Dean leffingwell, creator of safe r, is widely recognized as the one of the worlds foremost authorities on leanagile best practices. I dont understand why that couldnt have been the title of the book also. Effective requirements discovery and analysis is a critical best practice for serious application development. Software and systems are everywhere, driving business innovation and new ways of working, while replacing aging business. Advanced topic recommended reading scaled agile framework. Dean leffingwell cofounder and chief methodologtist.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was originally called the agile enterprise big picture by softwareindustry veteran dean leffingwell, who published the bestselling book agile software requirements. Best practices for large enterprises agile software development 1 by leffingwell, dean leffingwell isbn. Dean leffingwell s book scaling software agility fills this gap admirably. We are very proud that dean leffingwell will be joining us and will facilitate an inspirational and educational keynote session. He draws ideas from three very useful intellectual pools. Principles of product development flow, don reinertsen. Scaled agile framework for lean software and systems engineering by dean leffingwell at barnes. It offers a practical guide to large project issues such as architecture, requirements development, multilevel release planning. It described a frameworkcalled the agile enterprise big picturethat visualized how to apply lean and agile practices and principles to the team, program, and portfolio levels. Adopting leffingwells scaled agile framework, the theory.
Dean leffingwell s book is named agile software requirements, but it is all about the enterprise agile model called scaled agile framework a. This book presents practical and proven agile approaches for managing software requirements for a team, collaborating teams of teams, and all across the enterprise. A musthave resource for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners. He is an author, serial entrepreneur, and software and systems development methodologist. Applying the scaled agile framework for lean enterprises. Description we need better approaches to understanding and managing software requirements, and dean provides them in this book. Read agile software requirements lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise by dean leffingwell available from rakuten kobo. Safe distilled is the book weve all been waiting for. Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise addisonwesley, 2011, and. Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise ebook written by dean leffingwell. We ignored the fact that many customers dont know what they want. Best practices for large enterprises paperback feb 26 2007. In todays fastpaced digital economy, businesses must rapidly respond to advances in technology to maintain a competitive edge.
This book as leffingwell acknowledges is not really about requirements but is an agile at scale model improving on scaling software agility 2009 backed up by safe program consultant. Applying the scaled agile framework for lean software and systems by richard knaster and dean leffingwell. Agile software requirements agile software development series leffingwell, dean on. Dean leffingwells vision of agile at scale transformation. Adopting leffingwells scaled agile framework, the theory and the practice 1. Leffingwell, dean 2011, lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise, addisonwesley professional, isbn 9780321635846. Director, enterprise agile strategy at versionone, inc.
Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise agile software development series 1st edition. Widely recognized as a leading authority on software development, he is an author, serial entrepreneur, and software development methodologist. It breaks down the complexity of the framework into easily digestible explanations and actionable guidance. Dean leffingwell author of agile software requirements. It offers a practical guide to large project issues such as architecture, requirements. Dean leffingwells book scaling software agility fills this gap admirably. Dean leffingwell captures the essence of agile in its entirety, all the way from the discrete user story in the trenches to complex software portfolios at the enterprise level. For many enterprises considering agile approaches, the absence of effective and scalable agile requirements processes has been a showstopper for agile adoption.
Part i presents the big picture of agile requirements in the enterprise, and describes an overall process model for agile requirements at the project team, program, and portfolio levels. Drew is a principal contributor to the scaled agile framework, a consultant, and an instructor. Drew met dean leffingwell in early 2009 when he was developing a scaled agile methodology for a management consulting company to bridge their strategic business framework with agile. In part one of this twopart interview, leffingwell talks about the differences between agile and.
Dean leffingwell, creator of safer, is widely recognized as the one of the worlds foremost authorities on leanagile best practices. The scaled agile framework safe provides practices. The book is designed as a primary source for preparing for the pmiacp. Dean leffingwell cofounder, chief methodologist recognized as one of the worlds foremost authorities on lean agile best practices, dean leffingwell, the creator of safe, is an author, entrepreneur, and software development methodologist. A very well written and comprehensive book on agile methods, requirements and planning. People new to agile, practitioners, or accomplished agilistswe all were waiting for such a book.
Software and systems are everywhere, driving business innovation and new ways of working, while replacing aging. In his book, agile software requirements lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise, dean leffingwell provides insights and advice on how to tackle the challenges surrounding requirements for software development teams operating in agile environments. Dean leffingwell, creator of safe, is widely recognized as the one of the worlds foremost authorities on lean agile best practices. Widely recognized as a leading authority on software development, he is an author, serial. In agile software requirements, dean leffingwell shows exactly how to create effective requirements in agile environments.
Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise agile software development series. Bestselling author dean leffingwell releases new book. Leanagile best practices, dean leffingwell, the creator of safe, is an author. The big picture described how to leverage existing agile frameworks such as lean, kanban, scrum, and xp and apply them at the. Agile software requirements ebook by dean leffingwell. This book provides practical, agile approaches to managing software requirements for teams and teams of teams, as well as practices that scale to the full. Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise addisonwesley, 2011, and scaling. Dean leffingwell is a fortyyear software industry veteran who has spent his career helping software teams achieve their goals. Your guide will be chief methodologist dean leffingwell, the creator of the framework. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He is the creator of the scaled agile framework, and author of numerous books on software development, including scaled agile framework 4. We ignored that fact that even when they know what they want, they cant describe it. A renowned methodologist, author, multientrepreneur.
By dean leffingwell hello, for over two decades now, proponents of agile have had to contend with the myth that you cant use agile for x, where x represents highassurance systems, systems subject to rigorous regulatory requirements, cyberphysical systems, systems with known and fixed requirements, systems for national defense and. The second book on scaling agile that ill include on this list is on the. It started with a book several years ago dean leffingwell wrote agile software requirements, the bestselling book that gave the world its first glimpse of what would eventually be known as safe. His bestselling books, scaling software agility, agile software requirements. Lean product and process development, allen ward and durward sobeck ii. Leading safe live lessons video book, dean leffingwell. This includes executives, managers, consultants, leaders, program managers, and agile change agents. Agile software requirements by dean leffingwell a book. What has been missing from the agile literature is a solid, practical book on the specifics of developing large projects in an agile way. His two bestselling books, agile software requirements. We need better approaches to understanding and managing software requirements, and dean provides them in this book. Dean leffingwells book is named agile software requirements, but it is all about the enterprise agile model called scaled agile framework a. Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise by dean leffingwell.
The narrative balances software engineering theory with pragmatic implementation aspects in an easytounderstand manner. Leffingwell has been a student, coach and author of contemporary software development and management practices throughout his career. He is an author, serial entrepreneur, and software systems development methodologist. Heusser, matthew 17 june 2015, introducing the scaled agile framework, cio, pp. Recognized as the one of the worlds foremost authorities on lean agile best practices, dean leffingwell is an author, entrepreneur, and. Lean requirements practices for teams, programs, and the enterprise agile software development series leffingwell, dean on. Dean leffingwells leading safe livelessons training videos are based on leanagile transformation concepts at enterprise level.