Assembling a Collaborative Development Platform in the Cloud

Charlie RuddChairman and CEO

SolutionsIQ

Lance B YoungVice President of Product Strategy

SolutionsIQ

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It’s Coming, But What Is It?

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"A system of web-based technologies that provide rapid and agile collaboration, information sharing, emergence and integration capabilities in the extended enterprise“

Carl Frappaolo and Dan Keldsen http://www.takingaiim.com/2008/01/using-enterpris.html

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New Generation of Knowledge Workers

• Live in virtual worlds • Expect immediate results• Many open threads• Deliver quickly, in small

increments• Expect personalization• Intolerant of disruption

In short: very agile!

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Applications as Virtual Worlds

Works my way• Always available• Blends work with personal

life• Virtual identity

Simple to use:• Open platform• Easily connects (RSS, mashups)• Social networking built-in

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Composite Application Platforms

• Aggregation of open source and proprietary services

• Open and dynamic • Highly distributed• User generated value• SAAS paradigm • Multi-media • Positive feedback• Social / Community networking

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Composite Application Platform

Enterprise Content Management:Document Repository

VersioningWeb publishing

WorkflowSecurity and Authentication

Collaboration:Wiki, Blog, Chat

Web Portal

Social Networking:People

ActivitiesAssociations

Custom Productivity Tools - Conferencing

Integrations with existing netw

orks and functionality – M

ashups, OpenID

Plug-ins and E

xtentions

Development and Test Tools

Business Intelligence:ReportingAnalysisSearch

RIA

Hosted SaaS Deployment Environment

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Agile Development – Well Suited

It is no accident:• Continual multi-level feedback loops• Rapid and regular re-prioritization• Integrated cross-functional team• Delivery of highest value features

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Where does this lead us?

1. Continuous release cycles2. Virtual distributed teams3. Platform convergence4. Incremental velocity improvements

– Just-in-time knowledge and learning– Integrated coaching and support

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1 – Continuous Release Cycles

• Dev and production environments converge• Move toward continuous flow

• Development paradigm shift– Development team is a feature of the application– Avoiding flow disruptions becomes paramount– The feedback loop with user/customer built-in

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2 – Virtual teams

• High bandwidth collaboration• Rapid ramp-up• Fluid substitution• Collaboration with the whole product

community• Sustained fine grain, continuous

advancement

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3 – Platform convergence

• “Developers are customers too”– Demand the same features as the intended

users (multi-medial, social networking, personalization, customization, etc.)

• Developers should live in the same world they are constructing

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4 – Incremental velocity improvements

• Direct customer feedback creates pressure to increase velocity

– without disrupting flow• Knowledge served up “lean style”• Bite-sized chunks of knowledge

presented in the right context at the right time

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Composite Application Platform

Enterprise Content Management:Document Repository

VersioningWeb publishing

WorkflowSecurity and Authentication

Collaboration:Wiki, Blog, Chat

Web Portal

Social Networking:People

ActivitiesAssociations

Custom Productivity Tools - Conferencing

Integrations with existing netw

orks and functionality – M

ashups, OpenID

Plug-ins and E

xtentions

Development and Test Tools

Business Intelligence:ReportingAnalysisSearch

RIA

Hosted SaaS Deployment Environment

Enterprise Content Management:Document Repository

VersioningWeb publishing

WorkflowSecurity and Authentication

Web Portal

Social Networking:People

ActivitiesAssociations

Integrations with existing netw

orks RIA

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Coaching and Training Features

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More from SolutionsIQ at Agile2008

Architecture in an Agile Organization• SolutionsIQ experts share their experiences and practical approaches to better align

businesses with architecture goals while adhering to Agile principles. – Chris Sterling, Principle Consultant, Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach

Domain-Specific Testing Languages (DSTLs)DSTLs help you keep the core testing tool simple while creating automated test scripts the customer can easily read, verify, and use as requirements

– Rand Huso, Software Engineer

Narrative Testing – Tools for Story Test-Driven DevelopmentIncrease your customers’ confidence in testing by leveraging script-based testing tools and DSTLs to express Story Tests in the user’s own language.

– Mickey Phoenix, Senior Software Development Engineer

Panel Discussion: Troubleshooting Distributed Agile Team Projects Leading Agile experts Esther Derby, Hubert Smits, Tamara Sulaiman, Samir Shah join Monica Yap to share their experiences working with distributed Agile teams.

– Monica Yap, Engagement Manager, ScrumMaster, Agile Coach

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More from SolutionsIQ at Agile2008

Punctuated Continuity: Using Ritual and Ceremony to Avoid Process FatigueLearn techniques that can be employed to keep repetitive Agile routines invigorating, pulled from actual experiences with teams practicing XP and Scrum.

– Michael Tardiff, Agile Team Lead and Coach

Swarming - The Birds and the Bees and AgileDiscuss the fascinating set of swarming behaviors in the animal world that resonate strongly with some of the central tenets of Agile development.

– Dhaval Panchal, Agile Coach, Analyst, ScrumMaster

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Thank You!

• Come to the SolutionsIQ booth at Agile 2008– Pick up a free Agile t-shirt, and– Schedule one-on-one sessions with SolutionsIQ speakers

• Visit solutionsiq.com/agile2008 for additional Agile 2008 materials and related content from SolutionsIQ

About SolutionsIQSolutionsIQ offers a full spectrum of services to develop software and fulfill technical talent needs, while improving your Agile knowledge and capabilities. Clients include AT&T (Cingular), Amazon, Corbis, Expedia, Federal Home Loan Bank, InfoSpace, Key Bank, Nike, Nordstrom, Regence Blue Shield, Safeco, US Bank, and Washington State University. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, SolutionsIQ is also a member of the Java Community Process, Scrum Alliance, Software Association of Oregon, and Washington Technology Industry Association. Learn more at www.SolutionsIQ.com.

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