Managing Agile Projects

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If you are a project manager or team leader who is interested in learning the secrets of successfully controlling and delivering agile projects, then you have come to the right place.

From learning how agile projects are different from traditional projects, to detailed guidance on a number of agile management techniques and how to introduce them onto your own projects, we have the insider secrets from some of the industry experts  the visionaries who developed the agile methodologies in the first place.

Managing Agile Projects

Managing Agile Projects is edited by Kevin Aguanno, a noted speaker and educator on agile project management, and includes contributions from many noted figures in the agile movement:

  • Scott Ambler, the developer of Agile Modeling;
  • Sanjiv Augustine, a leading expert in Agile Project Management;
  • Alistair Cockburn, developer of the Crystal Methods;
  • David Cohen, a scientist studying agile methods;
  • Larry Constantine, developer of usage-centred design;
  • Patricia Costa, a scientiest studying agile methods;
  • David Hussman, an author and speaker on agile methods;
  • Ron Jeffries, the co-creator of Extreme Programming;
  • Gerold Keefer, a critic of Extreme Programming noted for his in-depth analysis and research;
  • Kirstin Kohler, a leading expert in requirements engineering;
  • Mike Lindvall, a scientist studying best practices and methodologies;
  • Barbara Paech, an expert in requirements engineering;
  • Linda Rising, a leading expert in object-oriented design and the use of "patterns;"
  • Jim Tomayko, a professor at the Software Engineering Institute;
  • Pascal Van Cauwenberghe, an expert in Extreme Programming and founder of a European XP conference; and
  • Susan Woodcock, VP of a major IT consulting firm who is researching the application of agile methods to packaged software implementation projects.

Other books on the topic present a single management method for agile projects; this one, however, presents management techniques that are common to all agile development methods. So, whether you are using Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, Feature-Driven Development (FDD), one of the Crystal Methods, Lean Development, Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), or any other agile method, this book is written for you.

Managing Agile Projects contains well over 400 pages packed full of insider tips on how to make these methods work for you. Chapters focus on topics critical to the success of projects facing changing requirements and seemingly impossible deadlines. Chapters cover topics such as engineering unstable requirements, active stakeholder participation, conducting agile meetings, extreme testing, agile documentation, and how to use agile methods under fixed price contracts. The book also provides information to help you plan your agile projects better to avoid some common pitfalls introduced by the fast pace and concurrent activities common to agile development methods. This book will show you the tricks to keeping agile projects under control.

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You can apply some of the techniques in this book to your current project, right now. Why wait any longer?

Managing Agile Projects costs only $39.95, which is about what you would pay for 10-20 minutes of consulting time from one of the experts contributing their agile project management secrets to this book. By applying the management techniques in this book, you are guaranteed to recoup your investment in this book many times over.

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