Agile Project Management, Assurance and Auditing - A practical guide for auditors, reviewers and project teams

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank all of those individuals and organisations that have been brave enough to let me try new ideas and approaches. Some were successful, some were not, but all were learning opportunities.

This book would not have been possible without the help, encouragement and support of a number of people, including my long-term friends and colleagues Mike Hughes, Janet Thorneycroft, Diane Hill, Mike Whelan and Colin Bezant. Also a special thank-you for the support and patience of my wife, Amanda, who unfortunately understands me very well. I am also grateful to the many Agile practitioners who have developed the thinking around this – and in many cases been open about their mistakes and failures so that others can learn ...