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Free eBook from Seapine Software Explores Agile Basics

April 12, 2011 08:34 AM?Eastern Daylight Time?

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seapine Software is offering a free 158-page eBook primer on Agile software development. Exploring Agile: The Seapine Agile Expedition gives readers a fun, easy introduction to the elements of Agile methods—from product backlogs and user stories to sprint reviews and retrospectives.

“but Agile is still relatively new, often mischaracterized, and sometimes intimidating to adopt. With that in mind, we created this eBook to help everyone involved in the development of software learn the basics of Agile in a fun, accessible way.”

Along the way, readers will discover how to avoid common development pitfalls and empower Agile teams—and ultimately, their customers—through timely communication and collaboration.

The eBook also covers how to reliably estimate the amount of effort needed to complete a project successfully. Learn how to respond to change, reduce risk, and deliver what you promise—on time, every time.

Exploring Agile contains:

Backlogs: The Foundation to Your Agile Success The Art and Science of Reliable Agile Estimating Mapping the Journey: Release and Sprint Planning Marching Along: Daily Activities Automated Testing and Agile Are We There Yet? Doneness Criteria It’s Showtime: The Sprint Review Look Back in Agile: The Sprint Retrospective Measuring Up: Progress Metrics Mixing Methodologies

"Agile methods are highly effective for raising the level of quality in a software development organization,” says Rick Riccetti, Seapine’s president and CEO, “but Agile is still relatively new, often mischaracterized, and sometimes intimidating to adopt. With that in mind, we created this eBook to help everyone involved in the development of software learn the basics of Agile in a fun, accessible way."

The eBook is available free for download at http://www.seapine.com/exploreagile.

About Seapine Software

With over 8,500 customers worldwide, Seapine Software, Inc. is a leading provider of quality-centric application lifecycle management solutions and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific, Seapine’s development tools help organizations of all sizes streamline communication, improve traceability, achieve compliance, and deliver quality products. Seapine's products support best practices, integrate into all popular development environments, and run on Microsoft WindowsR, Apple MacintoshR, LinuxR, and Sun SolarisR platforms.


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