Agile Project Management (English Version)

Author: J. Highsmith (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: 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
· Two ways 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, introducing the nationwide recognized teaching guide series "Schaum's Outlines" to form the "National Classic Learning Guide Series." To ensure the authority of these three series and better serve schools and teachers, the China Machine Press has appointed famous scholars from key universities and research institutions in China, such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, National Defense University of Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanjing University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China, Harbin Institute of Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Renmin University of China, Beihang University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Sun Yat-sen University, PLA University of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou University, Hubei Institute of Technology, and the National Information Security Assessment and Certification Center, to form the "Expert Advisory Committee" to provide topic suggestions and publishing supervision for us.