{"product_id":"building-software-teams-ten-best-practices-for-effective-software-development-9781491951774","title":"Building Software Teams: Ten Best Practices for Effective Software Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joost Visser\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Software Development \u0026amp; Engineering - Project Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does poor software quality continue to plague enterprises of all sizes in all industries? Part of the problem lies with the process, rather than individual developers. This practical guide provides ten best practices to help team leaders create an effective working environment through key adjustments to their process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a follow-up to their popular book, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Maintainable Software\u003c\/i\u003e, consultants with the Software Improvement Group (SIG) offer critical lessons based on their assessment of development processes used by hundreds of software teams. Each practice includes examples of goalsetting to help you choose the right metrics for your team. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAchieve development goals by determining meaningful metrics with the Goal-Question-Metric approach \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslate those goals to a verifiable Definition of Done \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage code versions for consistent and predictable modification \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl separate environments for each stage in the development pipeline \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate tests as much as possible and steer their guidelines and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the Continuous Integration server do much of the hard work for you \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomate the process of pushing code through the pipeline \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefine development process standards to improve consistency and simplicity \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage dependencies on third party code to keep your software consistent and up to date \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocument only the most necessary and current knowledge \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032895250583,"sku":"9781491951774","price":2270.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781491951774.webp?v=1767098349","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/building-software-teams-ten-best-practices-for-effective-software-development-9781491951774","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}