Quote: Microsoft uses synch-and-stabilize, daily build, and zero-defect; work in parallel but synch and debug daily with a shippable product; common language, continuous testing, milestone and release metrics

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We label Microsoft's style of product development the … members of parallel teams, and periodically stabilize the … … [They call this the] "milestone," "daily build," "nightly build," or "zero-defect" … [p. 57] Teams implement this strategy by … @ Work in parallel teams but "synch up" … platform and market. @ Speak a "common language" … @ Continuously test the product … @ Use metric data to determine milestone completion …   Google-1   Google-2

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