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Agile from first principles / Lynda Girvan and Simon Girvan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Girvan, Lynda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agile software development.
- Business--Computer programs.
- Business.
- Audiobooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (370 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Swindon, UK : BCS Learning and Development Ltd, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book is an introductory guide to agile principles, values and mindset that will equip individuals and teams, regardless of role, to apply Agile from first principles. Practical examples are used throughout to bring real-world context to agile theory. This book is ideal for those wanting to achieve the BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- BCS, The Chartered Institute for It
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- About the authors
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Preface
- 1. The Importance of Agile Today
- Why are we here?
- The dominance of Agile
- Simple to understand, difficult to master
- Summary
- 2 The Origins of Agile
- The established approach to development
- Influences on Agile
- The Manifesto story
- 3 Projects and Products in Agile
- What is a project?
- Iterative and incremental
- The importance of the product
- 4 Understanding the Manifesto for Agile
- The Manifesto for Agile software development
- The values
- 5 Understanding the Agile Principles
- The 12 principles behind the Agile Manifesto
- Principles slanted towards customers
- Principles slanted towards managers
- Principles slanted towards the team
- 6 Fundamental Concepts in Agile
- Fundamental concepts of Agile
- 7 Agile Delivery
- How does Agile delivery work?
- Getting started
- The first delivery
- Continuous improvement
- The iteration
- Agile backlogs
- Agile team behaviours
- Agile roles
- T-shaped professionals
- 8 Agile Practices
- What do we mean by 'practice'?
- A toolkit of practices
- Leadership
- Ways of working
- Requirements
- Estimation
- Prioritisation
- Software development
- Measuring success
- Scrum
- The Kanban Method
- 9 Agile Leadership
- Evolution of leadership
- What is Agile leadership?
- Mindset shifts for leaders
- Six leadership outcomes
- Creating high-performing teams
- The importance of culture
- Leadership in Agile teams
- Agile coaching
- 10 Managing the Product
- Understanding and managing stakeholders
- Roadmaps in Agile delivery.
- Agile requirements
- Requirement techniques
- Managing the backlog
- 11 Beyond the Basics
- How not to scale Agile
- But I really want to scale
- Tailoring your approach
- The case for specialists
- Common Agile methods and frameworks
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Girvan, Lynda Agile From First Principles
- ISBN:
- 9781780175812
- 1780175817
- OCLC:
- 1319198830
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