| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 380 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Agile fundamentals and a supporting case study -- 1. Moving to agile -- 2. The story of Acme Media -- pt. 2. Getting started -- 3. Are you ready for agile? -- 4. The fitness test: all about readiness assessments -- 5. The importance of obtaining executive support -- 6. Improving buy-in by creating a core team -- 7. The mindset of an agile leader -- 8. Injecting agility into your current process -- 9. Selecting a pilot project -- pt. 3. Kicking off -- 10. PG Feasibility: is this project viable? -- 11. Aligning the pilot team with the project -- pt. 4. Populating the product backlog -- 12. Feature cards: a tool for "just enough" planning -- 13. Prioritizing the backlog -- 14. Estimating at the right level with the right people -- pt. 5. Enough information for scheduling -- 15. Release planning: envisioning the overall schedule -- 16. Iteration planning: the nitty-gritty details -- pt. 6. Building the product -- 17. Start your engines: iteration 0 -- 18. Delivering working software -- 19. Testing: did you do it right? -- 20. Adapting: reacting positively to change -- 21. Delivery: bringing it all together -- 22. The retrospective: working together to improve -- pt. 8. Moving forward -- 23. Extending the new process across your company |
| Summary |
Agile principles have been a breath of fresh air to many development teams stuck in the middle of a rigid, process-driven environment. Unfortunately, it's not so easy to bring Agile into an existing organization with established people and practices. Becoming Agile shows you practical techniques and strategies to move from your existing process to an Agile process without starting from scratch. Many books discuss Agile from a theoretical or academic perspective. Becoming Agile takes a different approach and focuses on explaining Agile from a ground-level point-of-view. Author Greg Smith, a certified ScrumMaster with dozens of Agile projects under his belt, presents Agile principles in the context of a case study that flows throughout the book. Becoming Agile focuses on the importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of your environment. While Agile purists have often discouraged a "partial-Agile" approach, the reality is that in many shops a "purist" approach simply isn't a viable option. Over the last few years, Agile authorities have begun to discover that the best deployments of Agile are often customized to the specific situation of a given company. As well, Becoming Agile addresses the cultural realities of deploying Agile and how to deal with the needs of executives, managers, and the development team during migration. The author discusses employee motivation and establishing incentives that reward support of Agile techniques. Becoming Agile will show you how to create a custom Agile process that supports the realities of your environment. The process will minimize risk as you transition to Agile iteratively, allowing time for your culture and processes to acclimate to Agile principles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Agile software development.
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Project management.
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Agile software development.
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Project management.
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Agile software development
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Project management
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handbooks.
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manuals (instructional materials)
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sidky, Ahmed, author
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| ISBN |
9781933988252 |
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1933988258 |
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