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The Agile Developer's Handbook
The Agile Developer's Handbook

The Agile Developer's Handbook: Get more value from your software development: get the best out of the Agile methodology

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The Agile Developer's Handbook

Agile Software Delivery Methods and How They Fit the Manifesto

Some people like a bit of background before they get started, if that's you then you're in the right place. In this chapter, we're going to take a look at the various strands of the modern Agile movement and see how they've come together.

Alternatively, if you're the kind of person who likes to get stuck in first and then get some context later, once you've tried a few things out, skip this chapter and go directly to the next one. In it, we'll discover how to get your team up-and-running using the most popular Agile framework, Scrum. If that's you, see you there.

Here we're going to take a look at several Agile methods, including their backgrounds and how they fit the Agile Manifesto. Or perhaps, more importantly, how the Manifesto fits them because many Agile methods were...

Understanding Scrum

Scrum is the most popular framework among Agile teams; 58% of respondents to VersionOne's 11th Annual State of Agile Report use pure Scrum. A further 10% are using a Scrum/XP hybrid.

Background

The following timeline shows a brief history of Scrum:



The first mention of Scrum in the context of product development was in The New New Product Development Game-Takeuchi, Hirotaka, and Ikujiro Nonaka, Harvard Business Review 64, no. 1 (January–February 1986).

In the paper, the two professors describe efforts by companies to try to speed up their product development life cycles to decrease their time to market. They observed that companies that were successfully doing this were employing some interesting...

XP - Extreme Programming

Extreme Programming (XP) is the second most popular framework, used by roughly 10% of Agile teams. XP stands out as one of the few Agile frameworks that prescribe technical practices.

Background

The following timeline shows a brief history of Extreme Programming (XP):

The 1990s was the beginning of another paradigm shift for the software industry as Object-Oriented Programming began to replace Structured Programming. As a way to explore how they would use this new approach, the Chrysler motor company decided to build their payroll system in Smalltalk, an OO programming language.

Initially invited to performance-tune the system because of his knowledge of Smalltalk, Kent Beck was asked to lead their...

Kanban and Lean Software Development

In this section, we look at Lean Software Development and its origins in Lean Manufacturing. We'll first discuss the thinking that led to significant breakthroughs in responsiveness and quality on the Toyota production line. We'll then look at how we can apply those to software development.

Background

The following timeline shows a brief history of Lean and Kanban:

Lean Software Development and Kanban have their history in manufacturing and the work done by one company, in particular, Toyota Motor Corporation. In its effort to economically mass-produce affordable motor vehicles for people after the Second World War, Toyota made profound changes to the way it organized its production...

Choosing the right framework

It's no surprise that most Agile transformations start at the team level. Agile is a grassroots movement led by a bunch of software developers who knew, through their trials and tribulations, that there had to be a better way to build software.

In choosing the right framework for your team it will depend a lot on where you are on your journey.

If you're a product/project team, Scrum is the place to start. Especially if you're new to Agile, or if you have a mix of Agile understanding in your team members.

Scrum is simple to pick up because the framework gives you everything you need to get started. Plus, once you begin to master some of the basics of Scrum, it's easy to add practices which enhance your agility.

This is the path that we will follow in this book, in it we will give clear guidance on how to build up our team's...

Summary

The modern Agile movement is the coming together of three different timelines from the software industry's industrial heritage: Product Development, Engineering, and Lean Manufacturing.

We looked at the three most popular Agile methods, and how they represent each of these timelines.

We discussed how all three methods have a degree of crossover or similarity. For instance, Scrum encourages a high degree of transparency, and Scrum teams often communicate this using a visible workspace. This is very similar to the concept in Kanban of making work visible.

We also discussed how many companies are improving their results by mixing and matching from two or more approaches.

In the next chapter, we're going to give a practical overview of how to get our team started with Scrum.

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Key benefits

  • Make your team Agile by implementing industry-standard Agile techniques
  • Assess scope, scale up efficiently
  • Create the correct roles and identify the right candidates for your team
  • Finish your projects faster and stay ahead of the curve

Description

This book will help you overcome the common challenges you’ll face when transforming your working practices from waterfall to Agile. Each chapter builds on the last, starting with easy-to-grasp ways to get going with Agile. Next you’ll see how to choose the right Agile framework for your organization. Moving on, you’ll implement systematic product delivery and measure and report progress with visualization. Then you’ll learn how to create high performing teams, develop people in Agile, manage in Agile, and perform distributed Agile and collaborative governance. At the end of the book, you’ll discover how Agile will help your company progressively deliver software to customers, increase customer satisfaction, and improve the level of efficiency in software development teams.

Who is this book for?

If you’re a software developer or a project manager with little to no experience of Agile, but you want to efficiently implement it, this is the book for you.

What you will learn

  • Create a solid foundation that gives your team an Agile jumpstart
  • Understand how to select and evolve practices to increase your team's agility
  • Use experiments to accelerate your team's understanding
  • Fine-tune your approach by incorporating aspects of Lean and Lean Startup
  • Know how to foster an environment of continuous improvement and learning that will become self-sustaining
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Table of Contents

15 Chapters
The Software Industry and the Agile Manifesto Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Agile Software Delivery Methods and How They Fit the Manifesto Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Introducing Scrum to your Software Team Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Gathering Agile User Requirements Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Bootstrap Teams with Liftoffs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Metrics that will Help your Software Team Deliver Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Software Technical Practices are the Foundation of Incremental Software Delivery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Tightening Feedback Loops in the Software Development Life Cycle Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Seeking Value – How to Deliver Better Software Sooner Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Product Roadmaps to Guide Software Delivery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Improving Our Team Dynamics to Increase Our Agility Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Baking Quality into Our Software Delivery Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Ultimate Software Team Member Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Moving Beyond Isolated Agile Teams Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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The book touches on common problems and mistakes we all face every day. It gave me practical examples of how to tackle it in a more modern environment.It can help your organization move from a waterfall culture and mindset to start thinking on agility.Overall, it is a great read.
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