Intro
You may ask yourself why you should read this book. Another book on software lifecycles? Has this not been chewed till all taste was gone?
Have not all organisations mastered the art of professional software development using state of the art and open lifecycles? Has the market not adopted Prince II, RUP and Unified methods? Standards on technology and databases, ERP systems and web-shops?
Well, fact of the matter is that we are frequently (yes, very frequently) contacted by organisations that struggle with exactly these elements. In many occasions it is the diversity of technologies, organisational and technological legacy that makes their situations fuzzy.
IT departments that have mastered the 'waterfall process' cannot cope with todays front-end dynamics. IT-technologies have rapidly matured, the target audience none less, changing the expectations end users have from tomorrow's solutions.
Have we then found the grail? Well, obviously that would be too much to say.
It is however evident, that we have found and matured a way of working, tools and technologies that are an integral step forward to change the way applications are crafted.
A much more interesting way of working for the professional, a much faster way of delivering the solution.
How have we succeeded? We have invested in open solutions, and we have standardised, standardised and standardised, collaborating with customers to the point where we can let you share in this success.
Sander, Robert, Wouter & Frank
Target audience
This book is meant for all that work the ICT project delivery lifecycle. It is our experience that all involved must understand how working together can be succesful. Understanding 'the lingo' is a basic step in this.
We have also found that decisionmakers should understand the lifecycle. Improving your organisation's development process is a matter that cannot lightly be adressed without the understanding of what is involved.
Scope
Objectives
Introduce
Assists transition to agile
From waterfall
From RUP
From other agile processes
Support development teams
A brief history
Authors