Agile methodologies have become a popular and widely accepted method for managing software development. However, despite this success, managing agile methods has proven to be a real challenge for most companies, particularly those with complex products such as IoT devices and large development envir
Agile practices for waterfall projects : shifting processes for competitive advantage
β Scribed by Davis, Barbee
- Publisher
- J. Ross Publishing
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 361
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Projects will soon be managed with a hybrid of Agile and traditional Waterfall processes. This highly instructive guide covers what Agile is, and how and when it is appropriate to blend it into your projects. Agile Practices for Waterfall Projects will help new and experienced project managers, stakeholders, and students proactively prepare for and ensure their future success. It also explains all the terms and concepts contained in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam.
Key Features:
--Presents specific, workable methods to add Agile to your projects while preserving your investment of time and development in traditional Waterfall processes
--Uses interactive tools to help readers understand, experience, and discover techniques to blend Agile with Waterfall processes in the right amount for each project
--Describes how to work with the major Agile methodology teams, and ways to merge the teams, reports, documents, metrics, tools, and meetings between Agile and Waterfall teams
--WAV offers a downloadable Agile Evaluator, Agile Evaluator Checklist, Agile Evaluator Sample Results, Planning Poker Cards, Story Card Templates, and a PMI-ACP Practice Exam -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub.com
β¦ Table of Contents
Content: Why agile now? --
What is agile? --
Where did agile ideas originate? --
What are agile practices and how do they work? --
What are some more new agile concepts? --
Should my projects be agile? --
How does an agile team get started? --
How do agile teams estimate? --
What agile tools are important? --
How does agile scale to the enterprise level? --
How do I work with distributed teams? --
What do I use for agile documentation? --
What needs to change in my own skill set? --
What needs to change in my business skill sets? --
What shifts in business will affect me? --
What changes are needed in my organization? --
What are Scrum, XP, and DSDM? --
What are lean, kanban, crystal, and other agile practices? --
How do I jumpstart change? --
Who has made agile work? --
Parting advice.
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