Rally Software to Present Concepts of Scaling Agile Software Development at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

Through its award-winning Agile life cycle management products and world-class coaching, Rally is leading the mainstream adoption of Agile software development practices, one of the fastest-growing trends in technology today. At the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), one of Rally's coaches, Hubert Smits, will share the latest techniques for succeeding with Agile.

HICSS, held January 3-6, 2007, has become a respected forum for the substantive interchange of ideas in all areas of information systems and technology. The objective of the conference is to provide a unique environment in which researchers and practitioners in the information, computer and system sciences fields can exchange and discuss their research ideas, techniques and applications. For more information on the conference, visit http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/.

At HICSS, Rally's Hubert Smits will deliver the following presentation focused on improving Agile software development:

The Impact of Scaling on Planning Activities in an Agile Software Development Context

This minitrack evaluates Agile practices when applied in multi-team and multi-person-year projects. It does so through inspection of the requirements brought on by scaling projects, and applying basic Agile principles to those requirements. The main Agile principles are introduced, as well as the Lean principles upon which the Agile methods are built. One of those Lean principles, Muri or overburdening of people, is addressed through the extension of the Agile planning process. The extension of the most used Agile planning technique (iteration planning) is described in detail, both the motivation for the extension as well as the collaboration practices behind each planning level. Finally, the impact of product complexities on the planning process is evaluated, and a solution to create a smooth flow in the planning/delivery cycle is presented.

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