Agile Software Engineering (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science) - Softcover

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Dr. Yoav Armony is a former high-tech executive with over 30-year experience. He has a Ph.D in education and is the founder of an NGO ("Sparks") in the education field. At present, he researches the impact of technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and personal assistants on education in the future. Professor Orit Hazzan is a faculty member at the Technion's Department of Education in Science and Technology since October 2000. Her research focuses on computer science, software engineering and data science education. Within this framework she researches cognitive and social processes on the individual, the team and the organization levels, in all kinds of organizations. She has published about 150 papers in professional refereed journals and conference proceedings, and seven books. In 2007-2010 she chaired the High School Computer Science Curriculum Committee assigned by the Israeli Ministry of Education. In 2011-2015 Hazzan was the faculty Dean. From 2017 to 2019, Hazzan served the Technion Dean of Undergraduate Studies.

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This concise easy-to-follow textbook presents the crucial issues in software engineering using the agile approach to software development - one of the mainstream paradigms for the management of software projects and one that is being applied more and more extensively.

Global principles are presented with detailed practices that can be easily implemented by readers, providing a comprehensive understanding of the important elements of agile software development methods. The authors highlight and integrate technical, social, cognitive and managerial aspects of software development processes in this unique book based on their refreshingly updated software engineering methods course.

Features:

• Contains many learning tools such as: chapter overviews, objectives and summaries, study questions, chapter-end reflective exercises, a solid introductory chapter, etc.

• Discusses the delivery of software projects on time and within budgets by using the agile software development environment

• Considers the customer, as well as the other roles, in agile software development environments

• Looks at measures to control and monitor the software development process

• Investigates the impact of agility on the organization level

• Examines software development processes and environments from a managerial perspective

• Emphasizes the wider context of each topic to software engineering

This complete textbook offers a reader-friendly approach to the topic. Written primarily for advanced undergraduates, this clear foundation course will also be useful for instructors and practitioners looking for a thorough grounding on the subject.

Both authors teach different courses at the Technion – Israel Institute for Technology in which they inspire and apply the agile approach. In addition, both authors coach agile teams in the software industry.