Understanding Agile:
A Guide for Managers
Published on 1. September 2016
132 pages
978-0-11-708296-0 (ISBN)
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This title is an introductory guide aimed at managers who want to use Agile to add value and deliver benefits to their organization. It clearly explains not only the concepts and essential principles of Agile but also how to create a sustainable environment in which Agile initiatives can thrive. Key features include, the benefits of using Agile, choosing the right approach for your business, how to make the transition to an agile culture, the essential tools and techniques of Agile, how agile compares with traditional approaches, how to deliver and measure value, how to monitor risk and avoid pitfalls.
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Steve has been involved in Agile since its inception and was pioneering iterative approaches, now called agile, from the mid-1990s. As a senior leader, Steve has seen agile implemented into diverse organisations including the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry as well as successfully managing various projects and programmes using agile. Steve has a strong reputation and has global recognition. He has published articles on Agile Project and Programme Management, Scaled Agile as well as being lead author of the DSDM Agile Programme framework with contributions to the Agile Project Framework handbook and AgilePMO pocketbook. He is also the current Chairman of the DSDM Consortium, which is one of the signatories of the Agile Manifesto. Steve now uses his experience to provide training and consultancy to large organisations, and this keeps him up to date on current Agile thinking, trends and problems.
