Everything you want to know about Agile How to get Agile results in a less-than-agile organization
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Jamie Lynn Cooke has over 25 years’ experience as a senior business analyst and solutions consultant, and has worked with over 125 public and private sector organizations to deliver successful results throughout Australia, Canada and the US. She has been working hands-on with Agile methodologies since 2003, and has written several other books on Agile, including Agile Productivity Unleashed and Agile: An Executive Guide: Real results from IT budgets.
<p>“... it does a great job of including real world insights, experiences and lessons learned while provided a professional (but still easy to read) insight into the world of Agile ... I found this book excellent and would not hesitate in recommending this ...”</p>
- Jared Carstensen, Deloitte & Touche,
Everything you want to know about Agile is written specifically to address the challenges of implementing Agile within the unique structures, constraints and culture of your organization. It provides you with the information you need to assess whether Agile is right for your department, to select the Agile methodologies and practices that are best suited to your work, to successfully implement these approaches, and to measure the outcomes.
The book offers a range of strategies for aligning Agile work within the reporting, budgeting, staffing and governance constraints of your organisation, which is arguably the biggest challenge.
1: What is Agile?
2: A Five-Minute History of Agile
3: The Core Business Benefits of Agile
4: Common Agile Methodologies at a Glance
5: Who Uses Agile?
6: Why Don't More Organizations Use Agile?
7: Is Agile Right for My Department
8: Delivering Agile
9: Selecting the Right Agile Approach for Your Needs
10: Using Agile Tools
11: Measuring Agile Success
12: Aligning Agile with Your Corporate Culture
13: Managing Agile within Your Existing Project Frameworks
14: Budgeting for Agile Work
15: Reporting on Agile Projects
16: Establishing Agile Contracts
17: Building the Right Agile Team
18: Conducting Performance Reviews for Agile Teams
19: Avoiding Common Agile Traps
20: Expanding Agile
21: More Information on Agile
Deliver exceptional results from your IT department using Agile approaches.
Agile methodologies and practices have been proven over the past two decades to increase the relevance, quality, flexibility and business value of software solutions. The IT departments of many large and successful organizations (including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and BT) have all delivered productivity gains through the adoption of Agile approaches. It worked for them, but will it work for you?
Everything you want to know about Agile is written specifically to address the challenges of implementing Agile within the unique structures, constraints and culture of your organization. It provides you with the information you need to assess whether Agile is right for your department, to select the Agile methodologies and practices that are best suited to your work, to successfully implement these approaches, and to measure the outcomes. Most importantly, this book gives you strategies for aligning Agile work within the reporting, budgeting, staffing and governance constraints of your organization, which is arguably the biggest challenge.
Written for executives, IT department managers and other senior decision makers, this book is equally valuable for IT project managers, team leaders and management consultants who want to deliver successful Agile results.
Jamie Lynn Cooke has 21 years’ experience as a senior business analyst and solutions consultant, and has worked with over 125 public and private sector organizations throughout Australia, Canada and the US. Jamie has been working with Agile methodologies since 2003, and has written several other books on Agile, including Agile Productivity Unleashed and Agile: An Executive Guide: Real results from IT budgets.
An essential read for anyone wanting to make Agile work in their organization!
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Jamie Lynn Cooke has over 25 years’ experience as a senior business analyst and solutions consultant, and has worked with over 125 public and private sector organizations to deliver successful results throughout Australia, Canada and the US. She has been working hands-on with Agile methodologies since 2003, and has written several other books on Agile, including Agile Productivity Unleashed and Agile: An Executive Guide: Real results from IT budgets.