A technology audit released this month by Ovum Research on Ivar Jacobson International’s Essential Practices and EssWork gives readers a full review of IJI’s software development process framework. The audit provides a number of key findings that will assist software development organizations looking for lean - agile enablement.
The principal analyst in the report – Michael Azoff - made some key recommendations:
“(For) legacy process users looking for an Agile - Lean enablement ... users will find EssWork and Essential Practices a good process to adopt, covering a range of practices that span waterfall to Agile. Essential Practices takes an aspect-oriented thinking approach, meaning that it looks at practices that cross-cut lifecycle activities.
Organizations seeking a disciplined approach to process adoption, EssWork and Essential Practices provide a more mature approach to process adoption, and would be suitable for organizations aspiring to level two and higher on the CMMI scale. The solution can help large enterprises consolidate their processes and methodologies and also help enforce company standards.”
Users can download a free copy of the report at www.ivarjacobson.com/Ovum_agile.aspx
A trial version of EssWork is also available online for non-commercial use.