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The Mini Book of Agile

By : Mauricio Rubio Parra
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The Mini Book of Agile

By: Mauricio Rubio Parra

Overview of this book

Think of this book as Agile for Dummies (or Agile for anyone and everyone). This Agile book will allow you to master the most important concepts of Agile development, Agile project delivery, and Agile project management. This mini book has been designed to enable you to manage your projects in an Agile way. This mini book will walk you through the fundamentals, principles, and key concepts of Agile, Agile project management, and Agile Delivery. The book includes valuable resources, graphics, and examples that will allow you to grasp the key essence of Agile, Agile rituals, Agile practices, Agile concepts, and the key differences between Agile and traditional project management. After reading this book, you will have a thorough understanding of Agile and how to put Agile into practice at work and in your personal projects.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Chaper 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: What is Agile?
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Chapter 3: Why go Agile?
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Chapter 4: How it all began
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Chapter 5: The Different Agile Methodologies
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Chapter 6: Agile Principles
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Chapter 7: The Agile Culture
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Chapter 8: Agile Roles
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Chapter 9: Agile Concepts
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Chapter 10: Agile Artifacts
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Chapter 11: Agile Rituals
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Chapter 12: Agile Tools
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Chapter 13: Agile vs. Waterfall
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Chapter 14: Agile FAQs
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Chapter 15: Agile Myths
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Chapter 16: The Agile Knowledge Base | AgileKB.com

Chapter 4: How it all began

Officially people trace the beginning of Agile to the publication of the Agile Manifesto in 2001. This was the result of the gathering of a small group of developers who met in the U.S. to define the Agile principles and fundamentals, ultimately reflected in the Manifesto.

But the reality is Agile's roots come from before that time, going as back as the 1950's to Japan and the U.S. where some of the core Agile concepts started to take form.