developerWorks chats: Scott Ambler and Per Kroll answer questions on how to
succeed with Agility at Scale
Moderators: Scott Ambler (Practice Leader, Agile Development, IBM Rational
Software) and Per Kroll (Development Manager, Rational Methods, IBM Rational
Software)
Implementing Agile practices in small, co-located teams is pretty straightforward
-- simple tools, close contact with team members, and minimal processes that are
adapted on the fly. But if you’re looking to reap Agile benefits in a larger, more
complex development environment, the path may not be so clear. Scott Ambler and
Per Kroll discuss how you can tailor your Agile approach to meet the needs of each
project, regardless of the size or complexity, and how you can incrementally adopt
Agile practices.
Scott W. Ambler is the Practice Leader for Agile Development at IBM. Scott works
in the IBM Methods group developing process materials and travels the world
helping clients understand and adopt the software processes that are right for
them. Scott is an award-winning author of several books, including books focused
on the Unified Process, Agile Software Development, the Unified Modeling Language,
and CMM-based development. Scott is a regular speaker at international IT
conferences and is a contributing editor with Dr. Dobb’s Journal.
Per Kroll is Development Manager for RUP and the IBM Rational Method Composer,
and the project leader on the Eclipse Process Framework Project, an open source
project centered on software practices. He is responsible for IBM Rational's
strategy in the process area. Per has 20 years of software development experience
in supply chain management, telecom, communications, and software product
development. He is author of the books The Rational Unified Process Made Easy
-- A Practitioner’s Guide (Kroll and Kruchten), and Agility and
Discipline Made Easy -- Practices from OpenUP and RUP (Kroll and MacIsaac).
Per is a frequent speaker at conferences and the author of numerous articles on
software engineering.
