Overview

Breaking the Addiction to Process will give you a clear understanding of the way Agile works and how it can improve your business practices. It explains how Agile will help you to improve your relationships with your customers, to work more efficiently with your colleagues and to develop more streamlined and successful working practices, saving you time and money.

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Author:   Elizabeth Scanlon Thomas ,  IT Governance Publishing
Publisher:   IT Governance Publishing
Imprint:   IT Governance Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.167kg
ISBN:  

9781849281768

ISBN 10:   1849281769
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   05 April 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Clinging to the old ways Why do projects fail? There‟s a better way to run projects Breaking the addiction to process Chapter 1: Satisfy the Customer Through Early and Continuous Delivery The failure of traditional project management Welcome to the flexible world of Agile Delivering in increments Chapter 2: Welcome Changing Requirements No plan survives contact with the enemy This is the way it used to happen Planning in an Agile world How is Agile planning implemented? Tasks are estimated collaboratively It‟s essential to get the backlog right Why we went Agile Chapter 3: Deliver Working Software Frequently Produce code increments during a sprint How much work has your team done? Sprint retrospective Transitioning a company to Agile Chapter 4: Business People and Developers Work Together Daily A continuous conversation Collaborative management Chapter 5: Build Projects Around Motivated Individuals Engineers choose their own work Giving up control Management must be serious about Agile Chapter 6: Convey Information via Face-to-Face Conversation Jargon Blitz The Agile answer to death by PowerPoint(R) Where does the scrum fit in the Agile world? The location of teams Chapter 7: Working Software is the Primary Measure of Progress Measuring results Not so many bottlenecks in Agile Ways to implement the new approach Chapter 8: Maintain a Constant Pace Indefinitely Projects don‟t have to be perfect Managing time in Agile mode Shorten the time between planning and delivery Chapter 9: Give Continuous Attention to Technical Excellence Test-driven development There might still be last-minute panic Other areas need continuous attention too Chapter 10: Simplify - Maximise the Amount of Work Not Done Minimal engineering Remove activity that adds no value Reduce bureaucracy Chapter 11: Teams Self-Organise The office is a social environment Don‟t manage like it‟s 1959 Simplify decision making Chapter 12: Teams Retrospect and Tune Their Behaviours Sprint retrospectives Working to the same heartbeat Change isn‟t easy ITG Resources

Reviews

‘I wish I’d had this book before I started thinking seriously about Agile.’ -- Steve Borthwick, Artesian Solutions ‘This book is a must read for every project manager, developer, and even engineers and workers.’ -- Varinder Kumar, IRIS Business Services Limited, India ‘This is the Agile book we've all been waiting for -- clearly written and simple to understand. After reading this book, I finally understand the principles of Agile methodology.’ * Amazon.com *

Author Information

Elizabeth Scanlon Thomas is a creative communication and documentation specialist with 14 years’ experience developing and maintaining user-information products. She is a member of the Nokia Agile Community and the London Agile Community. She works as a documentation manager at Nokia, having begun her career in advertising and marketing before moving into writing in IT. 

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