This valuable section offers a concise explanation of the RUP architecture. It starts with the popular hump chart, shown in Figure 1-4, which illustrates the overall RUP architecture. This figure contains information on phases, iterations, milestones, disciplines, their inter-relationships ...
One reality we all face in a world of accelerating business cycles is the need to respond more quickly to business demands. This has placed greater pressure on projects to deliver faster and more accurate ...
Abstract—Projects combining agile methods with CMMI combine adaptability with predictability to better serve large customer needs. The introduction of Scrum at Systematic, a CMMI Level 5 company, doubled productivity and cut defects by 40% compared to waterfall projects in 2006 by focusi ...
The success (or failure) of Scrum is all in how’s it’s adopted. This white paper explores five key things software executives should understand when considering a Scrum adoption. It summarizes what Scrum can and cannot do and provides advice to software executives on how they can suppo ...
Written by Jeff Sutherland, Anton Victorov, and Jack Blount, “Distributed Scrum: Agile Project Management with Outsourced Development Teams” analyzes and recommends new best practices for globally distributed agile teams. Toyota routinely achieves four times the productivity and twelve ...
Predictability and repeatability are desirable expectations of most organizations. These concepts are highly related to that of a controlled process – one with results within well-known limits. Having a good set of controlled processes will guarantee an organization the benefit of a bett ...
The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMIsm) (CMU/SEI 2002-TR-004) is a capability maturity model which focuses on improving business performance through process improvement within Software and Systems Engineering organisations. NCR Financial Solutions Group, the world's number one A ...
Project Management (CMMI-DEV) process areas cover the project management activities related to planning, monitoring, and controlling the project. The seven Project Management process areas in CMMI-DEV are as follows: Integrated Project Management (IPM) (CMMI-DEV)
Agile information systems development methods have become popular; however, which specific agile practice to use remains unclear. We argue that three types of agile practices exist—for management, development, and standards—which affect the customer responsiveness of software teams dif ...
What is Scrum? Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products. This Guide contains the definition of Scrum. This definition consists of Scrum’s roles, events, artifacts, and the rules that bind them together. Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland developed Scrum; the Scr ...