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Agile Project Management: How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements

ISBN: 0814471765
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 96

Authors: Gary Chin

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Agile Project Management - How to Succeed in the Face of Changing Project Requirements
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Defining Agile Project Management
• Planning Versus Execution
• The Characteristics of Agile Project Management
• The Focus of This Book
• Summary
• Chapter 2: Determining When to Use Agile Project Management
• Criterion 1: Project Environments
• Criterion 2: Organizational Stakeholders
• Summary
• Chapter 3: Projects are the Business
• The Triple Constraint
• Equating the Project and the Business
• Matrix Management and the Integration of Project and Business Decision Making
• The Project-Driven Organization
• Summary
• Chapter 4: The Cross-Functional Team - Organizing for Agility
• What Am I Supposed to Do on This Team, Anyway?
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Meetings
• Communications Plan
• Summary
• Chapter 5: The Project Manager s Role
• The Project Manager as Facilitator and Leader
• Alignment and Channeling
• Building Relationships with Key Stakeholders
• Filling the Gaps
• Managing the Interactivity
• Managing the Plan
• Lessons Learned
• Interpersonal Skills
• Summary
• Chapter 6: The Agile Project Team
• Working Together, Working Alone
• Technical Skills Versus Adaptability
• Summary
• Chapter 7: Planning for Agility
• Activities Versus Achievements
• Estimates Versus Commitments
• Network Diagrams
• An Agile Planning Tool
• Summary
• Chapter 8: Approaching Risk in an Agile Environment
• Organizational Attitude Toward Changing the Plan
• Summary
• Chapter 9: Management - Creating an Environment of Agility
• Upper Management and Project Change
• Functional Management and Project Change
• Upper Management and Organizational Change
• Functional Management and Organizational Change
• Summary
• Chapter 10: The Operational Project Management Infrastructure
• The Agile Infrastructure
• Infrastructure As a Facilitator of Communications
• Agile Infrastructure As a Means to Reduce Administrative Headaches
• Implementing Your Agile Infrastructure
• Summary
• Chapter 11: Agile Portfolio Management - Aligning Tactical Projects with Business Strategy
• Creating Your Portfolio View
• Maintaining Alignment Through Review and Prioritization
• Resources - The Preeminent Agile Criteria
• Other Typical Criteria
• Summary
• Chapter 12: Integrating Portfolio and Project Management with the Product Development Process for Business Success
• Integrating Portfolio Management Into the Product Development Process
• Integrating Project Management Into the Product Development Process
• Summary
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Project Status Reporting Process
• Appendix B: Issue Tracking Process
• Appendix C: Action Item Tracking Process
• Appendix D: Portfolio Prioritization Process
• Index
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G-H
• Index_I-K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P-Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V-Z
• List of Figures
• List of Sidebars