Building Blocks of Agile Innovation - Softcover

Oza, Nilay; Abrahamsson, Pekka

 
9781439260982: Building Blocks of Agile Innovation

Synopsis

This book tackles two different topics – agility and innovation – from the perspective of driving innovation in agile software development. This perspective is addressed in different chapters to foster: - Better understanding and initial insights into combining agility and innovation, - Pragmatic ways to make business sense out of innovations, - Learning how to cultivate a culture of innovation in an agile context; and - The use of both agility and innovation in real-life commercial scenarios This is mainly a book for managers and developers interested in helping their organization harness all of its innovative capabilities. The book also presents both academic and empirical insights on questions related to innovation in an agile context, making it an appealing read for researchers.

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About the Author

Nilay Oza: Dr. Nilay Oza is a senior research scientist at VTT - Technical research centre of Finland. He conducts research, develops and manages R&D projects. He offers strategic consultation to high-tech companies as a member of VTT. His current areas of research interest include agile adoption and transformation, lean thinking, Green IT business models, and global software business. He has been providing consultation in large scale agile transformation, innovation enablement, and global software business coordination. He is actively connected in international software and information systems communities. Pekka Abrahamsson: Prof. Pekka Abrahamsson is a full professor in the department of computer science in University of Helsinki. He has researched agile software development since 2002, published actively on the topic, lead European research initiatives in the area and grown up the agile research community in Scandinavia and beyond. His most recent interests lie in understanding the Lean philosophy in complex software systems design space.

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