Agile Project Management for Dummies

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Understanding Agility -- Chapter 1 Modernizing Project Management -- Project Management Needed a Makeover -- The origins of modern project management -- The problem with the status quo -- Introducing Agile Project Management -- How agile projects work -- Agile Project Management Is Becoming Agile Product Management -- Differences between managing a project versus developing a product -- Why agile product development works better -- Chapter 2 Applying the Agile Manifesto and Principles -- Understanding the Agile Manifesto -- Outlining the Four Values of the Agile Manifesto -- Value 1: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools -- Value 2: Working software over comprehensive documentation -- Value 3: Customer collaboration over contract negotiation -- Value 4: Responding to change over following a plan -- Defining the 12 Agile Principles -- Agile principles of customer satisfaction -- Agile principles of quality -- Agile principles of teamwork -- Agile principles of product development -- Adding the Platinum Principles -- Resisting formality -- Thinking and acting as a team -- Visualizing rather than writing -- Changes as a Result of Agile Values -- The Agile Litmus Test -- Chapter 3 Why Being Agile Works Better -- Evaluating Agile Benefits -- How Agile Approaches Beat Historical Approaches -- Greater flexibility and stability -- Reduced nonproductive tasks -- Higher quality, delivered faster -- Improved team performance -- Tighter control -- Faster and less costly failure -- Why People Like Being Agile -- Executives -- Product development and customers -- Management -- Development teams -- Chapter 4 Agility Is about Being Customer Focused.