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Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development (Paperback)

by James O. Coplien (Author), Neil B. Harrison (Author)
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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; illustrated edition edition (3 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0131467409
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131467408
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 196,950 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For courses in Advanced Software Engineering or Object-Oriented Design.

 

This book covers the human and organizational dimension of the software improvement process and software project management – whether based on the CMM or ISO 9000 or the Rational Unified Process. Drawn from a decade of research, it emphasizes common-sense practices. Its principles are general but concrete; every pattern is its own built-in example. Historical supporting material from other disciplines is provided. Though even pattern experts will appreciate the depth and currency of the material, it is self-contained and well-suited for the layperson.



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See what reviewers at Slashdot.org originally had to say about James and Neil's book!

"This is a remarkably wise book, full of pragmatic advice drawn from real projects. Ultimately, software development is a human experience, and Jim and Neil have captured the essence of that experience in this work. The tapestry of patterns they have woven is postively brillant, and each thread therein is a delight to read."

--Grady Booch, IBM Fellow

Do you want to really improve your software development organization instead of complying with an arbitrary standard, or trying the latest fad? This book presents the fundamentals of creating sustainable organizations, based on in-depth studies of over 100 real software development organizations.

The authors present nearly 100 organizational patterns to help you create a highly effective organization. Case studies and vignettes illustrate how these patterns work. This practical guide shows you how to reshape critical parts of your organization. Regardless of your role, you will find patterns that you can use to make your organization more effective.

"This carefully researched, artfully described, and extraordinarily useful handbook of deep wisdom on creating teams that generate terrific software should be on every software development manager's bookshelf."

--Luke Hohmann, Hohmann Consulting
Author of Beyond Software Architecture

"As soon as I had worked through these patterns, I realized that several of my clients engaged in process definition projects could make use of them."

--Ian Graham, Technical Director, trireme.com


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5.0 out of 5 stars Seminal work on Software Engineering, 17 Sep 2004
[reviewing this for the second time since amazon lost the first one ;-(]

I can only compare this work to Brooke's ''The Mythical Man Month'' and Weinberg's ''The Psychology of Computer Programming'' in terms of insight, honesty, experience, pragmatism and significance. If there was ever a minimal body of knowledge, that is a must read, for our young (compared to others) Software Engineering discipline, then this trilogy is it.

Coplien and Harrison have spent more than a decade researching and observing highly productive software organisations, in order to capture and document the patterns that made them so productive. Finally all this knowledge has been captured in this great (in size and content;-) book.

Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development, demonstrates how in software engineering, little that is good is new. Spending more than a decade researching what works, what works better and what doesn't. Coplien and Harrison managed to clearly document this guide to organisational improvement.

This is not a book about some theory, methodology or dogma, this is the reflection of reality and the recording of facts looking back into the past of software production. This past reveals a lot about how to properly experience and create our future of software production.

This work shows the path and is the inspiration for improvement. Finally, there is no excuse not to try to improve or to repeat mistakes. There is no panacea, only hard work, but having all this knowledge at your fingertips, is damn powerful. Nobody can afford to ignore our collective knowledge captured in this book.

This is Coplien's, easiest to read book, while his most significant. Both authors have written it in such a way as for the patterns and their associations to stay with you, long after you've finished the book.

Weinberg explained to us the programmer, Brook taught us about the project, Coplien and Harrison bring us the knowledge about the software producing organisation.....the trilogy is complete !

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5.0 out of 5 stars 100 Best Practices, 24 Jan 2009
I came across this book some time ago and, to be frank, was put off by the title. Now that I've had a chance to read it properly, and as the authors agree, there is nothing specific to "Agile" in this book at all. What I can say, is that this book is one of the best books I've ever read on organizational patterns, period. And there are 100 patterns to choose from. This book is very well written and entertaining throughout - a pleasure to read. I can't recommend it highly enough for those of us that have to deal with the politics inside organizations, as well as the technical aspects.
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