AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Agile Project Management Second Edition Contents ACCESS YOUR FREE DIGITAL ASSETS INTRODUCTION | 1 | HISTORY OF AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT The Agile Alliance Motivation | 2 | BASIC STRATEGY General Outline Basic Strategy Scope & Staff | 3 | THE ENVISION PHASE The Project Charter Choosing Tools Establishing a Healthy Agile Work Culture Using a Product Data Sheet Sprint Planning | 4 | THE SPECULATE PHASE Understanding User Stories Using Performance Requirement Cards Using Daily Meetings Using Agile to Promote Flexibility of Pacing & Thought Measuring Sprint Velocity | 5 | THE EXPLORE PHASE Leadership through Service The Power of the Self-Organizing Team Handling Issues within Self-Organizing Teams | 6 | THE ADAPT PHASE The Human Factor A Culture of Continuous Feedback | 7 | THE CLOSE PHASE Transition Management The Importance of Celebration | 8 | THE CANON OF AGILE METHODOLOGIES Variations of Agile Scrum Lean Crystal DSDM XP (Extreme Programming) | 9 | TOOLS FOR AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Physical Filing/Classification Basic Software Applications Specialized Agile Software | 10 | PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Expense Structure Staff Issues Market Implications Agile Points of View within an Organization | 11 | BRIEF AGILE CASE STUDIES GE Homeland Security | 12 | EXTENDED AGILE CASE STUDY NO. ONE Implementation Tracking Progress Support from Management Coaching Scaling within the Organization Scaling the Budget Refining the Process What We Can Learn | 13 | EXTENDED AGILE CASE STUDY NO. TWO Preparation & Initialization The Next Step Preparing for Manufacturing What Went Right What Could Have Gone Better Summary of Results | 14 | CRITICISM Customer Input Professional Impression/Corporate Image Team Composition Dependency of Interrelated Stages Waterfall | 15 | THE AGILE SUB-INDUSTRY The Sub-Industry Literature CONCLUSION GLOSSARY ABOUT CLYDEBANK Terms displayed in bold italic can be found defined in the glossary. BEFORE YOU START READING, DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE DIGITAL ASSETS! Visit the URL below to access your free Digital Asset files that are included with the purchase of this book. DOWNLOAD YOURS HERE: www.clydebankmedia.com/agile-assets