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Author: Highsmith, Jim
Isbn 13: 9780321219770
ISBN: 0321219775
Pub Date: Mar 1, 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Now, one of the leading experts brings together all the knowledge and resources you need to use APM in your next project. Jim Highsmith shows why APM should be in every manager‘s toolkit, thoroughly addressing the questions project managers raise about Agile approaches. He systematically introduces the five-phase APM framework, then presents specific, proven tools for every project participant. Coverage includes:

• Six principles of Agile Project Management
• How to capitalize on emerging new product development technologies
• Putting customers at the center of your project, where they belong
• Creating adaptive teams that respond quickly to changes in your project‘s ”ecosystem”
• Which projects will benefit from APM and which won‘t
• APM‘s five phases: Envision, Speculate, Explore, Adapt, Close
• APM practices, including the Product Vision Box and Project Data Sheet
• Leveraging your PMI skills in Agile environments
• Scaling APM to larger projects and teams
• For every project manager, team leader, and team member

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface.

Introduction.
1. The Agile Revolution.
Innovative Product Development. Reliable Innovation. Core Agile Values. Agile Project Management. Thriving in a Chaordic World. Our Journey.

2. Guiding Principles: Customers and Products.
Herman and Maya. The Guiding Principles of Agile Project Management. Deliver Customer Value. Employ Iterative, Feature-Based Delivery. Champion Technical Excellence. Customers and Products.

3. Guiding Principles: Leadership-Collaboration Management.
Management Style. The Business of APM. Leadership-Collaboration Management. Encourage Exploration. Build Adaptive (Self-Organizing, Self-Disciplined) Teams. Simplify. Principles to Practices.

4. An Agile Project Management Model.
Principles and Practices. An Agile Process Framework. Phase: Envision. Phase: Speculate. Phase: Explore. Phase: Adapt. Phase: Close. Judgment Required. Project Size. Agile Practices.

5. The Envision Phase.
Get the Right People. Phase: Envision. Practice: Product Vision Box and Elevator Test Statement. Practice: Product Architecture. Practice: Project Data Sheet. Practice: Get the Right People. Practice: Participant Identification. Practice: Customer Team-Developer Team Interface. Practice: Process and Practice Tailoring. Envision Summary.

6. The Speculate Phase.
Scope Evolution. Phase: Speculate. Practice: Product Feature List. Practice: Feature Cards. Practice: Performance Requirements Cards. Practice: Release, Milestone, and Iteration Plan. Speculate Summary.

7. The Explore Phase.
Individual Performance. Phase: Explore. Practice: Workload Management. Practice: Low-Cost Change. Practice: Coaching and Team Development. Practice: Daily Team Integration Meetings. Practice: Participatory Decision Making. Practice: Daily Interaction with the Customer Team. Explore Summary.

8. The Adapt and Close Phases.
Progress. Phase: Adapt. Practice: Product, Project, and Team Review and Adaptive Action. Phase: Close. Adapt and Close Summary.

9. Building Large Adaptive Teams.
An Achilles' Heel? The Scaling Challenge. A Scaled Adaptive Framework. A Hub Organizational Structure. Self-Organization Extensions. Team Self-Discipline. The Commitment-Accountability Protocol. Is It Working? Structure and Tools. Summary.

10. Reliable Innovation.
The Agile Vision. Implementing the Vision. Reliable Innovation. The Value-Adding Project Manager. Conviction.

Bibliography.

Index.

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