A Tale of Two Transformations: Bringing Lean and Agile Software Development to Life
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439879753 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 323 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Schmidt, Vice President for Enterprise Initiatives, Informatica & author of Lean IntegrationFinally! A book about Lean and Agile software development for the executives who want to make the transition - from someone who has been there … deals with a broad array of leadership problems, from discovering chief engineers, to dealing with demanding sales managers to pulling back from outsourcing. The story-telling approach, with a summary of the lessons and insights at the end of each chapter, is an engaging way to learn…
He was educated in international relations and economics at Carleton College and Princeton University and began his career in international trade negotiation in Washington, D.C. In each of his early jobs, he saw the promise of applying information technology to solve business problems; eventually, he moved his career more formally in that direction by joining Norwest Corporation as strategic technology planner and large-scale software project manager. One of the constant el
John G. Schmidt said A good read for novice or professional. As a A good read for novice or professional As a 35-year IT veteran working as a Software Developer, Program Manager, Enterprise Architect and having written a few books of my own in the process, I began reading Levine's book with the hope that it would be entertaining, but not with the expectation that I w. 5-year IT veteran working as a Software Developer, Program Manager, Enterprise Architect and having written a few books of my own in the process, I began reading Levine's book with the hope that it would be entertaining, but not with the expectation that I w
Michael Levine’s first book, A Tale of Two Systems, is one of the best, synthesizing Lean manufacturing and product development with agile software concepts in an engaging business novel. Levine has followed the successful approach of A Tale of Two Systems, telling two simultaneous intertwined and contrasting stories, to bring organizational transformation to life. Mr. They have recently become leaders in two very different companies – one, stuck in a slow-moving, unresponsive, process-driven quagmire of a software culture; the other, struggling through the chaos of a sales-driven, process-less swirl. Mary and Wes evaluate their situations and choose approaches that best fit for them, and the transformations commence. T