Track 19
Agile Software Management
Dr. Kishore
Associate Professor, School of Management SUNY Buffalo
Abstract: "The field of software development has been plagued with project failures and challenges for nearly four decades now. While we continue to improve, we still manage to complete only 29% software projects successfully (based on data compiled by Standish Group in 2004). In response to this “crisis,” one of the initiatives undertaken by the software community is the development of agile software development methods. This talk by Dr. Rajiv Kishore will provide an overview of the philosophies, principles, and practices in the area of agile software project development and management. Two key goals of agile project management are to deliver innovative products to customers in highly uncertain situations and to create working environments in software development projects in which people look forward to coming to work each day. Agile methods achieve these goals by moving away from processes of anticipation that underlie most traditional software development methods to processes of adaptation that underlie biological evolution in the natural world, and by placing emphasis on individuals and interactions over processes and tools and on customer collaboration over contract negotiations. This talk will examine how these philosophies are implemented and how these goals are achieved in agile projects."
Bio: Dr. Kishore's primary research interest is in improving organizational and IT performance through the effective management of global IT and business process outsourcing projects, agile enterprise and business process integration, and technology and innovation management. He received a multi-year research grant as a co-principal investigator from the National Science Foundation for conducting research in the IT outsourcing area. Dr. Kishore has published numerous articles in scholarly journals and refereed proceedings and has presented his research at various international, national, and regional conferences. He has also consulted with a number of large companies including BellSouth, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Clearnet Communications ( Canada ), Dun and Bradstreet Software, IBM, and Pioneer-Standard Electronics. He continues to regularly consult and speak to industry and professional groups.
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