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Everything you want to know about Agile /
Everything 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....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ely :
IT Governance Pub.,
2012.
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| Colección: | Everything you want to know about.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Dedication; 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?
- Chapter 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 prepeared for your department to use Agile approaches?
- Question 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 maintenence?; Business owners available?; Teams of at least four to eight staff?
- Need 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.
- Chapter 13: Managing Agile within Your Existing Project FrameworksOverview; 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.