Dimensions
154 x 232 x 17mm
The only Agile book to focus entirely on the people issues and social interactions that can make or break Agile projects and implementations
* Helps agile stakeholders in any organization grasp the importance of self-organizing teams, understand team dynamics, and improve communication.
* Empowers Agile champions to lead workshops and exercises that improve the ways teams and individuals interact.
* Presents practical, actionable advice, tips, and guidelines.
The Agile Manifesto professes: 'we value Individuals and Interactions over processes and tools.' Yet, throughout the industry, the emphasis still seems to be on processes and tools: books, articles, seminars, training classes, just about every agile-related resource. Fortunately, Agile team members are beginning to recognize the urgent importance of getting these interactions right: without doing so, even Agile approaches will fail far too often. This is the first book to focus entirely on the 'Individuals and Interactions' that are central to Agile success, and to directly apply proven best practices of individual and team behavior to Agile projects. Designed and formatted as a user's guide, not a philosophical treatise, it brings together practical advice that teams can put into action. In addition to tips and guidelines, it presents step-by-step instructions for conducting proven team-building exercises, including includes learning objectives, required materials, setup and preparation, facilitator's instructions, post-exercise discussion points, and in some cases, handouts.
