Managing Software Requirements the Agile Way
Bridge the gap between software requirements and executable specifications to deliver successful projects
Fred Heath
BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI
Managing Software Requirements the Agile Way
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About the author
Throughout his career, Fred Heath has worked at every stage of the software development life cycle, from writing code and designing interfaces to leading projects and dealing with clients. He has worked in a wide variety of industries, such as telecoms, defense, and education, and has experience in a plethora of programming languages and platforms. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and Professional ScrumMaster I. Currently, he is working on developing software for the educational sector. This book is the distillation of Fred's 24 years of professional experience, including 11 years of agile development methods.
To write this book I have stood on the shoulders of giants. Ideas have seeded and taken root by names too numerous to mention here. Many thanks go to the Packt Pub editorial team for being kind and patient. A big shout out to Evadne Wu for the support and encouragement and to Steven Holdsworth and Stevie McCullough for helping test my ideas. Last, but not least, to my wife Julie and daughter Sophia for making it all worthwhile.
About the reviewer
Zack Dawood, a Canada-based technology leader, author, and speaker, has a bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Anna University, India. He has been in the IT industry for more than 15 years and has worked in various Top Fortune 100 companies in 13 countries across Asia, Europe, and North America. He currently holds more than 35 certifications in technology and processes. The key certifications include CSM, CSPO, Certified Agile Leader, and CSP-SM from Scrum Alliance. Other certifications include SAFe Agilist, ITIL v3, Microsoft Certified Professional (Data Science), and TOGAF 9.2.
Zack is currently working as the director of consulting services at CGI Canada leading a product engineering team of 100+ members.
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