Making Sense of Agile Project Management – Balancing Control and Agility

Charles G. (Chuck) Cobb, PMP, is President of Breakthrough Solutions, Inc., of Medfield, Massachusetts. He is a senior-level project/program manager with a broad and deep background in business systems analysis and software development. He has worked with many companies in different application environments using numerous project management methodologies-both agile and not-so-agile-for more than twenty years.

Preface. Who Should Read This Book? Brief Overview of the Book. Why I Wrote This Book. How to Use This Book. Acknowledgments. Part I. Overview. 1 Introduction. 2 Agile Values, Principles, and Practices. 3 Becoming More Agile. 4 Part I Summary and Action Plan. 5 Case Studies. Part II. Overview. 6 Agile Project Management. 7 Fundamental Principles behind SDLC Models. 8 Software Development Life Cycles. 9 Part II Summary and Action Plan. Part III Appendices. Appendix A Overview of Agile Development Practices. Appendix B Overview of Agile Project Delivery Frameworks. Index.