Becoming agile : ... in an imperfect world / Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky ; foreword by Mary Poppendieck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Greg (Gregory Neil), author.

Sidky, Ahmed, author.

Contributor:

Poppendieck, Mary (Mary B.), writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agile software development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 380 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Greenwich, Connecticut : Manning Publications, [2009]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Agile principles have been a breath of fresh air to many development teams stuck in the middle of a rigid, process-driven environment. Unfortunately, it's not so easy to bring Agile into an existing organization with established people and practices. Becoming Agile shows you practical techniques and strategies to move from your existing process to an Agile process without starting from scratch. Many books discuss Agile from a theoretical or academic perspective. Becoming Agile takes a different approach and focuses on explaining Agile from a ground-level point-of-view. Author Greg Smith, a certified ScrumMaster with dozens of Agile projects under his belt, presents Agile principles in the context of a case study that flows throughout the book. Becoming Agile focuses on the importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of your environment. While Agile purists have often discouraged a "partial-Agile" approach, the reality is that in many shops a "purist" approach simply isn't a viable option. Over the last few years, Agile authorities have begun to discover that the best deployments of Agile are often customized to the specific situation of a given company. As well, Becoming Agile addresses 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. Becoming Agile will show you how to create a custom Agile process that supports the realities of your environment. The process will minimize risk as you transition to Agile iteratively, allowing time for your culture and processes to acclimate to Agile principles.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this Book

Part 1. Agile fundamentals and a supporting case study

Chapter 1. Moving to agile

Chapter 2. The story of Acme Media

Part 2. Getting started

Chapter 3. Are you ready for agile?

Chapter 4. The fitness test: all about readiness assessments

Chapter 5. The importance of obtaining executive support

Chapter 6. Improving buy-in by creating a core team

Chapter 7. The mindset of an agile leader

Chapter 8. Injecting agility into your current process

Chapter 9. Selecting a pilot project

Part 3. Kicking off

Chapter 10. Feasibility: is this project viable?

Chapter 11. Aligning the pilot team with the project

Part 4. Populating the product backlog

Chapter 12. Feature cards: a tool for "just enough" planning

Chapter 13. Prioritizing the backlog

Chapter 14. Estimating at the right level with the right people

Part 5. Enough information for scheduling

Chapter 15. Release planning: envisioning the overall schedule

Chapter 16. Iteration planning: the nitty-gritty details

Part 6. Building the product

Chapter 17. Start your engines: iteration 0

Chapter 18. Delivering working software

Chapter 19. Testing: did you do it right?

Part 7. Embracing change

Chapter 20. Adapting: reacting positively to change

Chapter 21. Delivery: bringing it all together

Chapter 22. The retrospective: working together to improve

Part 8. Moving forward

Chapter 23. Extending the new process across your company

Appendix A. Readiness assessment tables by practice

Appendix B. Agile concepts from a phase perspective

Appendix C. Agile process overview in text

Appendix D. Example: determining process and document needs for a project.

Appendix E. Quantitative feedback on the SAMI

Resources

Index

List of Figures

List of Tables.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781638354123

163835412X

OCLC:

1112553246