Summary

Specification by Example is an emerging practice for creating software based on realistic examples, bridging the communication gap between business stakeholders and the dev teams building the software. In this book, author Gojko Adzic distills interviews with successful teams worldwide, sharing how they specify, develop, and deliver software, without defects, in short iterative delivery cycles.

About the Technology

Specification by Example is a collaborative method for specifying requirements and tests. Seven patterns, fully explored in this book, are key to making the method effective. The method has four main benefits: it produces living, reliable documentation; it defines expectations clearly and makes validation efficient; it reduces rework; and, above all, it assures delivery teams and business stakeholders that the software that's built is right for its purpose.

About the Book

This book distills from the experience of leading teams worldwide effective ways to specify, test, and deliver software in short, iterative delivery cycles. Case studies in this book range from small web startups to large financial institutions, working in many processes including XP, Scrum, and Kanban.

This book is written for developers, testers, analysts, and business people working together to build great software.

What's Inside

Common process patterns

How to avoid bad practices

Fitting SBE in your process

50+ case studies

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Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting started

Part 2 Key process patterns

Part 3 Case studies

Key benefits

Key process patterns

Living documentation

Initiating the changes

Deriving scope from goals

Specifying collaboratively

Illustrating using examples

Refining the specification

Automating validation without changing specifications

Validating frequently

Evolving a documentation system

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Concluding thoughts

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