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Agile approaches on large projects in large organizations /

Creativity and productivity, rapid adaptation to change, value for the customer -- these are just some of the advantages of implementing agile methods in project work. However, agile methods have been most widely and successfully undertaken in the context of small, collocated teams working on small...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hobbs, Brian (Autor), Petit, Yvan, 1958 November 24- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, Inc., [2017]
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  • Intro; Ch 1 Introduction; Ch 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Agile Approaches; 2.2 Benefits of Agile; 2.3 Agile and Traditional Project Management Approaches; 2.4 Scaling Agility; 2.5 Examples of Using Agile at Scale; 2.6 Scaling Frameworks; 2.7 Challenges of Scaling Up Agile; 2.7.1 Organizational Aspects; 2.7.2 Technical Aspects and Refactoring; 2.7.3 Organizational Culture; 2.7.4 Teams; 2.8 Summary of the Literature Review; Ch 3 Methodology; 3.1 The Qualitative Case Studies; 3.2 The Survey Instrument; 3.3 Data Collection and Analysis; 3.4 The Case Study Organizations; Ch 4 Results.
  • 4.1 Characteristics of Respondents, Their Organizations, and Their Projects4.1.1 Respondent Demographics; 4.1.2 Countries of Users and Producers of Software; 4.1.3 Description of the Organizational Context-Private and Public Sectors; 4.1.4 Description of the Organizational Context-Organization Size; 4.1.5 Description of the Organizational Context-Primary Activity; 4.1.6 Description of the Organizational Context-Use of Agile Approach; 4.1.7 Description of the Specific Projects; 4.2 Implementation of Agile Approaches; 4.2.1 Motives for Implementing Agile Approaches.
  • 4.2.2 Disadvantages of Agile Approaches4.2.3 Conditions That Foster and Hinder the Implementation of Agile; 4.2.4 Implementation Strategies; 4.2.5 The Agile Sweet Spot; 4.2.6 Integration with Other Systems; 4.3 The Project Front End; 4.3.1 Sprint Zero; 4.3.2 System Architecture and Front-End Planning; 4.4 Project Organizations; 4.4.1 Development Teams; 4.4.2 New and Modified Organizational Roles; 4.4.3 The Role of Product Owners; 4.4.4 The Roles of ScrumMasters and Agile Coaches; 4.4.5 The Role of Project Managers; 4.4.6 The Role of Analysts; 4.4.7 The Role of Architects.
  • 4.5 The Tools and Techniques Employed4.6 Scaling Frameworks; 4.7 Testing, Integration, and DevOps; 4.8 The Portrait Provided by the Results; Ch 5 Discussion; 5.1 Team Level; 5.2 Project Level; 5.3 Interaction Between the Project and the Organization; 5.4 Conflicts Between Large Traditional Organizations and Agile Principles; 5.5 A Period of Experimentation; Ch 6 Conclusion; Ch 7 Future Research; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; About the Authors.