Description
Project Management the Agile Way is an agile project management book written for experienced project managers, architects and systems analysts who are comfortable in traditional methods of project management but now need to learn about agile methods for software projects and understand how to make agile work effectively in the enterprise. The methodologies included under the agile umbrella go by many names, such as Scrum, XP, Crystal and EVO, to name a few. Project managers will gain practical day-to-day tips and advice on how to apply these practices to mainstream projects and how to integrate these methods with other methodologies used in the enterprise.Key FeaturesOffers a review of most of the popular agile and iterative methodologies for project managementPresents practical tips and application advice for how to harmonize agile and iterative methods with mainstream project processesDescribes how earned value can work with non-traditional methodsExplains how to scale agile and iterative methods for enterprise projectsShows the means to contract and outsource with agile and iterative methodsProvides guidance to build a business case and track post-project benefitsWAV offers downloadable whitepapers that discuss the dynamic systems development method, agile quality drivers, the applicability of agile on DoD projects, and an agile slide presentation – available from the Web Added Value(TM) Download Resource Center at www. jrosspub.com
