Scott Ambler

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Scott W. Ambler (1966) is a Canadian software engineer, consultant and author, currently Senior Consulting Partner at Scott Ambler + Associates. He is an author of a number of books focused on the Disciplined Agile Delivery process decision framework, the Unified process, Agile software development, the Unified Modeling Language, and CMM-based development.

He regularly runs surveys [1] which explore software development issues and works with organizations in different countries on their approach to software development.

Biography

Ambler received a BSc in computer science and a MA in information science from the University of Toronto. He has been working in the IT industry since the mid-1980s, and with object technology since the early 1990s.[2] Since 1990 he has worked with OO technology in various roles: Business Architect, System Analyst, System Designer, Project Manager, Smalltalk programmer, Java programmer, and C++ programmer.[3] Further he led the development of several software processes, including Agile Modeling (AM), Agile Data (AD), Enterprise Unified Process (EUP), and Agile Unified Process (AUP) methodologies.

Ambler has been a contributing editor with Dr. Dobb's Journal,[4] and has written columns for Software Development, Object Magazine, and Computing Canada.[3]

He is speaker at a wide variety of practitioner, academic, and private conferences worldwide, such as conferences on Software Development, Agile Universe, UML World, JavaOne, BorCon, Comdex; Application Development conferences including OOPSLA, EuroSPI, CAiSE; and conferences held by large, Fortune 500 companies for their managers and IT staff.[5]

He is a Fellow of the International Association of Software Architects, an Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) committer, and a Jolt Judge at the Jolt Awards.[2]

Work

Ambler has developed the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) decision process framework, the Enterprise Unified Process [6] (an extension of the Rational Unified Process), and Agile Modeling.[7]

See also

Publications

Scott Ambler has published several books[8] and articles.[9] A selection:

  • 1995. The object primer: the application developer’s guide to object-orientation. SIGS Books. ISBN 1-884842-17-8
  • 1998. Process patterns: building large-scale systems using object technology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-64568-9
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  • 2003. The Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture with James McGovern, Mike Stevens, James Linn, Vikas Sharan, and Elias Jo. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-141275-2
  • 2003. Agile database techniques: effective strategies for the agile software developer. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 0-471-20283-5
  • 2004. The Object Primer: Agile Model Driven Development with UML 2. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-54018-6
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References

  1. ↑ IT Survey Results
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scott W. Ambler's Home Page
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scott W. Ambler (1998). An Introduction to Process Patterns. An AmbySoft Inc. White Paper.
  4. ↑ Dr. Dobb's Journal
  5. ↑ Speaking Engagements. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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  8. ↑ My Books at ambysoft.com. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  9. ↑ Scott Ambler's Articles and Other Writings. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

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