<DIV><p><b>Summary</b></p><p><i>Agile ALM</i> is a guide for Java developers who want to integrate flexible agile practices and lightweight tooling along all phases of the software development process. The book introduces a new vision for managing change in requirements and process more efficiently and flexibly. It synthesizes technical and functional elements to provide a comprehensive approach to software development.</p> <b>About the Technology</b><p>Agile Application Lifecycle Management (Agile ALM) combines flexible processes with lightweight tools in a comprehensive and practical approach to building, testing, integrating, and deploying software. Taking an agile approach to ALM improves product quality, reduces time to market, and makes for happier developers.</p> <b>About the Book</b><p><i>Agile ALM</i> is a guide for Java developers, testers, and release engineers. By following dozens of experience-driven examples, you'll learn to see the whole application lifecycle as a set of defined tasks, and then master the tools and practices you need to accomplish those tasks effectively. The book introduces state-of-the-art, lightweight tools that can radically improve the speed and fluidity of development and shows you how to integrate them into your processes.</p><p>The tools and examples are Java-based, but the Agile ALM principles apply to all development platforms.</p> <b>What's Inside</b><ul><li>A thorough introduction to Agile ALM</li> <li>Build an integrated Java-based Agile ALM toolchain</li> <li>Use Scrum for release management</li> <li>Reviewed by a team of 20 Agile ALM experts</li></ul><p>================================</p> <b>Table of Contents</b><ol><h5>PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO AGILE ALM</h5> <li>Getting started with Agile ALM </li><li>ALM and Agile strategies <h5>PART 2 FUNCTIONAL AGILE ALM</h5> </li><li>Using Scrum for release management </li><li>Task-based development <h5>PART 3 INTEGRATION AND RELEASE MANAGEMENT</h5> </li><li>Integration and release management </li><li>Creating a productive development environment </li><li>Advanced CI tools and recipes <h5>PART 4 OUTSIDE-IN AND BARRIER-FREE DEVELOPMENT</h5> </li><li>Requirements and test management </li><li>Collaborative and barrier-free development with Groovy and Scala</li></ol></div>