Agile Practice Guide

Created in partnership with Agile Alliance®, the Agile Practice Guide is especially useful for those project managers accustomed to a more traditional environment to adapt to a more agile approach. It contains the following sections:

• An Introduction to Agile describes the Agile Manifesto mindset, values, and principles. It also covers the concepts of definable and high-uncertainty work, and the correlation between lean, the Kanban Method, and agile approaches.
• Life Cycle Selection introduces the various life cycles discussed in the practice guide and covers suitability filters, tailoring guidelines, and common combinations of approaches.
• Implementing Agile: Creating an Agile Environment talks about critical factors to consider when creating an agile environment such as servant leadership and team composition.
• Implementing Agile: Delivering in an Agile Environment discusses how to organize a team and common practices the team can use for delivering value on a regular basis. It provides examples of empirical measurements for the team and for reporting status.
• Organizational Considerations for Project Agility explores organizational factors that impact the use of agile practices, such as culture, readiness, business practices, and the role of a project management office (PMO).

*This Agile Practice Guide was jointly funded by Agile Alliance® and developed in collaboration with members of Agile Alliance®. Agile Alliance® does not endorse any agile methodology or certification.