Jeffrey Palermo [MVP]

Software management consultant and CTO, Headspring Systems

Adobe's Photoshop CS3 developed using Agile - level 200

I got the link from the AgileAustin online group: http://groups.google.com/group/AgileAustin/t/e0370f2d6a210e40

A new VP at Adobe has introduced Agile methods to the Photoshop group, and they turned from waterfall to agile. . . with commendable results: fewer late nights, work weekends. . .and. . . wait for it. . . fewer bugs with the same feature load delivered on schedule.

This is very important to me since I manage the Engineering department at Vital Insight, Inc. It's a given that my department is much smaller than the Photoshop department, but this is evidence that Agile methods scale from the small teams on up to very large organizations.

Read the full article here: http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/03/08/adobe_cs3_development/

Published Mar 09 2007, 08:23 AM by Jeffrey Palermo

Comments

ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog said:

What if you read a news story that the new Adobe CS3 product was developed using Agile Development Techniques?

# March 9, 2007 10:05 AM

Dim Blog As New ThoughtStream(me) said:

Found this via JPalermo. Anyone that has ever used Photoshop to do anything knows that it’s a monstrous...

# March 9, 2007 2:30 PM

Development on a Shoestring said:

Firstly, Scott & Vivian had a new (as yet unnamed) baby girl. Go say congratulations.

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# March 18, 2007 4:28 AM

About Jeffrey Palermo

Jeffrey Palermo is a software management consultant and the CTO of Headspring Systems in Austin, TX. Jeffrey specializes in Agile coaching and helps companies double the productivity of software teams. Jeffrey is an MCSD.Net , Microsoft MVP, Certified Scrummaster, Austin .Net User Group leader, AgileAustin board member, INETA speaker, INETA Membership Mentor, Christian, husband, father, motorcyclist, Eagle Scout, U.S. Army Veteran, and Texas A&M University graduate.