Title: Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Large, Multisite, and Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum
Author: Craig Larman and Bas Vodde
Year: 2010
Pages: 624
Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile is a book written by Craig Larman and Bas Vodde that provides an overview of how to apply Lean and Agile methodologies to large, complex software development projects.
Lean thinking, agile principles and practices, and large-scale Scrum are increasingly used by large product-development organizations for delivering value and innovation sustainably and quickly.
As a result, I gave this book a rating of 7.5/10.
For me, a book with a note 10 is one I consider reading again every year. Among the books I rank with 10, for example, is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Overview of Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile
With their decades of experience leading and guiding large, multi-site, and offshore product development adoptions of lean and agile, internationally recognized consultant and best-selling author Craig Larman and former Nokia Networks agile transformation leader Bas Vodde provide key action tools in Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile that you can apply right now.
In a competitive environment that demands ever-faster cycle times and greater innovation, lean thinking and agile principles are increasingly relevant.
Among the concrete practices discussed in Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile are lean product development with large-scale Scrum, agile offshore development, multisite development, coordination, and planning of multi-hundred-person product groups, as well as requirements, contracts, architecture, and design.
– Frameworks for large-scale Scrum for multi-hundred-person product groups
– Testing and building quality in
– Low-quality legacy code: why it’s created, and how to stop it
– Continuous integration in a large multisite context
– Agile architecting
– Multisite or offshore development
– Contracts and outsourced development
Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development will help people realize a lean enterprise―and deliver the significant benefits of agility.
Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile covers the principles and practices of Lean and Agile development, and how to apply them to large, complex software development projects. Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile also covers the key practices and strategies needed to successfully scale Lean and Agile, including product backlogs, Kanban boards, and scaling frameworks such as LeSS and SAFe.
The book covers the challenges and pitfalls teams might encounter when scaling Lean and Agile and offers practical solutions to overcome them. Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile provides real-world examples and case studies from his experience implementing Lean and Agile in large organizations.
Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile covers the importance of leadership, communication, and collaboration in the scaling process.
My Book Highlights & Quotes
“… People subconsciously retard their own intellectual growth. They come to rely on cliches and habits. Once they reach the age of their own personal comfort with the world, they stop learning and their mind runs idle for the rest of their days. They may progress organizationally, they may be ambitious and eager, and they may even work night and day. But they learn no more…”
“… One of the Scrum rules is that work cannot be pushed onto a team; the Product Owner offers items for the iteration, and the team pulls as many as they decide they can do at a sustainable pace with good quality…”
In conclusion, Practices for Scaling Lean and Agile is a must-read for anyone looking to apply Lean and Agile methodologies to large, complex software development projects.
The author, Craig Larman, provides a comprehensive overview of the key practices and strategies needed to successfully scale Lean and Agile, as well as real-world examples and case studies that make it easy to understand and apply the concepts to your own team.
By understanding the challenges and pitfalls of scaling and how to overcome them, teams can successfully implement Lean and Agile to achieve the best results. It’s a valuable resource for anyone looking to take their Agile journey to the next level and scale it to larger projects.
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