04668nam 22005773u 450 991078690090332120231109174806.01-84928-564-0(CKB)3710000000216510(EBL)1778760(OCoLC)890529945(CaSebORM)9781849285643(MiAaPQ)EBC1778760(EXLCZ)99371000000021651020140922d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAgile Productivity Unleashed[electronic resource] Proven approaches for achieving productivity gains in any organisation2nd ed.Ely IT Governance Ltd20141 online resource (390 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84928-563-2 FOREWORD; PREFACE; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; Introduction; Agile: an executive summary; The path forward; SECTION 1: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AGILE; Chapter 1: Agile in a Nutshell; Understanding Agile principles; Agile in action; Popular Agile methods; Who uses Agile?; Chapter 2: Why is Agile So Effective?; Management of controllable risk; Minimal start-up costs; Initial and ongoing returns; Chapter 3: Why Don''t More Organizations Use Agile?; Chapter 4: Agile Sounds Good, But; SECTION 2: 12 AGILE PRINCIPLES THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR ORGANIZATIONChapter 5: Responsive PlanningWhy every upfront plan fails; Apply, Inspect, Adapt; Defining (and refining) your goals; Empowering the delivery team; The critical decision points; Paving the pathway; When to walk away; Publicizing your success; Chapter 6: Business-value-driven Work; Real productivity; Dancing around the budget bonfire; Over-delivery is wasted money; Measuring cost/benefit; Communicating actionable goals and priorities; Drawing the line; When priorities change; It''s more than the baton; Chapter 7: Hands-on Business Outputs; The ''try before you buy'' power positionThere is no substitute for realityMitigating risk; Continuous delivery of valuable outputs; When the end does not justify the means; Chapter 8: Real-time Customer Feedback; Every audience is a customer; The false security of market testing; Intrinsic customer satisfaction; The ''expert by proxy'' myth; Hiring a customer; Using the customer to manage your budget; Chapter 9: Immovable Deadlines; Why you should never move a deadline; The power of imminent timeframes; Early delivery means early payback; Setting the next deadline; Chapter 10: Management by Self-motivation''I''m not going to do it - and you can''t make me''The top-down and bottom-up management myths; The power of self-organized teams; Giving the team a higher purpose; In my estimation; Trusting the team; Why shorter deadlines lead to happier employees; The end of overtime; Success breeds motivation; Chapter 11: ''Just-in-time'' Communication; When was the last time you attended a valuable meeting?; Redefining the corporate meeting; What can you do in five minutes?; Knowledge transfer through pairing, co-location and cross-training; Documentation is no substituteThe most valuable meeting of allChapter 12: Immediate Status Tracking; The end of the monthly report; Measuring productivity by outputs; Tracking overall progress in the requirements backlog; Tracking day-to-day work in the delivery backlog; The power of the ''burndown'' chart; The real-time executive dashboard; Early and continuous delivery tracking; Redefining risk management; Chapter 13: Waste Management; What is waste management?; It''s what you don''t do that matters; The power and peril of the value stream; The waiting game; Movement without added value; Task-switching and time leakageDoing it right the first timeFind out how Agile processes can revolutionise your productivity.Agile software developmentBusiness intelligence -- Computer programsBusiness intelligence -- Data processingData warehousingAgile software development.Business intelligence -- Computer programs.Business intelligence -- Data processing.Data warehousing.658.4658.47Cooke Jamie Lynn1474445AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910786900903321Agile Productivity Unleashed3692990UNINA