Going Agile

Going Agile synthesizes definitions, concepts, and practices that would be applicable to an executive, manager, or project manager that wants to be informed about agile. It is designed as an introduction to different agile themes and as a reference on the application of agile practices. It can be a valuable guide for a transition to agile practices and a desk reference for applying agile techniques to a project. The key topics included in the book are:

• The applicability of agile, its benefits and failures
• Description of selected methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP)
• The agile techniques and skills needed for an agile coach
• Agile practices aligned to the Project Management Body of PMBOK^® Guide Edition 5 knowledge areas
• Personal experiences from agile coaches and team members
• A glossary of terms used in the book.
• >Profiles of agile and management experts referenced in the book.

It is a useful guide for an agile Project Manager before or after taking the | Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^® exam.

• Part 1: Agile
1. Agile is an Innovation
• State of Agile
• The Agile Decision
• Summary
2. The Rational for Agility
• Agile Manifesto
• What changes using Agile Practices
• Applicability of Agile
• Agile Performance
• Case Study: Enterprise Implementation
• Summary
3. Methodology Comparison
• Plan-driven Methodologies
• Agile Methodologies
• Methodology Comparison
• Summary
4. Agile Practices
• Process or Life Cycle
• The Agile Coach
• Project Organization
• Requirements
• Planning
• Monitoring
• Engineering Practices
• Practices in Use
• Summary
5. The Agile Coach
• Building the Team
• Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
• Part 2: Agile & Project Management
6. Integration
• Develop Project Charter
• Case Study: Business Case
• Develop Project Management Plan
• Direct and Manage Project Work
• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Perform Integrated Change Control
• Close Project or Phase
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
7. Scope
• Define Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Define and Validate Scope
• Control Scope
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
8. Time
• Plan Schedule Management
• Define & Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Durations and Resources
• Develop Schedule
• Control Schedule
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
9. Cost
• Plan Cost Management
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Control Costs
• Summary
10. Quality
• Plan Quality Management
• Perform Quality Assurance
• Control Quality
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
11. Human Resources
• Plan Human Resources
• Acquiring the Team
• Developing the Team
• Managing the Team
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
12. Communications
• Plan Communications
• Manage and Control Communications
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
13. Risk
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Control Risks
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
14. Procurement
• Plan Procurement Management
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
15. Stakeholders
• Identify Stakeholders
• Plan Stakeholder Management
• Manage Stakeholder Engagement
• Control Stakeholder Engagement
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
• Part 3: Going Agile
16. Selecting an Agile Project Approach
• Choose the Most Popular Agile Methodology
• Customize a Plan-driven or Agile Methodology
• Implement Individual Agile Practices
• Adapting to Regulations
• Case Study: Adapting Scrum to CMMI^®
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
17. Going Agile
• Introducing Change
• The Challenge with Going Agile
• Getting Started
• Selecting a Pilot
• Case Study: Agile Adoption & Transformation
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
18. Scaling Agile
• Organizing People
• Project Management
• Product Backlog
• Adapting the Process
• Summary
• Recommended Reading
• Afterwords
• Appendices
• Selected Software Development Methodologies