In recent years, the Internet revolution has
caused a shift in how fast technology is developed and marketed. We
have seen the appearance of “Web Years” as a measure of time, and the
widespread adoption of Rapid Application Development (RAD) as a
standard software development method used in even our largest
organizations. There has been a parallel shift in how projects are
managed. First appearing in software development projects, Agile
Development methods are now a very hot topic in software development
conferences and magazines. These are methods that stress the speed of
development and close interaction with the customer over traditional,
more bureaucratic, practices.
This recording will outline the underlying principles of Agile
Development and details of how it differs from traditional development
projects. Then, using an agile project management method called Scrum,
it will illustrate how agile management methods used in software
development may be extended to projects from other application areas
outside of I/T. Listeners will come away from the session with a
high-level understanding of the Agile Development philosophy and how it
differs from traditional development approaches, enough of an
understanding of Scrum to be able to determine if and how it could be
implemented on a project, and a list of resources for further
information on Agile Development and Scrum.
In recent years, the Internet revolution has
caused a shift in how fast technology is developed and marketed. We
have seen the appearance of “Web Years” as a measure of time, and the
widespread adoption of Rapid Application Development (RAD) as a
standard software development method used in even our largest
organizations. There has been a parallel shift in how projects are
managed. First appearing in software development projects, Agile
Development methods are now a very hot topic in software development
conferences and magazines. These are methods that stress the speed of
development and close interaction with the customer over traditional,
more bureaucratic, practices.