The Art of Lean Software Development: A Practical and Incremental Approach Contributor(s): Hibbs, Curt (Author), Jewett, Steve (Author), Sullivan, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596517319 ISBN-13: 9780596517311 Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2009 Annotation: This succinct book explains how users can apply the practices of Lean software development to dramatically increase productivity and quality. As developers master each practice, they will see significant, measurable results. It is ideal for busy people who want to improve the development process but can't afford the disruption of a sudden and complete transformation. |
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BISAC Categories: - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Programming - General |
Dewey: 005.1 |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.14" W x 9.14" L (0.59 lbs) 140 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 06/01/2009 pg. 21 |
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Publisher Description: This succinct book explains how you can apply the practices of Lean software development to dramatically increase productivity and quality. Based on techniques that revolutionized Japanese manufacturing, Lean principles are being applied successfully to product design, engineering, the supply chain, and now software development. With The Art of Lean Software Development, you'll learn how to adopt Lean practices one at a time rather than taking on the entire methodology at once. As you master each practice, you'll see significant, measurable results. With this book, you will:
The Art of Lean Software Development is ideal for busy people who want to improve the development process but can't afford the disruption of a sudden and complete transformation. The Lean approach has been yielding dramatic results for decades, and with this book, you can make incremental changes that will produce immediate benefits. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hibbs, Curt: - Curt Hibbs has always been slightly obsessed with new technologies and tracking technology trends. But he will tell you that this is simply because he is lazy, always looking for new methods and technologies to make his work easier and more productive. This led to his discovery of Ruby in 2001 (when it was still relatively unknown outside of Japan) and to his founding several highly successful Ruby open source projects. Steve Jewett is a software developer with The Boeing Company, where he is involved in the development of network-centric cognitive decision support systems. His software experience started with BASIC and FORTRAN on a DEC PDP 1170 back in high school. The trail from there to the present day includes a litany of languages, a broad spectrum of design strategies and development methodologies, and a bevy of software projects, some of which were actually successful. Over a 20+ year career, he has developed software for automated test equipment, weapon/aircraft integration, embedded systems, desktop applications and web applications. His primary areas of interest are software architecture design and software development methodologies, particularly agile software development and its relationship to lean processes. Sullivan, Mike: -Mike Sullivan has over 6 years of experience teaching at the university level, and has spent the last 4 years working with software teams in small companies and large corporations to drive valuable solutions and improve team dynamics. He is currently working in a small research team within a large corporation, implementing Lean techniques to improve the software his team delivers. Mike's interests include golf, Cardinals baseball and teaching. |
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