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The Dynamic Systems Development Method is a process that is used to deliver new software systems. * Practitioner's guide addressing issues such as how to get people from different disciplines to work together as a team, how to gain commitment and how to manage projects within normal business constraints. * New edition covers how to use DSDM with other methodologies such as Extreme Programming and UML. * Updated case studies showing how DSDM is used in companies such as BT and British Airways. * Based on best practices and lessons learned by DSDM Consortium members and is vendor independent. * Members of the DSDM Consortium include Hewlett Packard, BT, British Airways, Ministry of Defence, PWC, Vodafone and KPMG. User Level: Professional Audience: Software developers. Author Biography: The DSDM Consortium aimes to produce and evolve the de facto approach to building systems both quickly and efficiently. In the UK, DSDM is the most commonly used method for RAD since it has repeatedly demonstrated success in organizations of all sizes. It is now gaining acceptace on a worlwide basis
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8600 Prelims 23/10/02 3:19 pm Page i DSDM 8600 Prelims 23/10/02 3:19 pm Page ii The Agile Software Development Series Alistair Cockburn and Jim Highsmith, Series Editors For more information, check out www.awprofessional.com Agile software development centers on four values identified in the Agile Alliance’s Manifesto: ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan The development of Agile software requires innovation and responsiveness, based on generating and sharing knowledge within a development team and with the customer. Agile software developers draw on the strengths of customers, users, and developers, finding just enough process to balance quality and agility. The books in the Agile Software Development Series focus on sharing the experiences of such Agile developers. Individual books address individual techniques (such as Use Cases), group techniques (such as collaborative decision-making), and proven solutions to different problems from a variety of organizational cultures. The result is a core of Agile best practices that will enrich your experience and improve your work. Titles in the series: Alistair Cockburn, Surviving Object-Oriented Projects, ISBN 0-201-49834-0 Alistair Cockburn, Writing Effective Use Cases, ISBN 0-201-70225-8 Alistair Cockburn, Agile Software Development, ISBN 0-201-69969-9 Alistair Cockburn, Agile Software Development Ecosystems, ISBN 0-201-76043-6 Lars Mathiassen, Jan Pries-Heje and Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Improving Software Organizations: From Principles to Practice, ISBN 0-201-75820-2 The DSDM Consortium, DSDM: Business Focused Development second edition, ISBN 0-321-11224-5 8600 Prelims 23/10/02 3:19 pm Page iii DSDM Business Focused Development Second edition The DSDM Consortium Edited by Jennifer Stapleton An imprint of PEARSON EDUCATION London · Boston · Indianapolis · New York · Mexico City · Toronto · Sydney · Tokyo · Singapore Hong Kong · Cape Town · New Delhi · Madrid · Paris · Amsterdam · Munich · Milan · Stockholm 8600 Prelims 23/10/02 3:19 pm Page iv PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED Head Office: Edinburgh Gate Harlow CM20 2JE Tel: +44 (0)1279 623623 Fax: +44 (0)1279 431059 London Office: 128 Long Acre London WC2E 9AN Tel: +44 (0)20 7447 2000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7447 2170 Website: www.it-minds.com www.awprofessional.com ____________________________ First published in Great Britain in 1997 Second edition published in Great Britain in 2003 © DSDM Consortium 2003 The right of The DSDM Consortium to be identified as the Authors of this Work has been ass