Large Legacy Restoration 2
"Too big to fail" is not often a term associated with software, but many companies rely on large software systems that are business critical. Over time, the pressure of deadlines and other forces can reduce the quality of these systems to the point where it impacts business. When systems were small it was easier to push for a version 2.0 rewrite (this time we’ll do it right! With EJB!) but that is just not an option for most large systems.
This presentation will describe techniques for managing large legacy restoration projects. It will show how to create a technical roadmap and how to measure the value produced. It will show how to prioritize technical debt remediation tasks. It will show how various tools and techniques for visualizing different aspects of the development process. It will show how to put to use the psychology of change to keep developers and stakeholders motivated during the process.
Monday (November 18th) - 15:30 - 16:15 on Agile / PC
About the speaker
Mike Long
Mike Long is a software architect currently working on improving development practices in large scale software development teams, based in Beijing, China. His previous experience working with embedded systems development in Norway and England have instilled a great passion for test driven development, code craft, and avoiding oscilloscope debugging as much as humanly possible.
Mike is the creator of the Fake Function Framework, the founder of the Beijing Software Craftsmanship Group, and an organizer for the Beijing Homebrewing Society.
More
Blog: http://meekrosoft.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @meekrosoft
Github: https://github.com/meekrosoft/
Contact Information
The BITS conference is organized by Strongminds At Work ApS.
Web: www.strongminds.dk
Telephone: (+45) 6064 6416
E-mail: info@bitscon.dk
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