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Agile Project Management For Dummies

Mark C. Layton (Author), Steven J. Ostermiller (Author), Dean J. Kynaston (Author)

9781394332090, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 26 June 2025

496 pages
23.4 x 18.5 x 3 cm, 0.68 kg

Put agile techniques into practice to boost your efficiency and effectiveness

Agile Project Management For Dummies introduces you to the planning and execution approaches that can help you complete projects more quickly, with higher quality and using fewer resources. For companies in any industry—not just software development—agile project management reduces waste and increases transparency, while addressing customers' ever-changing requirements. This book lays out the principles and practices of agile techniques in jargon-free language that anyone can understand. You'll learn all the important terms, tools, and concepts, so you can infuse agility into your projects right away. Create a product roadmap and prepare for product launches with ease, thanks to this Dummies guide.

  • Discover why agile techniques are so popular with many of the world's most successful businesses
  • Use agile principles to manage the scope, time, cost, team dynamics, quality, and risk of any project
  • Learn how Inclusion makes organizations more agile, and create an agile-friendly culture of flexibility and productivity within your team and organization
  • Explore how the agile world is changing with new developments like artificial intelligence

Agile Project Management For Dummies is great for project and product managers, as well as anyone in any industry who wants get up to speed on how to be more agile.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Understanding Agility 5

Chapter 1: Modernizing Project Management 7

Chapter 2: Applying the Agile Manifesto and Principles 21

Chapter 3: Discovering Why Being Agile Works Better 49

Chapter 4: Agility Is about Being Customer Focused 71

Part 2: Being Agile 91

Chapter 5: Approaches to Becoming More Agile 93

Chapter 6: Environments for Success 111

Chapter 7: Behaviors Enabling Agility 123

Chapter 8: The Permanent Team 147

Part 3: Agile Planning and Execution 157

Chapter 9: Defining the Product Goal and Product Roadmap 159

Chapter 10: Planning Releases and Sprints 183

Chapter 11: Working throughout the Day 215

Chapter 12: Showcasing Work, Inspecting, and Adapting 241

Part 4: Project Management with Agility 253

Chapter 13: Managing a Portfolio 255

Chapter 14: Managing Scope and Procurement 271

Chapter 15: Managing Time and Cost 291

Chapter 16: Managing Team Dynamics and Communication 311

Chapter 17: Managing Quality and Risk 339

Part 5: Ensuring Success 365

Chapter 18: Building a Foundation 367

Chapter 19: De-Scaling across Organizations 383

Chapter 20: Being a Change Agent 405

Part 6: The Part of Tens 433

Chapter 21: Ten Key Benefits of Agile Product Development 435

Chapter 22: Ten Key Factors for Agile Product Development Success 443

Chapter 23: Ten Signs That You’re Not Becoming More Agile 449

Chapter 24: Ten Valuable Resources for Improving Agility 461

Index 467

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
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