Preface
This book is about Agile management, the managerial counterpart to Agile software development. I believe that Agile management is underrepresented in the Agile world. There are many dozens of books for Agile developers, testers, coaches, and project managers, but next to none exist for Agile managers and team leaders. However, when organizations adopt Agile practices, it is imperative that team leaders and development managers learn a better approach to leading and managing their teams.
Studies indicate that management is the biggest obstacle in transitions to Agile software development [VersionOne 2009]. For software teams, it is hard to be Agile and implement processes such as Scrum, XP, or Kanban when their “leaders” are stuck in ...
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