Agile Construction

* Updated version! Now with full color photos, graphs and charts throughout the book. Agile Construction(r) for the Electrical Contractor provides the tools and guidance needed to transform a traditional, reactive project management style to a new, proactive, profitable, and productive business management model - one that can quickly respond to changing industry needs and remain a profitable enterprise, even during the toughest of times. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Daneshgari applies proven managerial techniques from other industries to electrical construction through the introduction of Agile construction - a new scientifically-based tracking system based on jobsite dynamics and the bottom-line impact of the three sources of cost drivers: money, materials, and manpower. This practical and accessible guide to improving operating systems and efficiencies is a must-have for construction company owners, CEOs, project managers, and supervisors with its clear set of practical tools, processes and tips for improving productivity.

Introduces the core concepts, evaluates how successful they can be, as well as what problems may be encountered Dispels numerous myths surrounding agile development

Do you work on projects that require an Agile approach? Would your project benefit from increased control and better customer satisfaction? This book will help you achieve it! When delivering a project the overall values of trust and flexibility, along with empowerment and collaboration are essential. Agile Project Management helps you achieve this with its unique approach, helping you to deliver the project's requirements incrementally throughout the project life cycle. In this book, Agile Project Management: 3 Books in 1 - The Ultimate Beginner's, Intermediate & Advanced Guide to Learn Agile Project Management Step by Step, you will build on any previous knowledge of the system you have, with chapters on: • The basic principles of agile project management and how to apply them • How agile can be adopted to any industry successfully • Tracking and reporting projects to ensure they are on time and according to specification • How to ensure that estimation and planning runs smoothly • Valuable resources that will be invaluable for all agile professionals • How Agile will improve your ability to deliver • The values and principles that Agile extols • How you can plan your project • The advantages that time-boxing will give you • How you can adapt Agile to your business • Introducing Kanban and the benefits it can bring • The key to successful teams • And more... When you have a project that is vitally important to the success of your business it makes complete sense to be at the top of your game with what you are doing. Agile Project Management is the perfect tool that will help you to satisfy all your customers' needs at every stage. Get a copy and see how it will improve your ability to deliver!

Embark on an Enlightening Journey to "Mastering Agile Methodologies" In a rapidly evolving business landscape, mastering the art of Agile methodologies is essential for creating adaptable, collaborative, and high-performing teams that deliver value with precision and speed. "Mastering Agile" is your ultimate guide to navigating the complex world of Agile principles, practices, and frameworks. Whether you're a project manager, team leader, developer, or business professional, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in embracing Agile practices and achieving transformative results. About the Book: "Mastering Agile" takes you on a transformative journey through the intricacies of Agile methodologies, from foundational concepts to advanced techniques. From Scrum and Kanban to Lean and Extreme Programming (XP), this book covers it all. Each chapter is meticulously designed to provide both a deep understanding of Agile principles and practical applications in real-world scenarios. Key Features: · Foundational Understanding: Build a solid foundation by comprehending the core principles of Agile methodologies, including iterative development, collaboration, and customer-centricity. · Agile Frameworks: Explore popular Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Lean, understanding how to tailor them to fit your team's unique needs. · Iterative Development: Dive into the iterative development process, learning how to break down complex projects into manageable increments for enhanced productivity. · Cross-Functional Teams: Gain insights into creating cross-functional teams that promote collaboration, innovation, and effective problem-solving. · Continuous Improvement: Master the art of continuous improvement, embracing feedback loops, retrospectives, and adapting to change with agility. · User-Centered Design: Learn how to embrace user-centered design principles within Agile practices, ensuring products and solutions meet user needs. · Agile Leadership: Understand the role of Agile leaders in fostering a culture of empowerment, transparency, and accountability within teams. · Scaling Agile: Explore strategies for scaling Agile practices across large organizations, addressing challenges and ensuring consistent delivery of value. · Challenges and Trends: Discover challenges in Agile adoption, from organizational resistance to maintaining momentum, and explore emerging trends shaping the future of Agile methodologies. Who This Book Is For: "Mastering Agile" is designed for project managers, team leaders, developers, business professionals, students, and anyone passionate about embracing Agile methodologies. Whether you're aiming to enhance your skills or embark on a journey toward becoming an Agile expert, this book provides the insights and tools to navigate the complexities of fostering Agile practices. © 2023 Cybellium Ltd. All rights reserved. www.cybellium.com

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK� Guide) provides generalized project management guidance applicable to most projects most of the time. In order to apply this generalized guidance to construction projects, the Project Management Institute has developed the Construction Extension to the PMBOK� Guide. This Construction Extension provides construction-specific guidance for the project management practitioner for each of the PMBOK� Guide Knowledge Areas, as well as guidance in these additional areas not found in the PMBOK� Guide: * All project resources, rather than just human resources * Project health, safety, security, and environmental management * Project financial management, in addition to cost * Management of claims in construction This edition of the Construction Extension also follows a new structure, discussing the principles in each of the Knowledge Areas rather than discussing the individual processes. This approach broadens the applicability of the Construction Extension by increasing the focus on the "what” and "why” of construction project management. This Construction Extension also includes discussion of emerging trends and developments in the construction industry that affect the application of project management to construction projects.

