LEADER 05608nam 22007811 450 001 9910813706203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84928-336-2 010 $a1-299-46851-9 010 $a1-84928-324-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000204359 035 $a(EBL)918799 035 $a(OCoLC)799769028 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000740907 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11400752 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740907 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10720174 035 $a(PQKB)10160458 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL918799 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10772243 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL478101 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781849283366 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC918799 035 $a(DE-B1597)680708 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781849283243 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000204359 100 $a20120912d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEverything you want to know about Agile $ehow to get Agile results in a less-than-agile organization /$fJamie Lynn Cooke 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aEly, Cambridgeshire :$cIT Governance Publishing,$d2012. 210 4$d©2012 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 1 $aEverything you want to know about, 3 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84928-411-3 311 $a1-84928-323-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aDedication; Foreword; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: What is Agile?; Chapter 2: A Five-Minute History of Agile; Over-planning; Insufficient communication; ""All-at-once"" delivery; Chapter 3: The Core Business Benefits of Agile; Chapter 4: Common Agile Methodologies at a Glance; Scrum; Feature Driven DevelopmentTM (FDDTM); eXtreme ProgrammingTM (XP); Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM); Lean Development; Kanban; Rational Unified Process® (RUP®); Agile Unified Process (AUP); Hybrid and emerging Agile methodologies; Chapter 5: Who Uses Agile? 327 $aChapter 6: Why Don't More Organizations use Agile? Lack of awareness; The ""Business as usual"" mindset; ""Agile does not fit within our organization""; Agile myths; Historical misapplication; Chapter 7: Is Agile Right for My Department?; Question one: What are the biggest challenges in my department?; Question two: Am I looking for a ""quick fix"" solution?; Question three: Are the people in my department prepared to change their ""business as usual"" routines?; Question four: Are your executives prepared for your department to use Agile approaches? 327 $aQuestion five: Are you prepared for Agile?Question six: Are the intended participants sufficiently aware of Agile principles and practices?; Chapter 8: Delivering Agile; Choosing the right kick-off point; Choosing the right methodologies and practices; Creating a shared understanding of Agile; Aligning Agile work with your traditional projects; Conquering the tyranny of distance; You might be surprised ...; Chapter 9: Selecting the Right Agile Approach for Your Needs; New software development or maintenance?; Business owners available?; Teams of at least four to eight staff? 327 $aNeed for substantial documentation? Chapter 10: Using Agile Tools; 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; Chapter 11: Measuring Agile Success; Monitoring progress; Measuring value; Signs that the team is off-track; Controlling budget expenditure; Continuous improvement; Chapter 12: Aligning Agile with Your Corporate Culture 327 $aChapter 13: Managing Agile within Your Existing Project Frameworks Overview; PMBOK®; PRINCE2®; CMMI®; ITIL®; Quality management; Other frameworks; The bottom line; Chapter 14: Budgeting for Agile Work; The ideal; The reality; The bottom line; Chapter 15: Reporting on Agile Projects; The ideal; The reality; The bottom line; Chapter 16: Establishing Agile Contracts; The ideal; The reality; The bottom line; Chapter 17: Building the Right Agile Team; The ideal; The reality; The bottom line; Chapter 18: Conducting Performance Reviews for Agile Teams; The ideal; The reality; The bottom line 327 $aChapter 19: Avoiding Common Agile Traps 330 $aEverything you want to know about Agile comprehensively addresses the issues that IT departments face when they try to implement Agile approaches within the constraints of their traditional organizations, including existing project frameworks, budgeting structures, contracts and corporate reporting. It is an essential resource for IT departments that want to deliver successful Agile results, even in the most challenging environments. 410 0$aEverything you want to know about, 3 606 $aAgile software development 606 $aApplication software$xDevelopment 610 $aagile methods. 610 $aagile programming. 610 $aagile project management. 610 $aagile. 610 $aproject management. 615 0$aAgile software development. 615 0$aApplication software$xDevelopment. 676 $a005.133 700 $aCooke$b Jamie Lynn$01595251 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813706203321 996 $aEverything you want to know about Agile$94005547 997 $aUNINA