
Knowledge Driven Development
Bridging Waterfall and Agile Methodologies
Manoj Kumar Lal(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Will be published approx. on 12. July 2018
Book
Hardback
322 pages
978-1-108-47521-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a new methodology, known as Knowledge Driven Development, for managing project knowledge in an exhaustive and structured manner. The text highlights the importance of efficient project delivery methodology in the overall software development life cycle. Important topics such as requirement analysis, solution design, application design, and test design are discussed in depth. It establishes a connection between enterprise knowledge and project knowledge for continuous improvement and accelerated project delivery. Separate chapters on end-to-end project delivery, compliance and protocols and interface with existing methodologies makes it useful for the readers. Several case studies and examples are interspersed throughout the text for better understanding.
Reviews / Votes
'This book introduces a new software development methodology - Knowledge Driven Development (KDD) based on digitisation of the project knowledge ... Via 17 chapters of the book, the author has provided the full conceptual details of KDD and GKMF [Generic Knowledge Management Framework] to be assessed by interested readers in industry and academia. This book adds to the existing literature on software engineering and knowledge management.' IEEE India Council NewsletterMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 161 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-47521-1 (9781108475211)
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E-Book
12/2018
Cambridge University Press
€63.49
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Person
Manoj Kumar Lal completed his post-graduation in Aerospace engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1997. He joined Tata Consultancy Services in 1997 and has spent twenty years in the organization. He has worked extensively in the field of IT project delivery with specialization in business analysis and quality assurance. His area of interest is software engineering and digitization of knowledge.
Content
Figures; Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Overview of the book; 1. Knowledge Driven Development; 2. Project delivery and supporting methodologies; 3. Project delivery pain areas and the way forward; 4. Project knowledge model - context and definition; 5. Project knowledge model - a differentiator; 6. Project knowledge model vs project documents; 7. Extending project knowledge model to cover end-to-end project delivery by KDD; 8. Extended KDD - pre-requirement and post delivery; 9. KDD compliance with standards of project delivery; 10. Enabling DevOps; 11. Addressing contemporary concerns of project delivery; 12. Helping existing methodologies; 13. Technology enablers - tools and automation; 14. Suits factory model - needs cultural change; 15. Global relevance of KDD - assisting skill development; 16. Lean KDD - elimination of requirement and test design; 17. Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Glossary; References.