Build and Deployment Automation for the Lean Economy

The shorter cycle times of Agile means more builds, more deployments and more releases. The adoption of SOA means more complexity and more elements to juggle. The move to global, round-the-clock 24-hour development means more teams to service and less downtime. And in this economy adding headcount is likely not an option. Instead you are told to get Lean and Mean. But how do you get to Lean and Mean without being stretched too thin? This paper shows you how build and deployment automation offers fertile ground for dramatic productivity gains that will improve the efficiency of the entire team. Concepts covered in this white paper:

• An introduction to Lean Software thinking
• Tools for visualizing and quantifying waste and ROI
• How to reduce waste in the build, deploy, test, release process