Executive Update

SOA Enables Agile Methods

Posted January 15, 2009 | Technology |

Agile application development methods have demonstrated improved quality and timeliness of results, but they have not been successful in scaling to large projects. In large projects, the collaboration and agility of small teams are eroded. Because the effort is large, the number of people involved becomes large, and considerable attention must be given to coordination, consensus, and resolution of issues. Changes ripple through the development organization resulting in consequential effects and requiring planning and change control on a broad scale.

About The Author
Fred Cummins
Fred A. Cummins is a Fellow with EDS, an HP company. He has more than 35 years' experience with consulting and information systems development, including strategic planning, distributed computing, and artificial intelligence. Mr. Cummins is Cochair of the OMG Business Modeling and Integration task force. His current focus is on service-oriented architecture (SOA) and development of business modeling standards. He can be reached at fred.cummins… Read More
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