Project Management the Agile Way, Second Edition

• Provides a modular sprint-like format, with module themes, learning objectives, project tips, and discussion questions to facilitate training and course instruction
• Presents a review of popular agile and iterative methodologies for project and program management
• Explains how to transition to agile and how to scale agile methods for enterprise projects
• Discusses agile as a hybrid with traditional waterfall methods and supplies practical tips and application advice for how to harmonize agile with mainstream project processes
• WAV^TM offers a new discussion and instruction guide that can be customized to meet the needs of the individual trainers or instructors, essay type answers to critical thinking questions raised in the book, and new white papers—available from the Web Added Value^TM Download Resource Center

John C. Goodpasture, PMP, is a leading expert and program management practitioner, coach, author, and consulting manager for technology projects. Mr. Goodpasture is an accomplished quantitative risk manager, expert in cost/schedule estimating, and contract and sub-contract management. He is an experienced instructor of Agile methods, risk management, PMP prep, and quantitative methods. John is a skilled speaker, and published author of several books, and numerous magazine and journal articles and papers. He has engineering degrees from both Georgia Tech University and the University of Maryland. He is currently the Managing Principal at Square Peg Project Management Consulting and he gained his previous practitioner experience as a strategic project office director and systems engineering program director for Harris Corporation, as a program manager for the U.S. Department of Defense, and as vice president of a large document imaging company.

CHAPTER 1: A QUICK READ Module 1: History, Background, and the Manifesto Module 2: Traditional Lifecycle Module 3—Objectives Module 4: Scaling for Enterprise Agile Module 5: Four Agile Methodologies CHAPTER 2: THE AGILE BUSINESS CASE Module 1: The Business Case Module 1—Objectives Module 2: Business Value Models Module 3: Project Balance Sheet Module 4: Building the Business Case by Levels CHAPTER 3: QUALITY IN THE AGILE SPACE Module 1: Quality Values and Principles Module 2: Thought Leaders and Agile Quality Module 3—Objectives CHAPTER 4: AGILE IN THE WATERFALL Module 1: First Principles and Requisite Conditions Module 2: The Black Box, Interfaces, and Connectivity Module 3: Governing CHAPTER 5: DEVELOPING THE SCOPE AND REQUIREMENTS Module 1: Agile Scope Module 2: Envisioning Module 3: Requirements Module 4: Planning at a Distance CHAPTER 6: PLANNING AND SCHEDULING Module 1: Planning in the Enterprise Context Module 2: Scheduling Module 3: Other Plans in the Enterprise Agile Project CHAPTER 7: ESTIMATING COST AND SCHEDULE Module 1: The Nature of Estimates Module 2: Drivers on Cost and Schedule Module 3: Building Estimates CHAPTER 8: TEAMS ARE EVERYTHING Module 1: The Social Unit Module 2: Principle and Values Guide Teams Module 3: Teams Are Building Blocks Module 4: Some Teams Work; Others Do Not Module 5: Matrix Management in the Agile Space CHAPTER 9: GOVERNANCE Module 1: Governance Is Built on Quality Principles Module 2: Governance Verifies Compliance CHAPTER 10: MANAGING VALUE Module 1: Defining and Accounting for Value Module 2: Burn-down Charts and Value Scorecards CHAPTER 11: SCALING UP AND CONTRACTING Module 1: Scale Amplifies Every Problem Module 2: Networks Enable Large Scale Module 3: Virtual Teams Expand Throughput Module 4: Agile-by-contract Enables Scale CHAPTER 12 TRANSITIONING TO AGILE Module 1: Business Leadership Transition Module 1—Discussion for Critical Thinking Module 2: Customer Relationship Transition Module 3: Project Management Transition Module 4: Portfolio Management Transition Module 5: Agile Transition in the Public Sector Appendix I: Methodologies Appendix II: Glossary

“…a well written and content rich book. From a teacher's perspective, using this book in an advanced project management seminar challenges students to understand the application of these concepts.” —Alexander Walton, PMP, IT consultant to the University of California at Berkeley

“…a readable treat. It clarifies and presents a common-sense approach to agile for those who are interested in understanding how agile and traditional project management stack up.” —Paul Shaltry, PMP, Principal, Catalyst Management Consulting