Lean and Agile Software Development for Business Leaders

A Tale of Two Systems: Lean and Agile Software Development for Business Leaders reviews two different fictional systems development projects: Cremins United (CU) and Troubled Real Estate Information Management (TRIM). Both were done at the imaginary Cremins Corporation, a venerable printing company trying to transform itself to survive in the Internet age. The Cremins United project was an abject, expensive failure, while TRIM succeeded in creating a major new revenue stream and solving important customer needs.One project was done in a traditional, process-centric 'waterfall' approach, the other according to lean and agile principles and techniques. By reviewing the tale of these two archetypical systems, readers will develop a better understanding of what works and what doesn’t and become better prepared to implement successful systems development projects.