Test Driven Development: By Example
Test Driven Development: By Example
COTS-based software development: processes and open issues
Journal of Systems and Software
The relationship between software development team size and software development cost
Communications of the ACM - Rural engineering development
Probabilistic and analytical estimation of software development team size
International Journal of Hybrid Intelligent Systems
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In 2006 AstraZeneca AZ executed a strategy to centralise all biochemical screening activities within one of its Research Areas, into a single team. This team had the remit to deliver data faster and more consistently, whilst reducing the FTE's deployed against such activities. Keeping the team small, AZ hoped to facilitate more flexible use of resources, remaining agile enough to respond to changing business demands; however this centralised approach brought with it a fresh set of challenges, not least of which was information management. This review describes a successful LIMS implementation within AZ who deployed a customised COTS solution in just four months. It outlines the steps taken over the initial system development life cycle and highlights the requirement for dedicated in-house resource with intimate domain knowledge coupled with experienced vendor personnel. It goes on to explore the requirement for continued evolution of the system and the challenges this posed.