James Coplien, Gertrud & Cope, Denmark
James ("Cope") Coplien is a Software Architecture and Agile Consultant at Gertrud&Cope in Denmark. He has a 25-year history as an "early adopter" and innovator behind several strategic innovations in software: his C++ Idioms book was one of the major sources for Design Patterns; his work on Organizational Patterns was one of the foundations of the structural components of XP and was the inspiration for Scrums. His books cover areas as diverse as C++ programming, software design, and organizational design. He has started writing a book on Agile software development. His current professional focus areas include Lean software architecture, highlighting the challenges of test-driven development, and Scrum process improvement using Organizational Patterns. His current day-to-day work includes architecture reviews, coding, and helping organizations work more effectively in lean economic conditions through process improvement and reduction of waste. His current hobby is creating advanced (housing) architecture CAD tools based on pattern languages. He lives with his wife and son in Mørdrup, Denmark. When he grows up, he wants to be an anthropologist.
Agile Fine-Tuning
Recent work by James Coplien (the course instructor) with Scrum inventor Jeff Sutherland came to a radical conclusion: that though Scrum sounds very simple on the surface, it is in fact painfully intricate underneath (see http://jeffsutherland.com/scrum/2008/02/scrum-and-organizational-patterns.html |
