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The word Agile has grown to mean many things. You're not alone if you have ever found yourself thinking: ""What is agile, really? Does agile work? How can I use agile on my projects?"" It seems every man and his dog has an interpretation these days. There is a world of confusion about what works, what doesn't, what is worth your time and what is just noise. Don't Spook the Herd! is a companion for anyone wanting to make sense of agile project management and how they can contribute effectively to agile projects. Whether you are completely new to agile or you have a bit of experience with it, this book will help you level-up your understanding and skills. Dan explains agile concepts using a friendly and simple approach. The book is packed with practical real-world tactics that can be used immediately on any project. There is a treasure-trove of valuable lessons-learned from several successfully completed multi-million-dollar projects. Don't Spook the Herd! provides insights into a crucial idea: agile projects are successful when the people involved are focussed on delivering and comfortable with adjusting priorities based on actual outputs and results.

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UNSW Australia Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively. Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael Research School of Management ANU College of Business & Economics Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects. Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD School of Information Systems and Technology Management UNSW Business School Dan Miller is the real deal - his experience in agile project management shines through in this comprehensive guide. Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith Astronomer, T.V. Presenter, MC, Speaker, Writer CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science - CSIRO Australia Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively. Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael Research School of Management ANU College of Business & Economics - ANU Australia Dan provides an interesting and often amusing perspective on agile, focusing on its essence: people. As he says, people are the key to successful projects. Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP Author, Publisher, Consultant Schwalbe Publishing - Minneapolis USA This book is written by someone who is obviously passionate about his subject area. The list of deliverables from business projects frequently includes some form of new / re-engineered business process. Dan offers some sound guidance on how agile business projects should be handled, so that the likelihood and impact of serious issues can be reduced. John Smyrk Owner, Sigma Management Science Visiting Fellow, UNSW Business School - UNSW Australia Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects. Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD School of Information Systems and Technology Management UNSW Business School - UNSW Australia Dan has written a book which is a great first step towards agility for many traditional organisations. He explores what it means to adopt an agile culture and provides a roadmap for organisations who are migrating from sequential, predictive project approaches to the learning environment needed for the 21st century. Shane Hastie Director of Agile Learning Programs International Consortium for Agile

Dan Miller is the real deal - his experience in agile project management shines through in this comprehensive guide. Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith Astronomer, T.V. Presenter, MC, Speaker, Writer CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science CSIRO Australia Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively. Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael Research School of Management ANU College of Business & Economics ANU Australia Dan provides an interesting and often amusing perspective on agile, focusing on its essence: people. As he says, people are the key to successful projects. Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP Author, Publisher, Consultant Schwalbe Publishing Minneapolis USA This book is written by someone who is obviously passionate about his subject area. The list of deliverables from business projects frequently includes some form of new / re-engineered business process. Dan offers some sound guidance on how agile business projects should be handled, so that the likelihood and impact of serious issues can be reduced. John Smyrk Owner, Sigma Management Science Visiting Fellow, UNSW Business School UNSW Australia Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects. Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD School of Information Systems and Technology Management UNSW Business School UNSW Australia Dan has written a book which is a great first step towards agility for many traditional organisations. He explores what it means to adopt an agile culture and provides a roadmap for organisations who are migrating from sequential, predictive project approaches to the learning environment needed for the 21st century. Shane Hastie Director of Agile Learning Programs International Consortium for Agile Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects. Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD School of Information Systems and Technology Management UNSW Business School UNSW Australia Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively. Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael Research School of Management ANU College of Business & Economics

Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects. Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD School of Information Systems and Technology Management UNSW Business School UNSW Australia Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively. Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael Research School of Management ANU College of Business & Economics Dan Miller is the real deal - his experience in agile project management shines through in this comprehensive guide. Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith Astronomer, T.V. Presenter, MC, Speaker, Writer CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science - CSIRO Australia Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively. Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael Research School of Management ANU College of Business & Economics - ANU Australia Dan provides an interesting and often amusing perspective on agile, focusing on its essence: people. As he says, people are the key to successful projects. Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP Author, Publisher, Consultant Schwalbe Publishing - Minneapolis USA This book is written by someone who is obviously passionate about his subject area. The list of deliverables from business projects frequently includes some form of new / re-engineered business process. Dan offers some sound guidance on how agile business projects should be handled, so that the likelihood and impact of serious issues can be reduced. John Smyrk Owner, Sigma Management Science Visiting Fellow, UNSW Business School - UNSW Australia Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects. Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD School of Information Systems and Technology Management UNSW Business School - UNSW Australia Dan has written a book which is a great first step towards agility for many traditional organisations. He explores what it means to adopt an agile culture and provides a roadmap for organisations who are migrating from sequential, predictive project approaches to the learning environment needed for the 21st century. Shane Hastie Director of Agile Learning Programs International Consortium for Agile

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Dan Miller is an award-winning business leader from Canberra, Australia, who loves getting new ventures off the ground. His specialty is turning business ideas into real projects that are regularly delivered successfully. Dan is the founder of several ventures including Citadel Systems: a technology project management firm and Trade Guardian: a business administration outsourcing provider. Dan's experience and skills are supported by a foundation of formal education in business and technology including BEc, BIT, MSEng and MBA. Dan also spent several years teaching at the Australian National University as a Tutor and Adjunct Lecturer in both the Department of Computer Science and the College of Business & Economics. There are a few simple philosophies that Dan abides by: have fun in everything you do, continuously improve by challenging yourself to bigger and better things, learn-by-doing, help others to improve themselves, and give back at least as much as the world provides you. Kristin Miller is a number crunching guru with over 20 years' experience taking care of hundreds of businesses in very diverse industries. Kristin also loves spending time with family. Born and raised in Canberra, Australia, Kristin is known for her strong and down-to-earth attitude toward helping business owners improve the administration side of their operations. Kristin's specialty is taking care of the financial side of business and turning operations into profit-making machines! Kristin's experience and skills are supported by a foundation of formal education in business and accounting including BAdmin, MBA, MProfAcc and an upcoming CPA. The philosophy Kristin starts each day with is: No matter what you want to achieve, get organised and give it a go.

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