Agile project management : managing for success /: managing for success. ([2014])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Agile project management : managing for success /: managing for success. ([2014])
- Main Title:
- Agile project management : managing for success
- Further Information:
- Note: James A. Crowder, Shelli Friess.
- Authors:
- Crowder, James A
Friess, Shelli - Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Agile Manager; 1.1 Agile Development Demands Agile Management; 1.2 Software and Systems Engineering: Where Did They Come From?; 1.2.1 Software Engineering History; 1.2.2 System Engineering History; 1.3 The Need for New Leadership; 1.3.1 Agile Management: Leader, Manager, Facilitator; 1.4 Layout of the Book; Chapter 2: The Psychology of Agile Team Leadership; 2.1 Individuals over Process and Tools; 2.2 The Agile Manager: Establishing Agile Goals; 2.3 Independence and Interdependence: Locus of Empowerment; 2.3.1 Locus of Empowerment. 2.4 Overall, Individual, and Team Goals: Locus of Control2.5 Self-Organization: The Myths and the Realities; 2.6 Creating a Stable Team Membership: Containing Entropy; 2.7 Challenging and Questioning Sprints: Individual Responsibility; 2.8 Mentoring, Learning, and Creativity: Creating an Environment of Growth; 2.9 Keeping the Vision in Front of the Team: Ensuring System Integration; Chapter 3: Understanding the Agile Team; 3.1 Agile Team Dynamics; 3.2 Team Member Dynamics; 3.2.1 Differences Between Classical and Agile Team Dynamics; 3.2.2 Generational Differences in Team Members. 3.2.3 Cultural and Diversity Differences3.2.4 Virtual Team Dynamics; 3.2.5 Diversity and Inclusiveness; Chapter 4: Productivity Tools for the Modern Team; 4.1 Productivity Tools for the Agile Manager; 4.1.1 Agile Management Software; 4.2 Productivity Tools for the Agile Developer; 4.3 The Future of Agile DevelopmentPreface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Agile Manager; 1.1 Agile Development Demands Agile Management; 1.2 Software and Systems Engineering: Where Did They Come From?; 1.2.1 Software Engineering History; 1.2.2 System Engineering History; 1.3 The Need for New Leadership; 1.3.1 Agile Management: Leader, Manager, Facilitator; 1.4 Layout of the Book; Chapter 2: The Psychology of Agile Team Leadership; 2.1 Individuals over Process and Tools; 2.2 The Agile Manager: Establishing Agile Goals; 2.3 Independence and Interdependence: Locus of Empowerment; 2.3.1 Locus of Empowerment. 2.4 Overall, Individual, and Team Goals: Locus of Control2.5 Self-Organization: The Myths and the Realities; 2.6 Creating a Stable Team Membership: Containing Entropy; 2.7 Challenging and Questioning Sprints: Individual Responsibility; 2.8 Mentoring, Learning, and Creativity: Creating an Environment of Growth; 2.9 Keeping the Vision in Front of the Team: Ensuring System Integration; Chapter 3: Understanding the Agile Team; 3.1 Agile Team Dynamics; 3.2 Team Member Dynamics; 3.2.1 Differences Between Classical and Agile Team Dynamics; 3.2.2 Generational Differences in Team Members. 3.2.3 Cultural and Diversity Differences3.2.4 Virtual Team Dynamics; 3.2.5 Diversity and Inclusiveness; Chapter 4: Productivity Tools for the Modern Team; 4.1 Productivity Tools for the Agile Manager; 4.1.1 Agile Management Software; 4.2 Productivity Tools for the Agile Developer; 4.3 The Future of Agile Development Productivity Tools; Chapter 5: Measuring Success in an Agile World: Agile EVMS ; 5.1 Brief History of the Earned Value Management System; 5.2 Assessing Agile Development: Agile EVMS; 5.2.1 Disconnects Between Classical EVMS and Agile Development. 5.2.2 Factors That Can Derail Agile EVMS5.2.3 Agile EVMS Metrics; 5.3 Entropy as an Earned Value Metric for Agile Development; 5.3.1 Entropy Measures; 5.3.2 Volatility of Teams; 5.3.3 Volatility of Software Defects; Chapter 6: Conclusion: Modern Design Methodologies-Information and Knowledge Management; References; Index. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Copyright Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (viii, 72 pages), illustrations (some color)
- Subjects:
- 005.1
Engineering
Agile software development
Project management
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Project Management
Agile software development
Project management
Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management
Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General
Business & Economics -- Information Management
Research & development management
Software Engineering
Information architecture
Management
Software engineering
Information Systems
Science -- General
Careers guidance
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319090184
3319090186
3319090178
9783319090177 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783319090177
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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