Software Ownership Transfer: Evolving Knowledge Transfer for the Agile World, 1st edition
Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (July 6, 2016) © 2017
Vinod Sankaranarayanan
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Title overview
This is the first practical, hands-on guide to knowledge transfer in today's agile environments. Using a realistic, large-scale case study, ThoughtWorks expert Vinod Sankaranarayanan shows how to elevate knowledge transfer from "necessary evil" to an activity full of agility and innovation, and bring together multiple organizations and cultures to make ownership transfer work.
• The first agile guide to knowledge transfer, the most important overlooked issue in the software development project lifecycle
• Plain-English guidance on successfully transitioning ownership of any system or project to new teams or service providers
• Demonstrates techniques and takeaways through a start-to-finish case study
• Explodes myths and challenges conventional approaches to knowledge transfer
• Plain-English guidance on successfully transitioning ownership of any system or project to new teams or service providers
• Demonstrates techniques and takeaways through a start-to-finish case study
• Explodes myths and challenges conventional approaches to knowledge transfer
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Table of contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Challenge with Knowledge Transfers
- Chapter 2: Ownership Transfer: Bringing Home a Child
- Chapter 3: The Approach
- Chapter 4: The Program
- Chapter 5: Being Agile
- Chapter 6: Culture
- Chapter 7: Engineering
- Chapter 8: Infrastructure
- Chapter 9: Continuous Business
- Chapter 10: Executing Ownership Transfer
- Chapter 11: Process
- Chapter 12: Measuring Ownership Transfer
- Chapter 13: The Three Bridges
- Chapter 14: Putting It Together
- Chapter 15: Conclusion
- Chapter 16: Epilogue
Author bios
Vinod Sankaranarayanan, a Project Management Consultant at ThoughtWorks, has advised many organizations in the Finance, Travel, Retail, and Healthcare space. Along the way he has handled several large project delivery responsibilities. He has witnessed and driven several sourcing transitions for his clients. Vinod started his professional career in the pre-Agile era and later adapted to the Agile model of working. This has enabled him to empathize with and provide practical suggestions to clients who often find themselves making Agile transitions and sourcing transitions at the same time.
Vinod has essayed the roles of a business analyst, tester, pre-sales consultant, program manager, account manager, Agile coach, and practice leader as part of his long IT Journey.
Before ThoughtWorks, Vinod worked at Mindtree, a well-known IT services organization. At Mindtree he was one of the founding members of the Business Analysts Council and the Agile Council, focusing on creating organizational capacity to win and execute consulting as well as Agile projects.
He lives in Bangalore with his wife Vidya and their children Dhruv and Dyuthi. An occasional blogger and speaker at conferences, his writings, talks, and contact information are available at ownershiptransfer.in
Vinod has essayed the roles of a business analyst, tester, pre-sales consultant, program manager, account manager, Agile coach, and practice leader as part of his long IT Journey.
Before ThoughtWorks, Vinod worked at Mindtree, a well-known IT services organization. At Mindtree he was one of the founding members of the Business Analysts Council and the Agile Council, focusing on creating organizational capacity to win and execute consulting as well as Agile projects.
He lives in Bangalore with his wife Vidya and their children Dhruv and Dyuthi. An occasional blogger and speaker at conferences, his writings, talks, and contact information are available at ownershiptransfer.in
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