A Practical Approach to Large-Scale Agile Development: How HP Transformed LaserJet FutureSmart Firmware

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. The Agile Software Development Series
4. Dedication Page
5. Contents
6. Foreword
7. Preface
8. Acknowledgments
9. About the Authors
10. Chapter 1. Agile Principles versus Practices
    1. The Principles of the Agile Manifesto
    2. Our Take on Agile/Lean Principles
    3. A Quick Tutorial: Agile versus Waterfall
    4. Summary
11. Chapter 2. Tuning Agile to Your Business Objectives
    1. Background: HP FutureSmart Firmware Case Study
    2. Cost and Cycle-Time Drivers Prior to HP FutureSmart Firmware
    3. Value Proposition of Re-Architecting the HP FutureSmart Firmware and Processes
    4. Establish Development Objectives from the Business Analysis
    5. Summary
12. Chapter 3. Aligning Architecture with Business Objectives
    1. Challenges with Existing Architecture
    2. Architecting for the Business: Dynamic Variability and Forward Compatibility
    3. Keeping an Architecture Current and Sustainable
    4. Summary
13. Chapter 4. How to Establish a New Architecture Using Agile Concepts
    1. Re-Architecting Iteratively
    2. Making Progress
    3. The Thin-Slice Model
    4. Creating Cultural Shifts Through Architectural Demos
    5. Summary
14. Chapter 5. The Real Secret to Success in Large-Scale Agile
    1. Change for People’s Sake
    2. Metrics Are a Conversation Starter
    3. Iterative Model of Agile Management
    4. Summary
15. Chapter 6. Continuous Integration and Quality Systems
    1. Reducing Build Resources and Build Time: Continuous Integration
    2. Achieving High Quality with CI: Automated Multilevel Testing
    3. Productivity Results of Our Automated Delivery Pipeline
    4. Special Considerations for Enterprise Software Systems
    5. Summary
16. Chapter 7. Taming the Planning Beast
    1. Predict by Ballparking and Trend Watching
    2. Clear Prioritization
    3. Just-in-Time User Story Definition
    4. Convincing the Business: Agile Planning Is Okay
    5. Summary
17. Chapter 8. Unique Challenges of Estimating Large Innovations
    1. Waterfall Approach and Challenges
    2. Agile Approach
    3. Challenging Situations with the Agile Approach: Large Architectural Efforts
    4. Change Management and Integrating with the Business
    5. Summary
18. Chapter 9. Our Take on Project Management for Large-Scale Agile
    1. Oversight and Priority: Program Managers
    2. Accountability: Section Managers
    3. Robustness and Scalability: Architects
    4. Putting It All Together
    5. Summary
19. Chapter 10. Organizational Approach: Managing to Disadvantages
    1. Test Ownership Organization
    2. Component versus Feature Organization
    3. Traditionally Managed Project Teams versus Self-Managed Scrum Teams
    4. Summary
20. Chapter 11. Effective Agile Development Across U.S. and Indian Cultures
    1. Lesson 1: Permission to Ask
    2. Lesson 2: Ensure Time to Explore
    3. Lesson 3: Have Small Wins First
    4. Lesson 4: Exploit the Time Difference
    5. Lesson 5: Take Time to Train—Always
    6. Lesson 6: Remember a Team Is About People
    7. Organizing for the Highest Leverage of Offshore Teams
    8. Summary
21. Chapter 12. The Right Tools: Quantum Leaps in Productivity
    1. Common Development Environment
    2. Simulation and Emulation Environment for Automated Testing
    3. Test Architecture for Scalability: Common Test Framework (CTF)
    4. The Most Important Part of Test Automation: Virtual Machine Provisioning System (VMPS)
    5. Real-Time Metrics and Tracking
    6. Integrated Toolset
    7. Cool Toys Worth Investing In
    8. Summary
22. Chapter 13. Real-World Agile Results: HP FutureSmart Firmware
    1. Resources Moved from Overhead to Innovation
    2. R&D and Developer Productivity
    3. Improvement in Current Product Support
    4. Summary
23. Chapter 14. Change Management in Moving Toward Enterprise Agility
    1. Impacts on Other R&D Groups and System Qualification
    2. Impacts on Product Program Teams
    3. Impacts on Non-R&D Product Generation Activities/Teams
    4. Where to Draw Boundaries with Coordinating Organizational Agility
    5. Change Management of the HP FutureSmart Firmware Transformation
    6. Summary
24. Chapter 15. Differences in Our Perspective on Scaling Agile
    1. A Difference in Perspective
    2. Focusing on Agility Rather Than Team Operations
    3. Changing the Deployment Pipeline
    4. Embracing the Uncertainty of Agile
    5. Enterprisewide Tracking and Incremental Improvements
    6. Summary
25. Chapter 16. Taking the First Step
    1. Figuring Out First Steps
    2. What’s Next for FutureSmart?
    3. Determining Your First Steps
    4. Summary
26. Appendix A. Twelve Principles of Agile Software
27. Bibliography
28. Index