Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development

by Coplien, James O.; Harrison, Neil B.

• ISBN13: 9780131467408
• ISBN10: 0131467409
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-16
• Publisher: Pearson

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Table of Contents

PART I History and Introduction	1	(28)
An Overview of Patterns and Organizational Patterns	3	(8)
What Are Patterns?	3	(3)
Team Per Task	5	(1)
What Are Pattern Languages?	6	(2)
Organizational Pattern Languages	8	(3)
The Structure of Social Systems	8	(1)
The Multiple Structures of Social Systems	8	(1)
Pattern Languages and Sequences	9	(2)
How the Patterns Came to Us	11	(11)
Gathering Organizational Data	12	(6)
Introspection in and Analysis of Organizations	12	(1)
Shortcomings of State of the Art	13	(1)
The CRC Card Methodology	14	(2)
Analyzing Roles and Relationships	16	(2)
Creating Sequences	18	(2)
Why Sequences Are Important	18	(1)
Our Sequences	19	(1)
History and Related Work	20	(2)
How to Use This Book	22	(7)
Reading the Patterns	22	(4)
The Form	22	(1)
Understanding the Models Behind the Patterns	22	(3)
Stories and Pictures in the Patterns	25	(1)
Finding Your Way	26	(1)
Applying the Patterns	26	(1)
Sequences	26	(1)
Which Patterns?	26	(1)
Human Concerns	27	(1)
Updating the Patterns	27	(1)
Who Should Use This Book?	27	(2)
PART II The Pattern Languages	29	(256)
Organization Design Patterns	31	(145)
Project Management Pattern Language	31	(68)
Community of Trust	34	(2)
Size the Schedule	36	(2)
Get On with It	38	(4)
Named Stable Bases	42	(2)
Incremental Integration	44	(2)
Private World	46	(3)
Build Prototypes	49	(4)
Surrogate Customer	53	(1)
Take No Small Slips	54	(2)
Completion Headroom	56	(2)
Work Split	58	(2)
Recommitment Meeting	60	(2)
Work Queue	62	(2)
Informal Labor Plan	64	(2)
Development Episode	66	(2)
Implied Requirements	68	(2)
Developer Controls Process	70	(3)
Work Flows Inward	73	(5)
Programming Episodes	78	(2)
Someone Always Makes Progress	80	(2)
Team Per Task	82	(3)
Sacrifice One Person	85	(3)
Day Care	88	(4)
Mercenary Analyst	92	(4)
Interrupts Unjam Blocking	96	(2)
Don't Interrupt an Interrupt	98	(1)
Piecemeal Growth Pattern Language	99	(77)
Community of Trust	102	(1)
Size the Organization	103	(3)
Phasing It In	106	(2)
Apprenticeship	108	(2)
Solo Virtuoso	110	(2)
Engage Customers	112	(4)
Surrogate Customer	116	(2)
Scenarios Define Problem	118	(2)
Firewalls	120	(2)
Gatekeeper	122	(2)
Self-Selecting Team	124	(2)
Unity of Purpose	126	(2)
Team Pride	128	(2)
Skunk Works	130	(3)
Patron Role	133	(2)
Diverse Groups	135	(2)
Public Character	137	(3)
Matron Role	140	(2)
Holistic Diversity	142	(3)
Legend Role	145	(3)
Wise Fool	148	(2)
Domain Expertise in Roles	150	(2)
Subsystem by Skill	152	(3)
Moderate Truck Number	155	(3)
Compensate Success	158	(4)
Failed Project Wake	162	(2)
Don't Interrupt an Interrupt	164	(1)
Developing in Pairs	165	(3)
Engage Quality Assurance	168	(3)
Application Design Is Bounded by Test Design	171	(2)
Mercenary Analyst	173	(1)
Group Validation	174	(2)
Organization Construction Patterns	176	(109)
Organizational Style Pattern Language	176	(59)
Community of Trust	179	(1)
Few Roles	180	(2)
Producer Roles	182	(2)
Producers in the Middle	184	(3)
Stable Roles	187	(2)
Divide and Conquer	189	(3)
Conway's Law	192	(2)
Organization Follows Location	194	(3)
Organization Follows Market	197	(2)
Face to Face Before Working Remotely	199	(3)
Form Follows Function	202	(2)
Shaping Circulation Realms	204	(2)
Distribute Work Evenly	206	(3)
Responsibilities Engage	209	(4)
Hallway Chatter	213	(4)
Decouple Stages	217	(2)
Hub, Spoke, and Rim	219	(3)
Move Responsibilities	222	(2)
Upside-Down Matrix Management	224	(2)
The Watercooler	226	(3)
Three to Seven Helpers Per Role	229	(2)
Coupling Decreases Latency	231	(3)
Standards Linking Locations	234	(1)
People and Code Pattern Language	235	(50)
Community of Trust	237	(1)
Conway's Law	238	(1)
Architect Controls Product	239	(2)
