Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems

This is the digital version of the printed book. Winner of the 2001 Software Development Jolt Product Excellence Award This innovative text offers a practical, realistic approach to managing high-speed, high-change software development projects. Consultant James A. Highsmith shows readers how to increase collaboration and adapt to uncertainty. Many organizations start high-speed, high-change projects without knowing how to do them--and even worse, without knowing they don't know.

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