book

Agile for Everybody

by Matt LeMay

November 2018

Beginner

160 pages

4h 33m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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My Introduction to Agile: “Twice the Work in Half the Time”The Alchemy of Agile: Uniting Principles and PracticesWhy Agile for Everybody?Who This Book Is ForHow I Wrote This BookHow This Book Is OrganizedAgile Guiding Principles (“Why”)Agile Practice Quick Wins and Deep Dives (“How”)Success Signals and Warning Signs (“What”)Your Agile PlaybookAcknowledgments
Understanding Agile as a MovementUnpacking the Appeal of AgileEscaping Business as UsualAgile Versus WaterfallAgile, Lean, and Design ThinkingSummary: Agile Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Escaping the Frameworks TrapMaking It Count: Establishing Your Goals and ChallengesMaking It Your Own: Agile Principles and Values to Drive ChangeSummary: Agile Beyond the Frameworks Trap
Escaping the First Law of Organizational GravitySeeing Speed from the Customer’s Point of ViewBeyond “Working Software”Agile Practice Deep Dive: Working in SprintsQuick Wins to Put This Principle into PracticeYou Might Be on the Right Track If:You Might Be Going Astray If:Summary: Customers First!
Escaping the Second Law of Organizational GravityMoving from a Report and Critique Culture to a Collaborative CultureThe Room Where It HappensMaking Connections to “Scout and Scale”Agile Practice Deep Dive: The Daily Stand-UpQuick Wins to Put This Principle into PracticeYou Might Be on the Right Track If:You Might Be Going Astray If:Summary: Building a Culture of Collaboration
Escaping the Third Law of Organizational GravityThe Paradox of Agile: Using Structure to Achieve FlexibilityThe Double-Edged Sword of ExperimentationAgile Is Uncertain, TooAgile Practice Deep Dive: The RetrospectiveQuick Wins to Put This Principle into PracticeYou Might Be on the Right Track If:You Might Be Going Astray If:Summary: Change Is Good, If You Want It
Leadership in the Agile OrganizationScaling Agile Across Teams and FunctionsA Story to Bring It All Together: Enterprise Design Thinking at IBMAgile Practice Deep Dive: WHPI (Why, How, Prototype, Iterate)Step 1: WhyStep 2: HowStep 3: PrototypeStep 4: IterateSome Notes on WHPI in PracticeQuick Wins to Put These Principles into PracticeYou Might Be on the Right Track If:You Might Be Going Astray If:Summary: Bringing It All Together
Step 1: Setting Your ContextStep 2: Creating Your North StarStep 3: Committing to a First Step, Measuring SuccessStep 4: Now It’s Up to You!Summary: Say Something, Do Something!ConclusionRediscovering the Human Heart of the Agile Movement