The Business Value of Agile Software Methods: Maximizing Roi With Just-in-time Processes and Documentation

Using cost of quality, total cost of ownership, and total lifecycle cost parameters, The Business of Agile Software Methods presents readers with a comprehensive introduction and methodology to the industry's initial top-down parametric models for quantifying the costs and benefits of using Agile methods to create innovative software products. Based on real-world data, it illustrates the first simple-to-use parametric models of Real Options for estimating the business value of Agile methods since the inception of the Nobel prize-winning Black-Scholes formula. Numerous examples on how to estimate the costs, benefits, ROI, NPV, and real options of the major types of Agile methods such as Scrum, Extreme Programming and Crystal Methods are also included. In addition, this reference provides the first comprehensive compilation of cost and benefit data on Agile methods from an analysis of hundreds of research studies.

Dr. David F. Rico, PMP, CSM, has been a technical leader in support of NASA, DARPA, DISA, SPAWAR, USAF, AFMC, NAVAIR, CECOM, and MICOM for over 25 years. He has led, managed, or participated in over 20 organization change initiatives using Agile methods, Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001, CMMI«, SW-CMM«, Enterprise Architecture, Baldrige, and DoD 5000. Dr. Rico specializes in IT investment analysis, IT project management, and IT-enabled change. He has been an international keynote speaker, published numerous articles, and written or contributed to six textbooks. David holds a B.S. in Computer Science, an M.S. in Software Engineering, and a D.M. in Information Systems.