Becoming Agile: In an Imperfect World: Adapting and Applying Agile in an Imperfe

Description: Becoming Agile: In an Imperfect World by Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky Focusing on explaining Agile from a case-study perspective, this work discusses, explains, and then demonstrates the programs principles. "Becoming Agile" also focuses on the importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of the users environment. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Many books discuss Agile from a theoretical or academic perspective. "Becoming Agile" takes a different approach and focuses on explaining Agile from a case-study perspective. Agile principles are discussed, explained, and then demonstrated in the context of a case study that flows throughout the book. The case study is based on a mixture of the author's real-world experiences."Becoming Agile" also focuses on the importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of your environment. In the early days of Agile, there was a general belief that Agile had to be used in all phases of a project, and that it had to be used in its purest form. Over the last few years, reputable Agile authorities have begun questioning this belief: We're finding that the best deployments of Agile are customized to the realities of a given company."Becoming Agile" discusses 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.Praise for "Becoming Agile...""This is much more than just a book about Agile. This is a roadmap. A very detailed roadmap that takes you from the initial "is Agile right for me?" stage through completion and delivery of your pilot project and beyond." Author Biography Greg Smith is a certified ScrumMaster and a Senior Project Manager atWashington Mutual. Greg is also an instructor of Agile Project Management atBellevue Community College. He has over 20 years of experience as a developmentmanager, project manager, business analyst, and product manager. Greg hasworked for large conglomerates, tiny start-ups, and medium size companiesincluding: Philips Electronics, R.R. Donnelley, Oh Boy! Oberto, and the SeattleTimes New Media group. He has spent time with various companies helping themcreate a custom Agile process that supports the realities of their environment.Gregs focus has been on iteratively migrating a company to Agile and activelyinvolving the development team in the process. Greg provides consulting servicesbut his main focus is bringing Agile practices into the companies that he works for.This background has given him insight into what it takes to sustain an Agile cultureand process over time. Long Description Many books discuss Agile from a theoretical or academicperspective. Becoming Agile takes a different approachand focuses on explaining Agile from a case-studyperspective. Agile principles are discussed, explained,and then demonstrated in the context of a case study thatflows throughout the book. The case study is based on amixture of the authors real-world experiences. BecomingAgile also focuses on the importance of adapting Agileprinciples to the realities of your environment. In theearly days of Agile, there was a general belief thatAgile had to be used in all phases of a project, and thatit had to be used in its purest form. Over the last fewyears, reputable Agile authorities have begun questioningthis belief: Were finding that the best deployments ofAgile are customized to the realities of a given company. Description for Sales People Becoming Agile is the definitive guide for bringing Agile into organizations of any size. This book will show you how to bring Agile into your environment with minimal risk and ensure buy-in from the team that will use the process. Details ISBN1933988258 Author Ahmed Sidky Short Title BECOMING AGILE Publisher Manning Publications Language English ISBN-10 1933988258 ISBN-13 9781933988252 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 658.404 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-05-31 Series Manning Pubs Co Imprint Manning Pubs Co Subtitle Adapting and Applying Agile in an Imperfect World Pages 380 Illustrations Yes Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edition 1 Birth 1958 Replaced by 9781587133039 DOI 10.1604/9781933988252 AU Release Date 2009-06-04 NZ Release Date 2009-06-04 US Release Date 2009-06-04 UK Release Date 2009-06-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137555450;

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