EA Meets Agile: Harmony Or Horror?

Air Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Cost: $250

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Who should attend: Enterprise Architecture professionals and Application Development & Program Management professionals

Description:

The use of Agile development methods is increasing: Eight out of ten organizations say they are following some sort of Agile method. Agile methods highlight the value of people and interactions over processes and tools. And at face value, they contradict many of the principles that Enterprise Architecture professionals hold dear. In this reprise of a point/counterpoint keynote session from Forrester's EA Forum we explore the value of architecture in the context of Lean and Agile development methods.

Agenda:

• The voice of the architect: the case against Agile methods
• The voice of the Agile developer: the case for Agile methods
• A framework for harmony
• Moving off the poles: accommodating the needs of both perspectives
• Recommendations

Related Research:

Make Agile Lean To Boost Business Impact

by Dave West, December 17, 2008

Lean Software Is Agile, Fit-To-Purpose, And Efficient

by John R. Rymer, Dave West, Mike Gilpin, December 12, 2008

Best Practices: Architecture Review

by Larry Fulton, October 25, 2007

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