How to Deliver Something of Value Every Week

So, you have the plan. You know why you are here, and you are ready to execute. Now what? How do you turn an index card with a few words scribbled on it into production-ready, working software?

Well, first, you won’t have time to write everything down. You are going to need a way of doing analysis that is light, that is accurate, and that gives exactly what you need, just when you need it.

Second, your development practices will need to be rock-solid. We won’t have time to continuously go back and fix buggy code. It has to work out of the gate. That means well-designed, well-tested, completely integrated code as you go.

Third, your testing will have to be lockstep with development. You can’t ...

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