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Benefit/Cost-Driven Software Development : With Benefit Points and Size Points.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hannay, Jo Erskine.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Business Value Disadvantaged
  • 1.1 A Paradoxical Emphasis on Cost
  • 1.2 Taking Control ...
  • 1.3 ... with Agile
  • 1.4 Benefit/Cost-Driven Development Methodology
  • 1.5 Design
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Benefit Points - An Overview
  • 2.1 Benefit Estimates
  • 2.2 Benefit Criteria
  • 2.3 Management by Benefit/Cost
  • 2.4 Life Cycle Perspective
  • 2.5 The Estimates in Time
  • 2.6 Setting the Stage
  • 2.7 Product Elements and Product Breakdown Structure
  • 2.8 Benefit Criteria to Match
  • 2.9* A Note on Project Triangles
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Benefit Points for the Project
  • 3.1 Overview
  • 3.2 Project Objectives
  • 3.3 Effect Points: Benefit Points for the Effect Relation
  • 3.4 Planned Returns
  • 3.5 Worth Points: Benefit Points for the Worth Relation
  • 3.6 Monetary Returns
  • 3.7 Balanced Effect Points
  • 3.8 Cost Estimates: Size Points
  • 3.9 Benefit-Cost Index
  • 3.10 Instantiating Points with Money
  • 3.11 Soft Returns
  • 3.12 Effect Points in the Exploratory Mode
  • 3.12.1 Exploring the Effect of Epics
  • 3.12.2 Exploring the Feasibility of Objectives
  • 3.12.3 Working in the Exploratory Mode
  • 3.12.4 Partial Fulfilment of Objectives
  • 3.12.5 Closed Scales in the Exploratory Mode
  • 3.12.6 Ending Up in the Confirmatory Mode
  • 3.13 The Confirmatory Mode with Open-Ended Effect Points
  • 3.14 To Sum Up...
  • 3.15* Benefit Poker
  • 3.16* One Combined Objective
  • 3.17* Life Cycle Cost Estimation
  • 3.18* Negative Benefit
  • 3.19* Other Approaches
  • 3.20* Satisficing, Fast, and Frugal
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Benefit Points for the Portfolio
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Portfolio Composition
  • 4.3 Worth Points in the Exploratory Mode
  • 4.3.1 Exploring the Worth of Objectives
  • 4.3.2 Exploring the Feasibility of Returns
  • 4.4 Portfolio Decomposition.
  • 4.5 The Confirmatory Mode with Open-EndedWorth Points
  • 4.6 BalancedWorth Points
  • Chapter 5 Earned Business Value Management
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Points for Stories
  • 5.2.1 Benefit Points for Stories
  • 5.2.2 Size Points for Stories
  • 5.3 Ordering the Story Backlog
  • 5.4 Monitor Earned Business Value
  • 5.5 Wrapping Up
  • 5.6* Assigning Benefit Points to Stories
  • 5.7* Dependencies
  • 5.8* Agile EBVM in Practice
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Agile Uncertainty Assessment for Benefit Points and Size Points
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Uncertainty Assessment
  • 6.3 Use of Uncertainty Assessments
  • 6.4 Obtaining pX Values for the Project
  • 6.5 Instantiation with pX Values
  • 6.6 Simple Sensitivity Analysis
  • 6.7* How Businesses Construct Project-Level pX Values
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Benefit and Cost Periodized: Stretching Your Points
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Periodization
  • 7.2.1 Periodization of Points
  • 7.2.2 Present Value of Future Cash
  • 7.2.3 Points Templates
  • 7.3 Periodizing Planned Returns
  • 7.4 Monitoring and Adjusting Planned Returns
  • 7.5 Adjusting Values According to Project Experience
  • 7.6 Optimizing the Backlog for Periodization
  • References
  • Chapter 8 Final Remarks
  • References.

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