Deliver exceptional results from your IT department using Agile
approaches. Agile methodologies and practices have been proven over the
past two decades to increase the relevance, quality, flexibility and
business value of software solutions. The IT departments of many large
and successful organizations (including Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and
BT) have all delivered productivity gains through the adoption of Agile
approaches. It worked for them, but will it work for you? Everything you
want to know about Agile is written specifically to address the
challenges of implementing Agile within the unique structures,
constraints and culture of your organization. It provides you with the
information you need to assess whether Agile is right for your
department, to select the Agile methodologies and practices that are
best suited to your work, to successfully implement these approaches,
and to measure the outcomes. Most importantly, this book gives you
strategies for aligning Agile work within the reporting, budgeting,
staffing and governance constraints of your organization, which is
arguably the biggest challenge. Written for executives, IT department
managers and other senior decision makers, this book is equally valuable
for IT project managers, team leaders and management consultants who
want to deliver successful Agile results. Jamie Lynn Cooke has 21 years'
experience as a senior business analyst and solutions consultant, and
has worked with over 125 public and private sector organizations
throughout Australia, Canada and the US. Jamie has been working with
Agile methodologies since 2003, and has written several other books on
Agile, including Agile Productivity Unleashed and Agile: An Executive
Guide: Real results from IT budgets. An essential read for anyone
wanting to make Agile work in their organization!
