Agile For All: Managing Any Project Like A Silicon Valley Startup

By Richard Bryan Vaughn

As a project manager, have you ever thought to yourself, "How do high tech companies turn out products and updates in less time than it takes to wait in line for a new phone?" The answer is their sleek project management. Since the early 2000s, the Gold Standard of software development project management has been Agile. Agile allows you to move forward rapidly and turn on a dime when necessary. It keeps all stakeholders informed and holds them accountable long before projects have time to get off-track. Now you can learn how to apply Agile to any type of project you may encounter. Regardless of your project type or industry, you can use Agile to be more efficient and nimble. This book is a guide for the busy professional to learn step-by-step how to introduce Agile anywhere. In five easy-to-read chapters you will learn: What Agile is. How to introduce Agile to my organization. How to launch and run my first Agile project. How to be a successful Agile project manager. Filled with templates and sample documents, this book won't waste your time with filler or fluff. Straightforward and results-driven, you will quickly take away the knowledge you need to successfully bring Agile into any company, non-profit, or organization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503169359
• ISBN13: 9781503169357
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"