FROM AGILE2008 | The Economics of Agile: The competitive advantage of developing commercial software with Agile methods.

Source: http://submissions.agile2008.org/node/6055

For the last several years, a number of companies have begun to position themselves as users of Agile. The real question, of course, is why? Is there preliminary data that substantiates the considerable investment involved in making this transition? Are the risks warranted? Also, will Agile methods work for some of the very large scale projects that are characteristic of commercial software projects? In this presentation, Sue McKinney will discuss how Agile methods and practices are emerging as essential to commercial software development.

Process/Mechanics

This session will take the form of a presentation with numerous examples, and will offer the opportunity for questions as appropriate.