The role of the project manager continues to evolve, presenting new challenges to established practitioners and those entering the field for the first time. This second edition of Peter Fewings' groundbreaking textbook has been thoroughly revised to recognise the increasing importance of sustainability and lean construction in the construction industry. It also tackles the significance of design management, changing health and safety regulation, leadership and quality for continuous improvement of the service and the product. Using an integrated project management approach, emphasis is placed on the importance of effectively handling external factors in order to best achieve an on-schedule, on-budget result, as well as good negotiation with clients and skilled team leadership. Its holistic approach provides readers with a thorough guide in how to increase efficiency and communication at all stages while reducing costs, time and risk. Short case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate different tools and techniques. Combining the theories underpinning best practice in construction project management, with a wealth of practical examples, this book is uniquely valuable for practitioners and clients as well as undergraduate and graduate students for construction project management.

Master IBM’s Breakthrough DAD Process Framework for Succeeding with Agile in Large, Complex, Mission-Critical IT Projects It is widely recognized that moving from traditional to agile approaches to build software solutions is a critical source of competitive advantage. Mainstream agile approaches that are indeed suitable for small projects require significant tailoring for larger, complex enterprise projects. In Disciplined Agile Delivery, Scott W. Ambler and Mark Lines introduce IBM’s breakthrough Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) process framework, which describes how to do this tailoring. DAD applies a more disciplined approach to agile development by acknowledging and dealing with the realities and complexities of a portfolio of interdependent program initiatives. Ambler and Lines show how to extend Scrum with supplementary agile and lean strategies from Agile Modeling (AM), Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban, Unified Process (UP), and other proven methods to provide a hybrid approach that is adaptable to your organization’s unique needs. They candidly describe what practices work best, why they work, what the trade-offs are, and when to consider alternatives, all within the context of your situation. Disciplined Agile Delivery addresses agile practices across the entire lifecycle, from requirements, architecture, and development to delivery and governance. The authors show how these best-practice techniques fit together in an end-to-end process for successfully delivering large, complex systems--from project initiation through delivery. Coverage includes Scaling agile for mission-critical enterprise endeavors Avoiding mistakes that drive poorly run agile projects to chaos Effectively initiating an agile project Transitioning as an individual to agile Incrementally building consumable solutions Deploying agile solutions into complex production environments Leveraging DevOps, architecture, and other enterprise disciplines Adapting your governance strategy for agile projects Based on facts, research, and extensive experience, this book will be an indispensable resource for every enterprise software leader and practitioner--whether they’re seeking to optimize their existing agile/Scrum process or improve the agility of an iterative process.

Is fast development the enemy of good development? Not necessarily. Agile development requires that databases are designed and built quickly enough to meet fast-based delivery schedules — but in a way that also delivers maximum business value and reuse. How can these requirements both be satisfied? This book, suitable for practitioners at all levels, will explain how to design and build enterprise-quality high-value databases within the constraints of an Agile project. Starting with an overview of the business case for good data management practices, the book defines the various stakeholder groups involved in the software development process, explains the economics of software development (including “time to market” vs. “time to money”), and describes an approach to Agile database development based on the five PRISM principles. This book explains how to work with application developers and other stakeholders, examines critical issues in Agile Development and Data Management, and describes how developers and data professionals can work together to make Agile projects successful while delivering maximum value data to the enterprise. Building the Agile Database will serve as an excellent reference for application developers, data managers, DBAs, project managers, Scrum Masters and IT managers looking to get more value from their development efforts. Among the topics covered: 1. Why Agile is more than just the latest development fad 2. The critical distinction between the logical and physical views of data 3. The importance of data virtualization, and how to achieve it 4. How to eliminate the “object-relational impedance mismatch” 5. The difference between logical modeling and physical design 6. Why databases are more than “persistence engines” 7. When and how to do logical modeling and physical design 8. Use of the logical data model in model-driven development 9. Refactoring made easier 10. Developing an “Agile Attitude”