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DSDM: Business Focused Development, 2/E
ISBN-10: 0321112245
ISBN-13: 9780321112248
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 272 pp
Published: 01/13/2003
Status: Out of Print
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DSDM (the Dynamic Systems Development Method) has proved to be one of the most successful frameworks for 'Agile' software development. The new edition of this classic introduction to DSDM has been fully updated to reflect recent changes in the framework and 'best practice' in its application.
- Written by members of the DSDM Consortium.
- Discussion of how DSDM can speed up delivery of projects.
- Emphasis on the key techniques of DSDM, inclusing 'timeboxing' and 'MoSCoW Rules'
- Discussion of how agile methods such as DSDM can help deliver business benefits quicker.
- Discussion of how user involvement is imperative in delivering a usable solution.
Contents at a Glance
Part I The Framework
Chapter 1 DSDM Process Overview
Chapter 2 The Underlying Principles
Chapter 3 The Process in Action
Chapter 4 Time Versus Functionality
Chapter 5 People Working Together
Chapter 6 The Agile Project Manager in Action
Chapter 7 Impact on the Organisation
Chapter 8 Never Mind the Quality?
Chapter 9 Prototyping is Not a Waste of Time
Chapter 10 The Agile Professional
Chapter 11 Extreme Programming (XP) in a DSDM Environment
Chapter 12 Technology Support
Chapter 13 Keeping the System Going
Part II Case Studies
Chapter 14 Implementing DSDM in e-BA
Chapter 15 DSDM and Eliminating the Contractual Divide
Chapter 16 DSDM in a non-IT Project
Chapter 17 An Object-oriented DSDM Project
Chapter 18 How DSDM can de-risk Offshore Working
Chapter 19 What Happens When it all Goes Horribly Wrong
Chapter 20 A Measured DSDM Project BT
Chapter 21 From DSDM Adhocracy to DSDM Factory
Chapter 22 DSDM in Process Improvement
Chapter 23 DSDM and Business Rules
Part III Information
Chapter 24 Where Do I Go From Here
Part IV Appendices
Appendix A e-DSDM, a Specialisation
Appendix B The Agile Manifesto
References
The DSDM Consortium aimes to produce and evolve the de facto approach to building systems both quickly and efficiently. In the UK, DSDM is the most commonly used method for RAD since it has repeatedly demonstrated success in organizations of all sizes. It is now gaining acceptance on a worldwide basis
"Solving hard problems is fun solving them with other people even more so."
~ Jennifer Stapleton
DSDM (the Dynamic Systems Development Method) has proved to be one of the most successful frameworks for "Agile" software development. The new edition of this classic introduction to DSDM has been fully updated to reflect recent changes in the framework and best practice in its application.
Readers of this book will learn:
- how DSDM can speed up project delivery
- why agile methods like DSDM help to deliver business benefits more rapidly
- how to get users involved in delivering a usable solution
- how to deliver something that works in a short timescale.
The Second Edition features:
- a wide variety of new case studies showing DSDM in practice in both large and small organizations
- new guidelines for using DSDM in conjunction with other methods and notations like XP and UML
- discussion of how new developments in DSDM relate to the Agile Manifesto (included here in an appendix)
The DSDM Consortium is a not for profit membership organization dedicated to evolving the DSDM framework. Its members share knowledge and experience and help to write all DSDM publications.
Jennifer Stapleton, the editor of the book, has been Technical Director of the DSDM Consortium since its inception, and is also Director of Consulting at Empower Dynamics Limited. She is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and was its Technical Vice-President from 1996-2002. She became an independent consultant in 1996, and focuses on helping organizations to improve their processes in project delivery always with an eye to delivering real satisfaction for the end-user.
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