Agile Project Management Creating Innovative Products Jim Highsmith
0-321-21977-5padAddison Wesley Longman 9780321219770 032121977504/2004
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Now, one of the field's 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 practices 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