Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners

Acknowledgments

This book has been a monumental undertaking for me—one of the most difficult things I have ever faced in my career.

One would think that simply writing down what is in the mind would be an easy thing to do. And a braver soul than mine might have been able to do so with reckless abandon. However, for me it was necessary to balance raw emotion, passion, humor, and a flair for hyperbole with so-called professionalism, decorum, and, moreover, practical guidance.

And so I am compelled to thank the short but incomplete list of those who have inspired, motivated, and supported me through its creation.

Beginning with my soul mate, best friend, wife, mother of my children, and chief muse, Katie, who has never doubted me in spite of all ...