An agile approach to succeeding in the face of changing requirements; a quick-reference e-booklet on success strategies for project managers; and everything you ever wanted to know about project management offices.
Agile Project Management
How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements
This book provides practical strategies for taking charge of unpredictable project by tying processes more directly to the ever-changing requirements of business objectives. The book offers tips for implementing agile strategies into a wide variety of project scenarios, allowing for faster response time and flexibility to accommodate altered priorities and changed business realities like shortened schedules and tighter budgets.
The 230-page book covers how to: manage internal uncertainties (scope, budget, schedule) against external uncertainties (competition, business environment, corporate decisions); integrate project processes into the business decision-making process; create cross-functional teams with defined responsibilities and roles; build an infrastructure and select software that maximizes the potential of agile initiatives; and balance the needs of several project simultaneously.
About the Author: Gary Chin is founder and principal of Cross Organizational Consulting, which specializes in increasing organizational performance through the creation and tuning of