[fct-java-geeks] Application Integration and Agility (1): Understanding Agility
- From: Tom Adams <tom.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: FCT Geeks <fct-java-geeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:06:07 +1000
Agile Software Development is one of the most profound information
technology innovations of the last decade. Agile methods have been
implemented successfully on countless application development projects
but the software integrators seem somewhat skeptical. Comments I
frequently heard include âBut integration is different ââ, âSOA is more
architectural..â, or âWe need more up-front design..â.
This article looks at the ideas behind the agile application development
and at the realities of application integration to determine which ideas
â if any â are âportableâ.
This write-up consists of two parts:
* Verifying applicability of Agile requires an understanding of
what Agile is. Detailing the Agile concepts is out of the scope
of any single article, is definitely not an intention of this
one. Instead, weâll try to understand the structure of the ideas
that comprise Agile. Weâll then create a carte du jour of â
sometimes interdependent but oftentimes orthogonal â Agile
ideas
* Having dissected the Agile weâll take a look at integration and
its cousins (EAI, SOA, SOI). Weâll evaluate the propositions on
the menu of Agile ideas against the realities of application
integration. Weâll determine the ideas that are immediately
transferable. Then â more interestingly - weâll discuss the
agile practices that are currently not transferable. Weâll
determine the nature of the obstacles to transferring them: are
these obstacles inherent to the nature of integration or â
perhaps â they result from other less obvious problems, such as
the immaturity of integration tools?
* Finally, weâll attempt to identify integration-specific
productivity improvement and risk-reduction practices â some of
them Agile-spirited, some not.
http://eaiblueprint.com/3.0/?p=27
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tom adams
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