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brilliant a gile project management A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 1 10/26/15 11:05 AM A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 2 10/26/15 11:05 AM brilliant agile project management A practical guide to using Agile, Scrum and Kanban Rob Cole and Edward Scotcher A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 3 10/26/15 11:05 AM Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow CM20 2JE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1279 623623 Web: www.pearson.com/uk First published 2015 (print and electronic) © Lexray Limited and Agility in Mind Limited, 2015 (print and electronic) The print publication is protected by copyright. Prior to any prohibited r eproduction, storage in a retrieval system, distribution or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, p ermission should be obtained from the publisher or, where applicable, a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom should be obtained from the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Barnard’s Inn, 86 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1EN. The ePublication is protected by copyright and must not be copied, reproduced, trans- ferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and con- ditions under which it was purchased, or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorised distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the authors’ and the publisher’s rights and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly. Pearson Education is not responsible for the content of third-party internet sites. ISBN: 9 78–1-292–06356–0 (print) 9 78–1-292–06358–4 (PDF) 9 78–1-292–06357–7 (eText) 978–1-292–06359–1 (ePub) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Cole, Rob, author. Brilliant Agile project management : a practical guide to using Agile, Scrum and Kanban / Rob Cole and Edward Scotcher. pages cm.—(Brillian) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-292-06356-0 (pbk.) 1. Agile software development. 2. Scrum (Computer software development) 3. Just-in-time systems. 4. Computer software—Development. 5. Information technology projects—Management. I. Scotcher, Edward, author. II. Title. QA76.76.D47C6434 2015 005.1--dc23 2015034100 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 19 18 17 16 15 Cartoons by Ken Pyne Print edition typeset in 10 pts Plantin MT Pro by 76 Print edition printed in Great Britain by Henry Ling Ltd, at the Dorset Press, Dorchester, Dorset NOTE THAT ANY PAGE CROSS REFERENCES REFER TO THE PRINT EDITION A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 4 10/26/15 11:05 AM For Alfie and Cissie, Ella and Alice For Nkeiru, Lisa, Amara and Joe A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 5 10/26/15 11:05 AM This page intentionally left blank A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 6 10/26/15 11:05 AM Contents About the authors ix 1 A brave new world: introducing agile 1 2 Agile is different 25 3 Getting ready: preparing to be agile 43 4 Using Kanban 67 5 Simply the best: Scrum essentials 85 6 Going on a journey: Scrum day by day 109 7 Agile in the organisation 131 8 Support mechanisms 151 9 A call to action 167 Index 181 A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 7 10/26/15 11:05 AM This page intentionally left blank A01_COLE3560_01_SE_FM.indd 8 10/26/15 11:05 AM About the authors Rob Cole is a project management consultant with over 20 years of experience. He specialises in project troubleshooting and mentoring. Rob has been involved in the Agile community from its earliest days and is a practising Scrum Master. Rob can be contacted at:
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