Valuable, Dependable, Adaptable
Valuable, Dependable, Adaptable
Principles of Effective Software Delivery
About the Book
About the Author
Table of Contents
- Introduction
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Principle 1: Metaphor matters
- Software as Science
- Software as Engineering
- Software as a Craft
- Software as Architecture
- Software as Gardening!
- Conclusion
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Principle 2: Clarify Purpose
- The purpose of purpose
- Your purpose is not to do your job
- Purpose for performance
- Purpose for Alignment
- Your purpose is not to deliver software
- Your customer is your purpose
- The purpose continuum
- Finding your collective purpose
- Purpose through story-telling
- The structure of purpose
- The power of purpose
- Be clear about your purpose
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Principle 3: Analyse Demand
- Work, rework and unnecessary work
- Failure demand
- The human cost of failure
- What do your customers expect?
- Principle 4: Measure Capability
- Principle 5: Optimise Flow
- Principle 6: Cut Complexity
- Principle 7: Better Practice
- Principle 8: Humanistic Roles
- Principle 9: Learning Rules!
- Summary
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