Agile Project Management For Dummies

Mark C. Layton is an organizational strategist and past PMI chapter president with more than 20 years’ experience in the agile transformation field. Steven J Ostermiller is a business agility guide and community leader helping organizations maximize value delivery. Dean J. Kynaston is a coach, Certified Scrum Professional, and organizational agile transformation leader.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Understanding Agility 5Chapter 1: Modernizing Project Management 7Chapter 2: Applying the Agile Manifesto and Principles 21Chapter 3: Discovering Why Being Agile Works Better 49Chapter 4: Agility Is about Being Customer Focused 71Part 2: Being Agile 91Chapter 5: Approaches to Becoming More Agile 93Chapter 6: Environments for Success 111Chapter 7: Behaviors Enabling Agility 123Chapter 8: The Permanent Team 147Part 3: Agile Planning and Execution 157Chapter 9: Defining the Product Goal and Product Roadmap 159Chapter 10: Planning Releases and Sprints 183Chapter 11: Working throughout the Day 215Chapter 12: Showcasing Work, Inspecting, and Adapting 241Part 4: Project Management with Agility 253Chapter 13: Managing a Portfolio 255Chapter 14: Managing Scope and Procurement 271Chapter 15: Managing Time and Cost 291Chapter 16: Managing Team Dynamics and Communication 311Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Risk 339Part 5: Ensuring Success 365Chapter 18: Building a Foundation 367Chapter 19: De-Scaling across Organizations 383Chapter 20: Being a Change Agent 405Part 6: The Part of Tens 433Chapter 21: Ten Key Benefits of Agile Product Development 435Chapter 22: Ten Key Factors for Agile Product Development Success 443Chapter 23: Ten Signs That You’re Not Becoming More Agile 449Chapter 24: Ten Valuable Resources for Improving Agility 461Index 467