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AoAD2 Chapter 2: Why Agile?

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. In 1986, Fred Brooks famously predicted that there were no silver bullets: that by 1996, no single technology or management technique would offer a tenfold increase in productivity, reliability, or simplicity.

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AoAD2 Chapter 4: Investing in Agility

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Investing in Agility. One of the recurring themes in this book is that, in order to be Agile, your organization has to buy in to the underlying Agile philosophy. They’re the secret to Agile success.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. How to Be Agile. What does it mean to “be Agile?”. As we’ve seen in the previous chapters, Agile is a philosophy: a way of thinking about software development. Practicing Agile. Second Edition cover.

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AoAD2 Chapter 5: Invest in Agility

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Invest in Agility. As we saw in the previous chapter, in order for your teams to get the benefits of Agile, your organization has to buy in to the underlying Agile philosophy. Second Edition cover.

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Wardley Mapping Mondays – Communication

Cory Foy

Organizational agility through intersecting business and technology. 10 Mistakes Adopting Agile. December 2006. November 2006. October 2006. September 2006. August 2006. April 2006. March 2006. February 2006. January 2006. Product Development. product management.

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AoAD2 Practice: Whole Team

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Cargo Cult Agile. Okay, you’re Agile now,” your manager says, before vanishing in a puff of golf-scented smoke. To avoid these sorts of delays and errors, Agile teams are cross-functional whole teams.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. You’ve decided that Agile will make your teams more successful. The Satir Change Model Change is disruptive, and moving to Agile is no exception. This is the pre-Agile way of working. Second Edition cover.

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