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Case study : Northwestern Mutual builds a high-performing release team

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MAP20080032081
Schwaber, Carey
Case study : Northwestern Mutual builds a high-performing release team / by Carey Schwaber with Laura Koetzle and Kahini Ranade. — Cambridge : Forrester Research, 2007
(For Application development & program management professionals)
Sumario: Northwestern Mutual has excelled at building a high-performance release team , one of the critical success factors in release management. What makes the firms release team work so well? Close alignment with testing and test environment management, open communication channels, a willingness and ability to drop changes that dont keep up with the rest of the release, and smart metrics to measure its own success. The value of such a team is apparent: Northwestern Mutuals desktop apps are stable, and its field offices are happy and productive
1. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company . 2. Empresas de seguros . 3. Gestión de la información . 4. Sistemas de información y comunicación . 5. Aplicaciones informáticas . I. Koetzle, Laura . II. Ranade Kahini . III. Forrester . IV. For Application development & program management professionals . V. Title.