Managing Agile Projects

What Is the Agile Manager's Role?

The agile manager's role is to lead the delivery of business value on agile projects by establishing APM principles and practices, and by personally embodying APM values (covered later in this chapter).

Table 2-1 shows the different responsibilities required to fulfill this role as they relate to the APM principles and practices.

Table 2-1. The Agile Manager's Role and Responsibilities

AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
APM Practice	Leadership	Management
Guiding Principle 1: Foster Alignment and Cooperation
Organic Teams	Promote software craftsmanship Foster team collaboration Form a guiding coalition Cultivate informal communities of practice	Identify the project community Design a holographic formal structure Get self-disciplined ...