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I started reading through the book Implementing ITIL Configuration Management , by Larry Klosterboer. I'm really not what I'd consider an expert on ITIL nor IT Service Management , but I've had more than my fair share of exposure to it and...
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I just received an advance copy of Programming Groovy from the Pragmatic Programmer's Bookshelf . This complements their work that came out last month on Groovy Recipes . From the Programming Groovy book webpage: Groovy brings you the best of both...
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My review of Outside-In Software Development is in this month's edition of The Agile Journal . Kessler and Sweitzer's Outside-in Software Development should resonate deeply with all those who genuinely value the principle of customer collaboration...
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My review of Lean Project Management is in the February 2008 issue of the Agile Journal. Lean Project Management: Eight Principles for Success , is actually a second edition of the eBook Eight Secrets to Supercharge your Project with CCPM . It is available...
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I am still amazed at the number of software managers who are unfamiliar with "The Mythical man-month" lesson that says (paraphrasing here) adding more people to a late project makes it even later. So I decided to round-up some resources on the...
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My review of The Art of Agile Development is in the January 2008 issue of the Agile Journal This is an amazing book! The Art of Agile Development is nothing less than 10+ years' worth of agile development experience distilled into a single compendium...
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During my hiatus from this blog since the summer, I still managed to keep up with a few of my book reviews for The Agile Journal . Here they are (with hyperlinks) ... Flexible Development: Building Agility for Changing Markets by Preston G. Smith published...
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Do you find it a challenge to both think and act quickly and gracefully in key situations? I ran across three books in the past year all of which have great advice on how to train yourself to do exactly that: Quick Thinking on Your Feet: The Art of Thriving...
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The book Nanoconvergence: The Unity of Nanoscience, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science is an utterly riveting short yet well researched, clear and concise text on the coming future of nanocomputing & botechnology and how it...
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Design for Trustworthy Software is a rather impressive tome that comprises a compendium of the latest and greatest methods, tools and techniques for system and software design applied to software. It covers Design for Six-Sigma (DFSS) techniques, TRIZ...
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April 2007 marked the release of the Object-Oriented Analysis & Design with Applications, 3rd edition by Grady Booch et.al. For many, this book was the one that first turned them on to object-orientation as more than just a particular programming...
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xUnit Test Patterns: Refactoring Test Code, by Gerard Meszaros (Addison-Wesley Signature Series, May 2007) is nothing short of FANTASTIC! As I'm reading through the book, I keep saying to myself "Yes!" and "Aha!" over and over...
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I reviewed the book Lean Software Strategies for the June 2007 issue of the Agile Journal . Lean Software Strategies seems to be one of the first books specifically about applying Lean principles and techniques to software development that is not written...
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I'm behind in a lot of reading and am finally catching up. As a result I be blogging a LOT about books this month. I have all of the following books (most of which are brand spanking new) that I'll be trying to blog about this summer: Lean Software...
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I just received a copy of " Release It! Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software " by Michael Nygard . This looks to be yet another winner from the PragmaticProgrammers ' Pragmatic Bookshelf. In fact it made #1 on Amazon.com's "Hot...
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[last update: 27-April-2007] For a colleague at work, I compiled a list of resources covering Lean principles & practices, their integration with Six Sigma and/or Agile development methods, and the application of Lean to software development. I thought...
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The folks over at SmartBear software have written a nice little book entitled The Best Kept Secrets of Code Reviews . It's free if you go over to their webpage and ask for it (you have to fill out a registration form, and it takes a few weeks to arrive...
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Dean Leffingwell , previously known for his book Managing Software Requirements: a Use-case driven approach has just published a new book entitled Scaling Software Agility: Best-Practices for Large Enterprises . He also has a corresponding Scaling Software...
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Charles Betz' book Architecture and Patterns for IT Service Management, Resource Planning, and Governance: Making Shoes for the Cobbler's Children really ought to be required reading for anyone that fancies themselves a "CM professional"...
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Nostarch Press recently published the book Code Craft: The Practice of Writing Excellent Code by Pete Goodelife. I have to say the book looks pretty "excellent" itself. It may even become a new classic, replacing the old classic " Writing...
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Just received two new books about version-control tools: Essential CVS, 2nd edition , by Jennifer Vesperman [See the sample online chapter containing the CVS quickstart guide] Global Outsourcing with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System , by Jamil...
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