Agile Practices for Waterfall Projects: Shifting Processes for Competitive Advantage
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604270837 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Surprised how much I learned in a short amount of time I am a waterfall type of guy having been a PM consultant for 25 years, and I grew up in the business working for the product group that created the first waterfall planning tool for the PC. Honestly I haven't read a lot of PM literature over the years because I find it so painfully dull, but I have been fortunate to have have been associated incredible project teams and leaders all over the world and a. "A must have for project managers" according to Lenorems. Extremely well written, clear and easy to apply. If you're a project manager, practitioner or presenter, or someone simply interested in Agile or prepping for the PMI-ACP exam, this is for you. I applaud Ms. Davis on accomplishing what others have set out to do but failed. Kudos!. Jeff Beals said Historical References Mixed with Cutting-Edge Methods. "Agile Practices for Waterfall Projects: Shifting Processes for Competitive Advantage" is an all-inclusive, well organized book that helps project managers, whether relatively new or possessing a great deal of experience, be more successful.From her early days at IBM, through her teaching/training tenure, to her consulting work now, Barbee Davis has "grown up" in the project management profession. Her
Barbee also works for the Project Management Institute (PMI). She also writes a similar feature, Topic Teasers, available through PMI Chapter newsletters. She is a R.E.P. As co-founder of ExecuTrain of Nebraska and Vice-President of Sales and Training, she has managed and provided technical training for solution developers and systems engineers, as well as offering end-user training on all platforms. Ms. This ex-IBMer and fo
--David Geary, Software developer and author of Graphic Java and Core HTML5 Canvas. Venkat Subramaniam, founder of Agile Developer, Inc. --Dr. The overarching guideline that emerges out of this well-written book is be agile about being Agile. The end result is a comprehensive guide for project managers to successfully bridge the gap between the two diverse methodologies of Agile and Waterfall. --Maureen Weverka, PMO Director, Mutual of OmahaIf you are looking to move to Agile, this guide clearly shows you how to use the methodology to implement and deliver projects in todays competitive market. It does not just tell us to do it, this guide tells us why, and then what, and goes on to show us how. and award-winning authorAgile Practices for Waterfall Projects can be added to the greate
Projects will soon be managed with a hybrid of Agile and traditional Waterfall processes. It also explains all the terms and concepts contained in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam.Key Features: --Presents specific, workable methods to add Agile to your projects while preserving your investment of time and development in traditional Waterfall processes --Uses interactive tools to help readers understand, experience, and discover techniques to blend Agile with Waterfall processes in the right amount for each project --Describes how to work with the major Agile methodology teams, and ways to merge the teams, reports, documents, metrics, tools, and meetings between Agile and Waterfall teams --WAV offers a downloadable Agile Evaluator, Agile Evaluator Checklist, Agile Evaluator Sample Results, Planning Poker Cards, Story Card Templates, and a PMI-ACP Practice Exam -- available from the Web Added Value Download Resource Center at jrosspub. This highly instructive guide covers what Agile is, and how and when it is appropriate to blend it into your projects. Agile Practices for Waterfall Projects will help new and experienced project managers, stakeholders, and students proactively prepare for and ensure their future success