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Specification by Example: How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software [Paperback]

Gojko Adzic (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 3 Jun 2011 | ISBN-10: 1617290084 | ISBN-13: 978-1617290084 | Edition: 1

Summary

Specification by Example is an emerging practice for creating software based on realistic examples, bridging the communication gap between business stakeholders and the dev teams building the software. In this book, author Gojko Adzic distills interviews with successful teams worldwide, sharing how they specify, develop, and deliver software, without defects, in short iterative delivery cycles.

About the Technology

Specification by Example is a collaborative method for specifying requirements and tests. Seven patterns, fully explored in this book, are key to making the method effective. The method has four main benefits: it produces living, reliable documentation; it defines expectations clearly and makes validation efficient; it reduces rework; and, above all, it assures delivery teams and business stakeholders that the software that's built is right for its purpose.

About the Book

This book distills from the experience of leading teams worldwide effective ways to specify, test, and deliver software in short, iterative delivery cycles. Case studies in this book range from small web startups to large financial institutions, working in many processes including XP, Scrum, and Kanban.

This book is written for developers, testers, analysts, and business people working together to build great software.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

What's Inside
  • Common process patterns
  • How to avoid bad practices
  • Fitting SBE in your process
  • 50+ case studies

For additional resources go to specificationbyexample.com.

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Table of Contents
    Part 1 Getting started
  1. Key benefits
  2. Key process patterns
  3. Living documentation
  4. Initiating the changes
    5. Part 2 Key process patterns
  5. Deriving scope from goals
  6. Specifying collaboratively
  7. Illustrating using examples
  8. Refining the specification
  9. Automating validation without changing specifications
  10. Validating frequently
  11. Evolving a documentation system
    12. Part 3 Case studies
  12. uSwitch
  13. RainStor
  14. Iowa Student Loan
  15. Sabre Airline Solutions
  16. ePlan Services
  17. Songkick
  18. Concluding thoughts

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  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Manning Publications; 1 edition (3 Jun 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1617290084
  • ISBN-13: 978-1617290084
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 1.5 x 23.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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A UK based consultant, Gojko Adzic helps teams worldwide implement specification by example and agile testing practices. He has written two previous books on the subject and contributed to several open source projects supporting specification by example. Gojko is a frequent speaker at leading software development and testing conferences and runs the UK Agile Testing User Group.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, straightforward and practical 27 Oct 2011
By Mr. M. Thristan
Format:Paperback
This book is great.
While as other reviewers have noted, it does not say anything "new" from a technical perspective, this is a great "glue it together" book, which focuses on bringing together the ideas of continuous integration while developing, and starting with example-based acceptance test driven stories and requirements to drive customer value and success in projects.
This is not a technical book, and reads simply and straightforwardly. To be honest, to such a point, that at the beginning, I was saying to myself "So what? I know all this" - but the great joy of the book is that it leads by example by using examples (case studies) to explain how to go about making the idea of continuously developed specification and test harnesses actually take root and flower within an organisation. As with all great user stories, it gives you the context and the criteria to prove success.
I would recommend reading this book with "Test Driven" (also Manning) and "the RSpec Book" (Pragmatic) to complete out a full, detailed view - and probably also recommend reading it with a decent requirements book (Wiegers), and a decent agile methodology book if you are starting out, as these will help you to flesh out the ideas within (maybe even "the Secret Ninja Cucumber Scrolls" for a Cucumber approach (wink)).
If I have but one criticism, it is that I do not recall an example for my situation - trying to influence multiple development suppliers to take on this approach (i.e. delivering to a central corporate client managing application delivery and support). Maybe the next update will contain this...
If I have but one piece of praise to single out, it is that I used the book just yesterday to talk about using some of the ideas contained within to improve reliability on a legacy system. I think "I use it" is the highest piece of praise you can give to such a book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Meeting customer's needs. 26 Oct 2011
By Kai Kramhvft
Format:Paperback
The book is very helpful in emphasizing how important it is to understand customer requirements and how to get it implemented so it meets the customer's needs.
The author is very ambitious in defining new terms for terminology already given by others in the field of software development processes. But as the author puts it: Terms are not so important. It's the way how you live the process especially the requirements and testing process. How you name it is secondary and may be 3% of importance.
Good cooperation and open communication are most important part when developing software.
Living documentation is another identified key factor for success of software projects which is described in the book. Documentation is usually out of date as requirements change.
In Specification By Example the author describes the concept of executable specifications which are automated tests that read like documentation.
This kind of documentation is always up to date, because it's run daily against the software to test it.
I personally also love the idea that you should define the scope with the customer. Customers mostly have solutions in mind when they talk to a software company. Finding out what the customer's goals are and maybe even how to save the customer money is a key requirement for software companies these days.
Do not blindly follow customer requirements but consulting them. We have to thank Gojko Adzic
for putting together the experience made by over 50 companies around the globe when developing
software and writing it down in this well-organized book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Discover how to build the right product at the right time 18 Oct 2011
By Andy Lawrence
Format:Paperback
This book builds on the themes started in "Bridging the Communications Gap" and it too remains largely non-technical, focusing on the principles and practices rather than tools (other than a whiteboard!). Whilst Specification by Example has emerged primarily from agile roots, this book sensibly focuses on the value of the technique irrespective of the overall process you employ to build software. As a result it will be useful to all practitioners regardless of their knowledge of agile.

I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone striving to build valuable software solutions for their customers.
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