Agile Project Management In Easy Steps 2nd Edition

An essential guide for anyone new to agile projects and a valuable source of inspiration for the more experienced, this book explains the key principles, techniques and processes of agile project management, working through an entire project, explaining the main activities and deliverables. --

Agile Project Management in easy steps, now in its second edition, explains the key principles, techniques, and processes to ensure your agile project is a success. This edition of the book has been updated to reflect progress and refinement of agile methods over recent times. It explains the key principles, techniques and processes of agile project management, working through an entire project, explaining the main activities and deliverables including: Pre-project start-up and terms of referenceFeasibility assessment and the business caseEstablishing the foundations for successIterative development and the evolving solutionImplementation and post-project assessment It includes additional coverage of business analysis, user experience, feature-driven development and agile projects in large programmes and enterprises. An essential guide for anyone new to agile projects and a valuable source of inspiration for the more experienced. It also includes downloadable templates to get you started. Chapters: Agile ProjectsAgile Project ManagementScrumDSDMExtreme ProgrammingLean DevelopmentFeature-Driven DevelopmentGetting StartedFoundationsDevelopmentDeploymentPost ProjectAgile Projects at Scale

Agile Project Management in easy steps, now in its second edition, explains the key principles, techniques, and processes to ensure your agile project is a success. This edition of the book has been updated to reflect progress and refinement of agile methods over recent times. It explains the key principles, techniques and processes of agile project management, working through an entire project, explaining the main activities and deliverables including: Pre-project start-up and terms of reference Feasibility assessment and the business case Establishing the foundations for success Iterative development and the evolving solution Implementation and post-project assessment It includes additional coverage of business analysis, user experience, feature-driven development and agile projects in large programmes and enterprises. An essential guide for anyone new to agile projects and a valuable source of inspiration for the more experienced. It also includes downloadable templates to get you started.

Effective Project Management in easy steps will show you how to make sure your project is successful. It focuses on the key skills a manager needs to develop for a smooth running project, and a timely arrival at the finishing line. It includes examples for most key documents such as the terms of reference, business case and project plan. It addresses team building and good communications. It covers the typical project stages with helpful lists of applicable tasks and deliverables, which effectively provides a blueprint for planning an entire project. This up-to-date primer covers all key trends in project management including a chapter on Agile Project Management. If you're a first time project manager, let this book take you through the essential project stages in easy steps, and take note of the applicable tasks and deliverables. If you're an experienced project manager, this book provides a valuable source of inspiration for making projects run smoothly and satisfactorily. Covering risk-management together with insights on how to plan, lead, organize and control a project - simply a fountain of knowledge!

This third edition of Agile Project Management in easy steps has been updated to reflect its ongoing evolution. It explains the principles, practices, and processes of agile project management, by following an entire project, step-by-step, and covering the main activities and deliverables, including: · Pre-project foundations, project vision and the business case. · Ongoing discovery and definition of scope. · Iterative and incremental development. · Continual retrospectives and improvement. · Post-project close-down and benefits review. Now with four new chapters: · The changes from the traditional role and responsibilities. · How to apply agile approaches to projects in more controlled environments. · How the role of project management changes in organizations moving from projects to continual flow and value streams. · Growing trends that project managers can benefit from today. An essential guide for anyone new to agile projects and a valuable source of inspiration for the more experienced. Includes free downloadable templates to get you started. Table of Contents: 1. Introducing agile projects 2. Leading agile projects 3. Starting with good foundations 4. Discovery and prioritization 5. Delivering for impact 6. Transparency and learning 7. Project closure 8. The Agile Project Framework 9. Agile projects with lean principles 10. Agile in controlled environments 11. From projects to continual flow 12. Agile projects at scale 13. Frameworks for agile delivery 14. Trends in project management

Management Basics in easy steps, 2nd edition offers practical tips, information and common-sense advice based on the author’s 40 years’ hands-on experience of management – now updated to reflect advances in technology and changes in the wider working environment. Whether you are an experienced manager or about to take up your first management job, Management Basics in easy steps, 2nd edition will be of real help to you in the workplace. It is a lively, easy-to-read book, full of tips and simple, practical things that have been put into practice in the real world and shown to work where it matters – in the workplace. Tony Rossiter’s clear, humorous writing style and comprehensive content make Management Basics in easy steps, 2nd edition a compelling must-read for anyone with a management role. His management tips and advice will show you: · How people skills help you put into practice all the technical skills needed by a manager · How to manage your staff, your colleagues, your customers and even your boss · How to organise yourself and make the most effective use of your time · How to focus on the vital 20% of your work that accounts for most of the results · How to win the respect and trust of your team and make it the best · How to select the right person to join your team · The art of effective delegation · How to make effective use of digital tools, online networks and social media · How to cope with change and see it not as a threat but as a great opportunity This second edition has been revised to include the changes in management practices since the first edition, which was published in 2011, including: · The increased importance and use of digital tools, business and performance management software, and social networks (e.g. LinkedIn, Slack, Yammer, Scoro, Twitter, Facebook) · Increased focus on diversity and inclusion · Implications of new data protection legislation · Less tolerance of unacceptable workplace behaviour such as bullying and sexual harassment · More recognition of the importance of the culture of an organisation · A move away from traditional, command-and-control hierarchies towards more flexible working – working from home, better work/life balance, teamwork, collaboration, matrix structures, trusting and empowering those at the coal-face · A move away from fixed appraisal systems and formal training towards continuous feedback, coaching and personal learning (e-learning, distance learning) · More refined recruitment (use of LinkedIn etc) Comes with useful worksheets – a complete guide for easy reference.

Flex your project management muscle Agile project management is a fast and flexible approach to managing all projects, not just software development. By learning the principles and techniques in this book, you'll be able to create a product roadmap, schedule projects, and prepare for product launches with the ease of Agile software developers. You'll discover how to manage scope, time, and cost, as well as team dynamics, quality, and risk of every project. As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months—and Agile Project Management For Dummies can help you do just that. Providing a simple, step-by-step guide to Agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques, it shows product and project managers how to complete and implement projects more quickly than ever. Complete projects in weeks instead of months Reduce risk and leverage core benefits for projects Turn Agile theory into practice for all industries Effectively create an Agile environment Get ready to grasp and apply Agile principles for faster, more accurate development.