This is a companion guide for those who build software and are about to embark on (or who are already on) an Agile journey. No prior knowledge of Agile is needed. This book fills in the gaps. For those at the very beginning of their journey, this book teaches the foundations to start your Agile practice. For those who are already on the path, this book is designed to give you ideas on where you may be heading. Like any good guide, it gives tips to move you out of your comfort zone and push your thinking to become truly Agile.
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The Agile Developer's Handbook
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The Agile Developer's Handbook
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Overview of this book
This book will help you overcome the common challenges you’ll face when transforming your working practices from waterfall to Agile. Each chapter builds on the last, starting with easy-to-grasp ways to get going with Agile. Next you’ll see how to choose the right Agile framework for your organization. Moving on, you’ll implement systematic product delivery and measure and report progress with visualization. Then you’ll learn how to create high performing teams, develop people in Agile, manage in Agile, and perform distributed Agile and collaborative governance.
At the end of the book, you’ll discover how Agile will help your company progressively deliver software to customers, increase customer satisfaction, and improve the level of efficiency in software development teams.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
The Software Industry and the Agile Manifesto
Agile Software Delivery Methods and How They Fit the Manifesto
Introducing Scrum to your Software Team
Gathering Agile User Requirements
Bootstrap Teams with Liftoffs
Metrics that will Help your Software Team Deliver
Software Technical Practices are the Foundation of Incremental Software Delivery
Tightening Feedback Loops in the Software Development Life Cycle
Seeking Value – How to Deliver Better Software Sooner
Using Product Roadmaps to Guide Software Delivery
Improving Our Team Dynamics to Increase Our Agility
Baking Quality into Our Software Delivery
The Ultimate Software Team Member
Moving Beyond Isolated Agile Teams
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