Managing Agile : Strategy, Implementation, Organisation and People / by Alan Moran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moran, Alan, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Software engineering.

Management information systems.

Operations research.

Decision making.

Computer science.

Project management.

Software Engineering.

Software Management.

Operations Research/Decision Theory.

Management of Computing and Information Systems.

Project Management.

Local Subjects:

Software Engineering.

Software Management.

Operations Research/Decision Theory.

Management of Computing and Information Systems.

Project Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Springer Nature 2015

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines agile approaches from a management perspective by focusing on matters of strategy, implementation, organization and people. It examines the turbulence of the marketplace and business environment in order to identify what role agile management has to play in coping with such change and uncertainty. Based on observations, personal experience and extensive research, it clearly identifies the fabric of the agile organization, helping managers to become agile leaders in an uncertain world. The book opens with a broad survey of agile strategies, comparing and contrasting some of the major methodologies selected on the basis of where they lie on a continuum of ceremony and formality, ranging from the minimalist technique-driven and software engineering focused XP, to the pragmatic product-project paradigm that is Scrum and its scaled counterpart SAFe®, to the comparatively project-centric DSDM. Subsequently, the core of the book focuses on DSDM, owing to the method’s comprehensive elaboration of program and project management practices. This work will chiefly be of interest to all those with decision-making authority within their organizations (e.g., senior managers, line managers, program, project and risk managers) and for whom topics such as strategy, finance, quality, governance and risk management constitute a daily aspect of their work. It will, however, also be of interest to those readers in advanced management or business administration courses (e.g., MBA, MSc), who wish to engage in the management of agile organizations and thus need to adapt their skills and knowledge accordingly.

Contents:

1 Introduction

Part I Agile Strategy

2 Strategy and Innovation

3 Financial Management

Part II Implementation

4 Agile Project Management

5 Agile Programme Management

6 Governance

7 Quality and Test Management

8 Risk Management

9 Configuration Management

Part III Organisation and People

10 Organisation

11 People Factors

Appendix A: Agile Manifesto and Principles

Appendix B: Agile Techniques

Appendix C: DSDM Roles

Appendix D: Five-Factor Model Facets.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-16262-4