metrics: A Rigorous and Practical Approach, Thord Edition , Norma Fenton and James Bieman.

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All technical debt is a risk to the product and to your business

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I hear the phrase “but not all debt is bad” a lot, usually coupled with “some level of debt is manageable” and, as a software developer, it makes me cringe. The non-linear accumulation of technical debt A good example of this is from the Developer Division (DivDev) at Microsoft in developing a product called Team Foundation Server.

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Decision Making On Software Development Projects

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Decision Making on Software Development Projects Is Both Simple and Complex at the Same Time. Oberkampf, in Proceedings from the Advanced Simulation & Computing Workshop , Albuquerque, NM, USA, 2005. All projects operate in the presence of uncertainty. Real-world decision making is performed under uncertainty. 91–94, 1996.

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Five Critical Aspects of A 21st-Century Digital Enterprise

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He took these skills into civilian life and built a successful career leading high-performance software development and information service delivery teams.

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Agile Project Management Principles - MOving from Principles to Practices

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. † These descriptions fall short for the traditional program manager, not because the principles of agile are lacking, but because the practices of program management are not directly addressed using the software development focused methodologies presented by these authors. ‡ 2, 2005. References . [1]

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