Post on 31-Mar-2015
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Alten Group
• Started in France in 1988
• Currently more than 11.000 people
• Presence in 10 countries
• Active in The Netherlands since 2002
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Services
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Consulting & Engineering
123
Projects
R&D Outsourcing
Training
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2001, The lodge at Mtn. Village
• Extreme programming• Scrum• DSDM• Crystal• Feature Driven Development• Pragmatic programming
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
processes and tools
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Processes and tools
• Fixed hierarchy, roles and team structure
• Many, many rules
• Management of process, not people
• Emphasis on process, not customer value
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Processes and tools
• Control
• Politics
• Ignorance
• Blame
• Apathy
• Fear
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
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Individuals and interaction
• Collocation
• Self organizing teams
• Pair programming
• Collective code ownership
XP Practices:
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
comprehensive documentation
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
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Comprehensive documentation
• ESA Life cycle:– User Requirements
Document– Software Requirements
Document– Architectural Design
Document– Detailed Design Document– Software Transfer
Document– Project History Document
– Software Project Management Plan
– Software Configuration Management Plan
– Software Validation and Verification Plan
– Software Quality Assurance Plan
– Meeting minutes– Progress reports– …
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Comprehensive documentation
• ESA Life cycle:– User Requirements
Document– Software Requirements
Document– Architectural Design
Document– Detailed Design Document– Software Transfer
Document– Project History Document
– Software Project Management Plan
– Software Configuration Management Plan
– Software Validation and Verification Plan
– Software Quality Assurance Plan
– Meeting minutes– Progress reports– …
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
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Working software
• User stories
• Unit testing
• Continuous build and integration
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
contract negotiation
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
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Contract negotiation
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
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Customer collaboration
• Scrum: Prioritized backlog of user stories• Must be accessible for questions• Frequent delivery of working software • Acceptance testing
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
following a plan
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
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Following a plan
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
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Responding to change
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work
we have come to value:
Individuals and interaction over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.
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