14 March 2008 Print

March's Features in the Marketplace

Agile Project Management
By Jim Highsmith

Software project managers are often confronted with challenging projects that require innovation, creativity and adaptability. An agile approach could provide the answer for these project managers, but they have never had a resource for addressing the subtleties of managing an agile project.

Jim Highsmith is a renowned consultant, Jolt Award-winning author, and one of the leaders of the agile software development community. He is uniquely qualified to present this material. Any project manager who has heard the buzz but has worried about the seeming lack of process associated with agile methods will want to read this book. Any manager wanting to transition from traditional to agile methods will also want to use this book as a resource.

Topics include:

  • Six principles of Agile Project Management (APM)
  • How to capitalize on emerging new product development technologies
  • Putting customers at the center of your project, where they belong
  • Creating adaptive teams that respond quickly to changes in your project’s “ecosystem”
  • Which projects will benefit from APM—and which won’t
  • APM’s five phases: envision, speculate, explore, adapt, close
  • APM practices, including the Product Vision Box and Project Data Sheet
  • Leveraging your PMI skills in Agile environments
  • Scaling APM to larger projects and teams

The information is for every project manager, team leader, and team member.

PMI Member Price: $47.50 (US). Purchase this title online at the Marketplace.

The Earned Value Management Maturity Model    
Ray Stratton, PMP, EVP

Gain the fundamental tools you need to build an effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS). This must-have resource makes earned value management easy by defining a maturity model and describing metrics to measure the health and efficiency of your EVMS.

PMI Member Price: $34.20 (US). Purchase this title online at the Marketplace.

 
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