
Agile Productivity Unleashed
Proven approaches for achieving productivity gains in any organisation
Jamie Lynn Cooke(Author)
IT Governance Publishing
2nd Edition
Published on 1. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
402 pages
978-1-84928-563-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this new edition of her award-winning book, Jamie Lynn Cooke explains the principles of Agile, shows why it works, and demonstrates how to use Agile to significantly increase productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction in any industry.
It shows how Agile approaches can give you:
A faster, more flexible and highly responsive framework, allowing your organisation to leverage internal and external changes more quickly.
Significantly more efficient use of resources and time, freeing up staff for greater innovation and value creation.
Direct stakeholder engagement, resulting in better customer relationships and more compelling product development.
Written for managers and business professionals, the book presents a range of proven Agile methods including Scrum (R), Kanban, Feature Driven Development (TM) (FDD (TM)) and the Dynamic Systems Development Method (R) (DSDM (R)) in clear business language. The author then devotes a chapter to each of the 12 Agile principles that make these approaches consistently successful, and details how to use these methods to tackle the core challenges faced by every organization.
The book concludes with in-depth case study that compares Agile with traditional approaches for achieving three common business objectives, followed by step-by-step guidelines to making Agile work for your organization, and a range of resources for further reading.
Read this book and learn how to unleash the potential of Agile in your organization.
It shows how Agile approaches can give you:
A faster, more flexible and highly responsive framework, allowing your organisation to leverage internal and external changes more quickly.
Significantly more efficient use of resources and time, freeing up staff for greater innovation and value creation.
Direct stakeholder engagement, resulting in better customer relationships and more compelling product development.
Written for managers and business professionals, the book presents a range of proven Agile methods including Scrum (R), Kanban, Feature Driven Development (TM) (FDD (TM)) and the Dynamic Systems Development Method (R) (DSDM (R)) in clear business language. The author then devotes a chapter to each of the 12 Agile principles that make these approaches consistently successful, and details how to use these methods to tackle the core challenges faced by every organization.
The book concludes with in-depth case study that compares Agile with traditional approaches for achieving three common business objectives, followed by step-by-step guidelines to making Agile work for your organization, and a range of resources for further reading.
Read this book and learn how to unleash the potential of Agile in your organization.
Reviews / Votes
"... an excellent guide; well structured, well written... It should light many fires in senior management's minds when they think of the problems their projects have had."-- Colin Bentley,, Ex-Chief Examiner of PRINCE2 ... an excellent guide; well structured, well written... It should light many fires in senior management's minds when they think of the problems their projects have had. -- Colin
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Edition
Second edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Ely
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
507 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84928-563-6 (9781849285636)
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Jamie Lynn Cooke
Agile Productivity Unleashed
Proven approaches for achieving productivity gains in any organisation
E-Book
04/2014
2nd Edition
IT Governance Publishing
€37.99
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Jamie Lynn Cooke has 25 years' experience as a senior business analyst, project manager and solutions consultant, working with over 130 public and private sector organisations throughout Australia, Canada and the United States.
She is a Certified Scrum Product Owner and Certified ScrumMaster who has worked with Agile methods since 2003, is a signatory to the Agile Manifesto, has attended numerous Agile seminars, and has worked with prominent consultants to promote Agile methods to organisations worldwide.
She is a Certified Scrum Product Owner and Certified ScrumMaster who has worked with Agile methods since 2003, is a signatory to the Agile Manifesto, has attended numerous Agile seminars, and has worked with prominent consultants to promote Agile methods to organisations worldwide.
Content
1. Agile in a Nutshell
2. Why is Agile So Effective?
3. Why Don't More Organizations Use Agile?
4. Agile Sounds Good, But...
5. Responsive Planning
6. Business-value-driven Work
7. Hands-on Business Outputs
8. Real-time Customer Feedback
9. Immovable Deadlines
10. Management by Self-motivation
11. "Just-in-time" Communication
12. Immediate Status Tracking
13. Waste Management
14. Constantly Measurable Quality
15. Rearview Mirror Checking
16. Continuous Improvement
17. Selecting Agile Approaches That Best Meet Your Needs
18. Introducing Agile Within Your Organization
19. Using Agile Tools
20. Expanding the Use of Agile in Your Organization
2. Why is Agile So Effective?
3. Why Don't More Organizations Use Agile?
4. Agile Sounds Good, But...
5. Responsive Planning
6. Business-value-driven Work
7. Hands-on Business Outputs
8. Real-time Customer Feedback
9. Immovable Deadlines
10. Management by Self-motivation
11. "Just-in-time" Communication
12. Immediate Status Tracking
13. Waste Management
14. Constantly Measurable Quality
15. Rearview Mirror Checking
16. Continuous Improvement
17. Selecting Agile Approaches That Best Meet Your Needs
18. Introducing Agile Within Your Organization
19. Using Agile Tools
20. Expanding the Use of Agile in Your Organization