Benefit/Cost-Driven Software Development : : With Benefit Points and Size Points.

• Superior document: Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing Series ; v.8
• Author: Hannay, Jo Erskine.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (114 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Business Value Disadvantaged -- 1.1 A Paradoxical Emphasis on Cost -- 1.2 Taking Control ... -- 1.3 ... with Agile -- 1.4 Benefit/Cost-Driven Development Methodology -- 1.5 Design -- References -- Chapter 2 Benefit Points - An Overview -- 2.1 Benefit Estimates -- 2.2 Benefit Criteria -- 2.3 Management by Benefit/Cost -- 2.4 Life Cycle Perspective -- 2.5 The Estimates in Time -- 2.6 Setting the Stage -- 2.7 Product Elements and Product Breakdown Structure -- 2.8 Benefit Criteria to Match -- 2.9* A Note on Project Triangles -- References -- Chapter 3 Benefit Points for the Project -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Project Objectives -- 3.3 Effect Points: Benefit Points for the Effect Relation -- 3.4 Planned Returns -- 3.5 Worth Points: Benefit Points for the Worth Relation -- 3.6 Monetary Returns -- 3.7 Balanced Effect Points -- 3.8 Cost Estimates: Size Points -- 3.9 Benefit-Cost Index -- 3.10 Instantiating Points with Money -- 3.11 Soft Returns -- 3.12 Effect Points in the Exploratory Mode -- 3.12.1 Exploring the Effect of Epics -- 3.12.2 Exploring the Feasibility of Objectives -- 3.12.3 Working in the Exploratory Mode -- 3.12.4 Partial Fulfilment of Objectives -- 3.12.5 Closed Scales in the Exploratory Mode -- 3.12.6 Ending Up in the Confirmatory Mode -- 3.13 The Confirmatory Mode with Open-Ended Effect Points -- 3.14 To Sum Up... -- 3.15* Benefit Poker -- 3.16* One Combined Objective -- 3.17* Life Cycle Cost Estimation -- 3.18* Negative Benefit -- 3.19* Other Approaches -- 3.20* Satisficing, Fast, and Frugal -- References -- Chapter 4 Benefit Points for the Portfolio -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Portfolio Composition -- 4.3 Worth Points in the Exploratory Mode -- 4.3.1 Exploring the Worth of Objectives -- 4.3.2 Exploring the Feasibility of Returns -- 4.4 Portfolio Decomposition.

4.5 The Confirmatory Mode with Open-EndedWorth Points -- 4.6 BalancedWorth Points -- Chapter 5 Earned Business Value Management -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Points for Stories -- 5.2.1 Benefit Points for Stories -- 5.2.2 Size Points for Stories -- 5.3 Ordering the Story Backlog -- 5.4 Monitor Earned Business Value -- 5.5 Wrapping Up -- 5.6* Assigning Benefit Points to Stories -- 5.7* Dependencies -- 5.8* Agile EBVM in Practice -- References -- Chapter 6 Agile Uncertainty Assessment for Benefit Points and Size Points -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Uncertainty Assessment -- 6.3 Use of Uncertainty Assessments -- 6.4 Obtaining pX Values for the Project -- 6.5 Instantiation with pX Values -- 6.6 Simple Sensitivity Analysis -- 6.7* How Businesses Construct Project-Level pX Values -- References -- Chapter 7 Benefit and Cost Periodized: Stretching Your Points -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Periodization -- 7.2.1 Periodization of Points -- 7.2.2 Present Value of Future Cash -- 7.2.3 Points Templates -- 7.3 Periodizing Planned Returns -- 7.4 Monitoring and Adjusting Planned Returns -- 7.5 Adjusting Values According to Project Experience -- 7.6 Optimizing the Backlog for Periodization -- References -- Chapter 8 Final Remarks -- References.