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Becoming Agile

Becoming Agile


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Many books discuss Agile from a theoretical or academic perspective. Becoming Agile takes a different approach and focuses on explaining Agile from a case-study perspective. Agile principles are discussed, explained, and then demonstrated in the context of a case study that flows throughout the book. The case study is based on a mixture of the author's real-world experiences.

Becoming Agile also focuses on the importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of your environment. In the early days of Agile, there was a general belief that Agile had to be used in all phases of a project, and that it had to be used in its purest form. Over the last few years, reputable Agile authorities have begun questioning this belief: We're finding that the best deployments of Agile are customized to the realities of a given company.

Becoming Agile discusses the cultural realities of deploying Agile and how to deal with the needs of executives, managers, and the development team during migration. The author discusses employee motivation and establishing incentives that reward support of Agile techniques.

Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

Praise for Becoming Agile...

This is much more than just a book about Agile. This is a roadmap. A very detailed roadmap that takes you from the initial is Agile right for me? stage through completion and delivery of your pilot project and beyond.

-Charlie Griefer, Senior Software Engineer, Amcom Technology

...a must read for those of us who have come from years of waterfall and attempts at changes to traditional methodologies or processes... clear, concise and has plenty of example scenarios that many individuals and corporations would identify with.

-Jamie Phillips, Senior Software Engineer, Picis Inc

This book is quite unique. It is written in a form of a 5-day training course. I am usually not a fan of such a writing style, but I think that Becoming Agile is an exception. It's about a software process and as such requires a lot of case studies, group exercises (or at least what a book format allows), and therefore the training course style is perfect to facilitate learning.

-Vladimir Pasman, Cocoacast.com

Becoming Agile in an Imperfect World offers a different and useful look at Agile methods. Reminding us that becoming agile is more of a mindset adjustment than a process change, Sidky and Smith use a case study to share their insights and tools throughout the book, including the unique Sidky Agile Measurement Index (SAMI).

-Sanjiv Augustine, President, LitheSpeed LLC and author of Managing Agile Projects

The authors emphasise that the aim should be to create a customised agile development process that is tailored to the needs of the organisation...Instead of aiming for agile perfection, one should aim at reaching the right level of agility for one's organisation. Excellent advice!

-Kailash Awati, Eight to Late

The book totally inspired me. A lot of my readings on Agile from back in the day were very theoretical and high level at the same time. But Becoming Agile helps take you to the next level by going beyond the theory and into the nitty gritty practicality of employing the Agile approach. So it was very energizing having the game plan laid out in front of you, as well as the hurdles you'll encounter and how to overcome them.

-Tariq Ahmed, author of Flex 3 in Action
About the Author: Greg Smith is a certified ScrumMaster and a Senior Project Manager. Greg is also an instructor of Agile Project Management at Bellevue Community College. Greg has over 20 years of experience as a development manager, project manager, business analyst, and product manager. He has worked for large conglomerates, tiny start-ups, and medium size companies including: Philips Electronics, R.R. Donnelley, Oh Boy! Oberto, and the Seattle Times New Media group. Greg helps companies create a custom agile process that supports the realities of their environment. Greg's focus has been on iteratively migrating a company to agile and actively involving the development team in the process. This background has given him insight into what it takes to sustain an agile culture and process over time.

Dr. Ahmed Sidky guides organizations during their transition to agile software development. His research includes a value-based agile measurement index, known as the Sidky Agile Measurement Index, and a process framework for the adoption of agile practices. Dr. Sidky developed Dr. Agile (www.dragile.com), an online readiness assessment tool that helps guide organizations aspiring to adopt agile practices. He has worked as a software developer at some of the largest software firms in the Middle East and holds a Masters degree in Software Engineering from Virginia Tech (USA) with a research focus on Requirements Engineering and a doctorate in Agile Software Development Methodologies and Process Improvement. Dr. Sidky is a frequent speaker at international agile conferences.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781933988252
  • Publisher: Manning Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Manning Publications
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: ...in an Imperfect World
  • Width: 187 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1933988258
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 233 mm
  • No of Pages: 408
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 739 gr


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