Agile Books
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Project Management the Agile Way: Making It Work in the Enterprise
Published 11 years ago
by John C. Goodpasture, J. Ross Publishing
Project Management the Agile Way is for experienced project managers, system engineers, architects, and business analysts who are comfortable in traditional methods of project management, but now need to understand how to make agile work effectively in the enterprise. This book presents practical, day-to-day tips and application advice for how to harmonize agile methods with mainstream project processes and how to integrate these practices with other methodologies used in the business.
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Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum
Published 11 years ago
by Mike Cohn, Addison-Wesley Professional
Proven, 100% Practical Guidance for Making Scrum and Agile Work in Any OrganizationThis is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile–and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds of software organizations make Scrum and agile work.
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Software Test Engineering with IBM Rational Functional Tester: The Definitive Resource
Published 11 years ago
by Chip Davis, Daniel Chirillo, Daniel Gouveia, Fariz Saracevic, Jeffrey B. Bocarsley, Larry Quesada, Lee B. Thomas, Marc van Lint, IBM Press
Praise for Software Test Engineering with IBM Rational Functional Tester“Finally, a manual for the Software Test Engineer! Many manuals on the market today are geared toward developers, and none exist for Rational Functional Tester. This is one of the first manuals geared toward the Automated Test Engineer acknowledging the depth of knowledge required for a very complex job. The manual will assist all levels of test engineering with very specific steps and hands-on advice.
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Software Engineering Best Practices: Lessons from Successful Projects in the Top Companies
Published 11 years ago
by Capers Jones, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Proven techniques for software development successIn this practical guide, software-quality guru Capers Jones reveals best practices for ensuring software development success by illustrating the engineering methods used by the most successful large software projects at leading companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Sony, and EDS.
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Event Processing: Designing IT Systems for Agile Companies
Published 11 years ago
by K. Chandy, W. Schulte, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
How to implement effective event-processing solutionsBusiness people and IT professionals understand well the benefits of corporate agility and fast response to emerging threats and opportunities. However, many people are less familiar with the techniques now available to help accomplish those aspirations.Event processing has emerged as the key enabler for situation awareness and a set of guiding principles for systems that can adapt quickly to shifts in company and market conditions.
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Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam
Published 11 years ago
by Jennifer Greene, Andrew Stellman, O'Reilly Media
Learn the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, in a unique and inspiring way with Head First PMP . The second edition of this book helps you prepare for the PMP certification exam using a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. You'll find a full-length sample exam included inside the book.More than just proof of passing a test, a PMP certification means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems.
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IronPython in Action
Published 11 years ago
by Michael Foord, Christian Muirhead, Manning Publications
In 2005, Microsoft quietly announced an initiative to bring dynamic languages to the .NET platform. The starting point for this project was a .NET implementation of Python, dubbed IronPython. After a couple years of incubation, IronPython is ready for real-world use. It blends the simplicity, elegance, and dynamism of Python with the power of the .NET framework. IronPython in Action offers a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to Microsoft's exciting new approach for programming the .NET fram
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Agile Web Development with Rails, Third Edition
Published 11 years ago
by Sam Ruby, Dave Thomas, David Hansson, Pragmatic Bookshelf
You want to write professional-grade applications: Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework, with integrated support for unit, functional, and integration testing. It enforces good design principles, consistency of code across your team (and across your organization), and proper release management. But Rails is more than a set of best practices. Rails makes it both fun and easy to turn out very cool web applications. Need Ajax support, so your web applications are highly interactive?
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Solid Code
Published 12 years ago
by Donis Marshall, John Bruno, Microsoft Press
Get best-in-class engineering practices to help you write more-robust, bug-free code. Two Microsoft .NET development experts share real-world examples and proven methods for optimizing the software development life cycle—from avoiding costly programming pitfalls to making your development team more efficient. Managed code developers at all levels will find design, prototyping, implementation, debugging, and testing tips to boost the quality of their code—today.
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97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
Published 12 years ago
by Richard MonsonHaefel, O'Reilly Media
In this truly unique technical book, today's leading software architects present valuable principles on key development issues that go way beyond technology. More than four dozen architects -- including Neal Ford, Michael Nygard, and Bill de hOra -- offer advice for communicating with stakeholders, eliminating complexity, empowering developers, and many more practical lessons they've learned from years of experience. Among the 97 principles in this book, you'll find useful advice such as: