Agile Modeling - Scott Ambler

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Effective Practices for eXtreme Programming & the Unified Process.

Résumé :

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

Part One Introduction to Agile Modeling 1

Chapter 1 Introduction 3

Enter Agile Software Development 6

Agile Modeling 8

The SWA Online Case Study 17

A Brief Overview of this Book 18

Chapter 2 Agile Modeling Values 19

Communication 20

Simplicity 21

Feedback 22

Courage 23

Humility 25

Beyond Motherhood and Apple Pie 26

Chapter 3 Core Principles 27

Software Is Your Primary Goal 28

Enabling the Next Effort Is Your Secondary Goal 28

Travel Light 29

Assume Simplicity 29

Embrace Change 30

Incremental Change 31

Model with a Purpose 31

Multiple Models 32

Quality Work 34

Rapid Feedback 35

Maximize Stakeholder Investment 37

Why Core Principles? 37

Chapter 4 Supplementary Principles 38

Content Is More Important Than Representation 38

Everyone Can Learn from Everyone Else 41

Know Your Models 41

Local Adaptation 42

Open and Honest Communication 42

Work with People's Instincts 42

Benefiting from These Principles 43

Chapter 5 Core Practices 44

Practices for Iterative and Incremental Modeling 45

Practices for Effective Teamwork 52

Practices That Enable Simplicity 56

Practices for Validating Your Work 58

Chapter 6 Supplementary Practices 60

Practices to Improve Your Productivity 61

Practices for Agile Documentation 64

Practices Concerning Your Motivation 68

Really Good Ideas 71

How to Schedule AM Practices on Your Project 72

Chapter 7 Order from Chaos: How the AM Practices Fit Together 73

The Core Practices 73

The Supplementary Practices 76

How the Categories Relate to One Another 77

Chaos and Order: Chaordic 79

Looking Ahead 80

Part Two Agile Modeling in Practice 81

Chapter 8 Communication 83

How Do We Communicate? 84

Factors That Affect Communication 85

Communication and Agile Modeling 86

Effective Communication 87

Chapter 9 Nurturing an Agile Culture 89

Overcome the Misconceptions That Surround Modeling 89

Think Small 95

Loosen Up a Bit 96

Rigidly Support Rights and Responsibilities 97

Rethink Presentations to Project Stakeholders 98

Chapter 10 Using the Simplest Tools Possible? 101

Agile Modeling with Simple Tools? 102

The Evolution of a Model 107

Agile Modeling with CASE Tools 111

Use the Media 115

The Effect of Tools on Models 116

Using the Simplest Tools In Practice 117

Chapter 11 Agile Work Areas 118

Agile Modeling Room 118

Effective Work Areas 122

Making This Work in the Real World 122

Chapter 12 Agile Modeling Teams 124

Recruit a Few Good Developers 124

Recognize That There Is No I in Agile 128

Require that Everyone Actively Participates 130

Model in Teams 130

Making This Work in the Real World 132

Chapter 13 Agile Modeling Sessions 134

Modeling Session Duration 134

Types of Modeling Sessions 136

Participants in Modeling Sessions 138

The Formality of Modeling Sessions 140

How to Make This Work in the Real World 142

Chapter 14 Agile Documentation 143

Why Do People Document? 144

When Does a Model Become Permanent? 147

Chapter 15 The UML and Beyond 168

The UML Is Not Sufficient 169

The UML Is Too Complex 171

The UML Is Not a Methodology or Process 171

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SCOTT W. AMBLER is President and a senior consultant of Ronin International (www.ronin-intl.com), a software services consulting firm that specializes in software process mentoring and object/component-based software architecture and development. Scott is the author and/or coauthor of numerous books and also coeditor, with Larry Constantine, of the Unified Process series from CMP Books. Scott is a contributing editor with Software Development magazine and a columnist with IBM developerWorks. Scott has spoken at UML World, Software Development, OOPSLA, Object Expo, Java Expo, and Application Development....