A Context for Delivery
Marc Holmes · Apress eBooks · 2005
SummaryAs we end this chapter, we have taken important steps toward improvement of delivery processes. We have looked at the inside of our fictitious development company, Etomic, and we have seen some of the issues they have faced and are facing. We have reviewed a list of aims Etomic has for delivery processes, and discussed the surrounding context for delivery, looking at the problems posed and hinting at potential solutions or methods for the mitigation of risk.We have also proposed an initiative known as Design to Deliver, which we will use as the basis for delivering improved delivery processes.Finally, we have taken the first step in this initiative by defining a very broad build and deployment process and have briefly discussed automating these processes.In the next chapter, we are going to start practical work on the Design to Deliver initiative with a look at NAnt—the tool we will use for build automation. This tool offers a lot of power, and so we will spend some time thinking about how it works but, just as importantly, what we can do with it.