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Fact: Agile
processes are appropriate for large-scale and business critical projects.
Certainly software vendors, the most mature users of Agile processes, see Agile
development as the key to increase revenue and quality of their very products.
Why, then, are IT organizations skeptical? In this issue of the Agile Journal,
we look at a range of techniques and best practices that companies have used on
large Agile projects.
Ross Pettit
explores what companies can do to leverage skills and experience, monitor
practice adoption, align staff recruiting, and measure results. Linsley Meadows
and Sean Hanly share how British Telecom is transforming an organization of
14,000 developers by investing in strong Agile mentors and coaches. And Kirk
Knoernschild argues that Agile processes can provide a set of checks and
balances to large teams, so that development teams can minimize dependencies
among their development artifacts and emphasize integration earlier in the
software lifecycle.
From an
architectural perspective, Scott Ambler looks at the balance between effective
up front architectural design and the need for just-in-time refinement and
implementation. Israel Gat and Ryan Martens show how BMC Software has not only
scaled its use of Agile processes for large teams, but how it is running
product development teams across six locations and 11 time zones. And finally,
we are fortunate to have just received Alistair Cockburn's second edition of
the "Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game." Cockburn provides a set
of core principles that are key to the success of Agile projects, and takes a
particular look at how teams can truly become self-adapting.
This is an exciting time in the history of Agile
development. We know that 2007 will bring even more successful large-scale
projects and best practices on which Agile newcomers can draw. Please send us
your best practices and suggestions for future articles. If you would like to
contribute an article on this or another upcoming topic, go to the "Letters to
the Editor" in the
forum at AgileJournal.com.
Liz
Barnett
Editor in Chief
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