Are you
being asked to manage a project
with:
- unclear requirements?
- high levels of change?
- a team using Extreme
Programming or other
Agile Methods?
 If you are a project
manager or team leader
who is interested in learning the secrets of successfully controlling
and delivering agile projects, then you have come to the right
place.
From learning how agile
projects are
different from traditional projects, to detailed guidance on a number
of agile management techniques and how to introduce them onto your own
projects, we have the insider
secrets from some of the
industry experts the visionaries who developed the agile
methodologies in the first place.
Managing Agile
Projects
is edited by Kevin
Aguanno, a noted speaker and
educator on agile project management, and includes contributions from
many noted figures in the agile movement:
- Scott
Ambler, the developer of Agile
Modeling;
- Sanjiv
Augustine, a leading expert in
Agile Project Management;
- Alistair
Cockburn, developer of the
Crystal Methods;
- David
Cohen, a scientist studying
agile methods;
- Larry
Constantine, developer of
usage-centred design;
- Patricia
Costa, a scientiest studying
agile methods;
- David
Hussman, an author and speaker
on agile methods;
- Ron
Jeffries, the co-creator of
Extreme Programming;
- Gerold
Keefer, a critic of Extreme
Programming noted for his in-depth analysis and research;
- Kirstin
Kohler, a leading expert in
requirements engineering;
- Mike
Lindvall, a scientist studying
best practices and methodologies;
- Barbara
Paech, an expert in requirements
engineering;
- Linda
Rising, a leading expert in
object-oriented design and the use of "patterns;"
- Jim
Tomayko, a professor at the
Software Engineering Institute;
- Pascal
Van Cauwenberghe, an expert in
Extreme Programming and founder of a European XP conference; and
- Susan
Woodcock, VP of a major IT
consulting firm who is researching the application of agile methods to
packaged software implementation projects.
Other books on the topic
present a single
management method for agile projects; this one, however, presents
management techniques that are common
to all agile development
methods. So, whether you are using Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum,
Feature-Driven Development (FDD), one of the Crystal Methods, Lean
Development, Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), or any other
agile method, this book is
written for you.
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Managing Agile
Projects
contains
well
over 400 pages packed full of insider
tips on how to make these
methods work for you. Chapters focus on topics critical to the success
of projects facing changing requirements and seemingly impossible
deadlines. Chapters cover topics such as engineering unstable
requirements, active stakeholder participation, conducting agile
meetings, extreme testing, agile documentation, and how to use agile
methods under fixed price contracts. The book also provides information
to help you plan your agile projects better to avoid some common
pitfalls introduced by the fast pace and concurrent activities common
to agile development methods. This
book will show you the tricks to keeping agile projects under control.
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Agile
Experts Help the Asian Tsunami Relief Effort
Jan. 2005 - The
new book Managing
Agile Projects (Multi-Media
Publications, 2005) was released January 1st, just six days
after devastating tsunami struck southeast Asia and left tens
of thousands of people dead or missing and millions homeless.
To support the disaster relief efforts, all author royalties from the
sales of the book will be donated to the International Red Cross.
Your purchase of this book will help those most in need.
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Still not convinced? Want
more details?
You can apply some of the
techniques in
this book to your current project, right now. Why wait any longer?
Paperback, 420 pages,
$39.95 
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