Agile Project Management For Dummies
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007SR63M2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 535 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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This simple, step-by-step guide puts all the tools and techniques in your hands so you can manage your projects in the most efficient way possible.Getting agile — from the Agile Manifesto and the 12 Agile Principles to the benefits and reasons for implementing, build your foundation for understanding this project management approachPutting the pieces into place — dive under the umbrella of agile approaches, create the physical environment, and establish the roles on your teamTime to go to work — build your skills in agile planning, creating a product roadmap, scheduling releases, planning iterations, and preparing for the launchBuilding your project management skills — learn how to manage everything from scope, time, and cost to team dynamics, quality, and riskEnsuring success — recruit the right members for your team and follow the key steps to make agile work in your organizationO
Agile") is an organizational strategist and PMI certification instructor. Mark has MBAs from UCLA and National University of Singapore, is a Certified Scrum Trainer, PMP-certified, and recipient of Stanford University's advanced project management certification.. He is the Los Angeles chair for the Agile Leadership Network and is the founder of Platinum Edge, Inc. Mark C. Layton, MBA, CST, PMP, SCPM, ("Mr
Be flexible and faster with Agile project managementAs mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months. Agile Project Management For Dummies can make that happen. With the fast pace of mobile and web technology development, software project development must keep pace; Agile Project Management enables developers to complete and implement projects more quickly and this book shows you how.Offers a practical context for understanding and applying Agile techniques, moving from theory into actual practiceExplains when to use Agile and how to avoid common pitfallsWritten by experts who know how to apply the principles in real-world situationsAgile Project Management For Dummies enables you to understand and apply Agile principles for faster, more accurate development.. This is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to Agile Project Management approaches, tools, and techniques
Eddie Hutchinson said Agile Project Management. I've purchased many "for Dummies" books in the past but this is the first one I've actually read cover-to-cover. If you are familiar with the "for Dummies" series, you know what you're going to get: a nuts and bolts, start with the basics, type of book. Having knowledge of and experience in the traditional waterfall project methodology for software development and delivery, I . Dissapointed Although the book describes agile in a thorough manner, the author repeatedly harps on how Agile should not and cannot be mixed with other project management tools. I disagree. There are aspects of Agile that can help projects being managed via other methods. I also felt the book could have been presented in about 2/3 the volume. The author repeated himself. Most of the inform. Very Informative - just like Mark's in-person classes Arienne I was able to attend one of Mark's Certified Scrum Master classes through his company, Platinum Edge, and it was such a great course I had to buy this Agile Project Management book to follow. Similar to Mark's in-person teaching style, this book was extremely informative and easy to understand. I also bought Scrum for Dummies and am excited to read that too!