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Scott Ambler has published several books<ref>[http://www.ambysoft.com/books/ My Books] at ambysoft.com. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref> and articles.<ref>[http://www.ambysoft.com/onlineWritings.html Scott Ambler's Articles and Other Writings]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref> A selection:
Scott Ambler has published several books<ref>[http://www.ambysoft.com/books/ My Books] at ambysoft.com. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref> and articles.<ref>[http://www.ambysoft.com/onlineWritings.html Scott Ambler's Articles and Other Writings]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.</ref> A selection:


* 1995. ''The object primer: the application developer’s guide to object-orientation''. SIGS Books. ISBN 1-884842-17-8
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=1995 |title=The object primer: the application developer’s guide to object-orientation |publisher=SIGS Books |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/theObjectPrimer.html |ISBN=1-884842-17-8}}
* 1998. ''Process patterns: building large-scale systems using object technology''. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-64568-9
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=1998 |title=Process patterns: building large-scale systems using object technology |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/processPatterns.html |ISBN=0-521-64568-9}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=2002 |title=Agile Modeling: Effective Practices for EXtreme Programming and the Unified Process |publisher=J. Wiley |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/agileModeling.html |isbn=0-471-20282-7}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=2002 |title=Agile Modeling: Effective Practices for EXtreme Programming and the Unified Process |publisher=J. Wiley |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/agileModeling.html |isbn=0-471-20282-7}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |first2=Larry |last2=Constantine | authorlink2=Larry Constantine|year=2002 |title=The Unified Process Transition and Production Phases |publisher=CMP Books |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/transitionProductionPhase.html |isbn=1-57820-092-X}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |first2=Larry |last2=Constantine | authorlink2=Larry Constantine|year=2002 |title=The Unified Process Transition and Production Phases |publisher=CMP Books |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/transitionProductionPhase.html |isbn=1-57820-092-X}}
* {{cite book |last1=McGovern |first1=James |last2=Ambler |first2=Scott |authorlink2=Scott Ambler |last3=Stevens |first3=Mike |last4=Linn |first4=James |last5=Sharan |first5=Vikas |last6=Jo |first6=Elias |year=2003 |title=The Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture |publisher=Prentice Hall |ISBN=0-13-141275-2}}
* {{cite book |last1=McGovern |first1=James |last2=Ambler |first2=Scott |authorlink2=Scott Ambler |last3=Stevens |first3=Mike |last4=Linn |first4=James |last5=Sharan |first5=Vikas |last6=Jo |first6=Elias |year=2003 |title=The Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture |publisher=Prentice Hall |url=http://www.ambysoft.com/books/enterpriseArchitecture.html |ISBN=0-13-141275-2}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=2003 |title=Agile database techniques: effective strategies for the agile software developer |publisher=Wiley Publishing |ISBN=0-471-20283-5}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=2003 |title=Agile database techniques: effective strategies for the agile software developer |publisher=Wiley Publishing |ISBN=0-471-20283-5}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=2004 |title=The Object Primer: Agile Model Driven Development with UML 2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|ISBN=0-521-54018-6}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ambler |first1=Scott |authorlink1=Scott Ambler |year=2004 |title=The Object Primer: Agile Model Driven Development with UML 2 |publisher=Cambridge University Press|ISBN=0-521-54018-6}}

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Scott W. Ambler (born 1966) is a Canadian software engineer, consultant and author. 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 Capability Maturity Model (CMM) 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:

References