Architecture Team	241	(2)
Lock 'em Up Together	243	(2)
Smoke-Filled Room	245	(2)
Stand-Up Meeting	247	(3)
Deploy along the Grain	250	(3)
Subsystem by Skill	253	(1)
Architect Also Implements	254	(3)
Generics and Specifics	257	(2)
Standards Linking Locations	259	(2)
Code Ownership	261	(3)
Feature Assignment	264	(2)
Variation Behind Interface	266	(2)
Private Versioning	268	(2)
Loose Interfaces	270	(2)
Subclass Per Team	272	(2)
Hierarchy of Factories	274	(4)
Parser Builder	278	(3)
Incremental Integration	281	(1)
Private World	282	(1)
Named Stable Bases	283	(2)
PART III Foundations and History	285	(36)
Organizational Principles	287	(20)
Priming the Organization for Change	287	(10)
Dissonance Precedes Resolution	288	(1)
Team Burnout	288	(2)
Stability and Crisis Management	290	(3)
The Open/Closed Principle Of Teams	293	(2)
Team Building	295	(2)
Building on the Solid Core	297	(1)
Piecemeal Growth	297	(5)
The Fundamental Process	299	(2)
When Do I Apply These Patterns?	301	(1)
Writing Your Own Patterns	301	(1)
Master Planning and the Theory of Constraints	301	(1)
Communication and Organizational Learning	302	(1)
Some General Rules	302	(5)
Make Love, Not War	302	(1)
Organizational Patterns Are Inspiration Rather than Prescription	303	(1)
It Depends on Your Role in Your Organization	303	(1)
It Depends on the Context of the Organization	303	(1)
Organizational Patterns Are Used by Groups Rather Than by Individuals	304	(1)
People Are Less Predictable Than Code	304	(1)
The Role of Management	305	(2)
Anthropological Foundations	307	(14)
Patterns In Anthropology	307	(2)
Beyond Process to Structure and Values	309	(2)
The Shortcomings of Process	309	(1)
Structure	310	(1)
Values: The Human Element	311	(1)
Roles and Communication	311	(1)
Social Network Analysis	312	(1)
Distilling the Patterns	313	(8)
CRC Cards and Roles	313	(1)
Social Network Theory Foundations	314	(4)
Scatterplots and Patterns	318	(3)
PART IV Case Studies	321	(28)
Borland Quattro Pro for Windows	323	(15)
Introduction to the QPWCase Study	323	(1)
Origins and Description of QPW	324	(3)
Analysis of QPWData	327	(3)
Personal Excellence and Integrity	330	(1)
Do One Thing and Do It Well	330	(1)
A Piecemeal Architecture Process	331	(1)
Personality and Development	332	(1)
No Wine Before Its Time	333	(1)
Create Rather Than Conform	333	(1)
California Gold Rush?	334	(1)
Introspection by the Team	334	(1)
Process and Quality	335	(1)
Concluding Thoughts about QPW	336	(2)
A Hyperproductive Telecommunications Development Team	338	(11)
The Culture	339	(1)
The Development Process	340	(1)
The Pasteur Analysis of the Process	340	(2)
The Human Side	342	(3)
Engineering People Issues into the Process	342	(1)
Code Ownership and Programming Anthropomorphism	343	(1)
Growing a Garden	344	(1)
Rewarding Excellence	344	(1)
The Small Team Spirit	345	(1)
Process Improvement Opportunities	345	(1)
Thoughts and Conclusions	346	(3)
A Summary Patlets	349	(19)
Project Management Patlets	349	(3)
Piecemeal Growth Patlets	352	(4)
Organizational Style Patlets	356	(3)
People and Code Patlets	359	(3)
Patlets from Other Pattern Languages	362	(6)
Arranging the Furniture	362	(1)
Ad-Hoc Corrections	363	(1)
All at Once	363	(1)
Architecture Definition Team	363	(1)
Balanced Team	363	(1)
Business Process Model	363	(1)
Clear the Fog	363	(1)
Creator-Reviewer	363	(1)
Demo Prep	364	(1)
Designers Are Our Friends	364	(1)
Early and Regular Delivery	364	(1)
Establish the Business Objectives	364	(1)
Get Involved Early	364	(1)
Gradual Stiffening	364	(1)
Guru Does All	365	(1)
Market Walkthrough	365	(1)
Master-Journeyman	365	(1)
Microcosm	365	(1)
Owner per Deliverable	365	(1)
Participating Audience	365	(1)
Peacemaker	366	(1)
Product Initiative	366	(1)
Prototypes	366	(1)
Query Objects	366	(1)
Shared Clear Vision	366	(1)
Shearing Layers	366	(1)
Small Writing Team	367	(1)
Skill Mix	367	(1)
Work Allocation	367	(1)
Work Group	367	(1)
B Bibliography	368	(11)
C Photo Credits	379	(6)
Index	385