Agile Project Management For Dummies

Mark C. Layton , Steven J. Ostermiller , Dean J. Kynaston 지음

For Dummies 2025년 05월 20일 출간

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Put agile techniques into practice to boost your efficiency and effectiveness Agile Project Management For Dummies introduces you to the planning and execution approaches that can help you complete projects more quickly, with higher quality and using fewer resources. For companies in any industry—not just software development—agile project management reduces waste and increases transparency, while addressing customers' ever-changing requirements. This book lays out the principles and practices of agile techniques in jargon-free language that anyone can understand. You'll learn all the important terms, tools, and concepts, so you can infuse agility into your projects right away. Create a product roadmap and prepare for product launches with ease, thanks to this Dummies guide. Discover why agile techniques are so popular with many of the world's most successful businesses Use agile principles to manage the scope, time, cost, team dynamics, quality, and risk of any project Learn how Inclusion makes organizations more agile, and create an agile-friendly culture of flexibility and productivity within your team and organization Explore how the agile world is changing with new developments like artificial intelligence Agile Project Management For Dummies is great for project and product managers, as well as anyone in any industry who wants get up to speed on how to be more agile.

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

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저자(글) Mark C. Layton

저자(글) Steven J. Ostermiller

저자(글) Dean J. Kynaston