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‘Great, practical and comprehensive. Learn how to apply the agile mindset directly to your business and see it flourish.’ Marcin Floryan, Tech Lead, comparethemarket.com
‘Such a wide range of useful and modern techniques. It's an inspirational manual for any business leader!’ Jim Barritt, Principal Consultant, ThoughtWorks
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Being Agile
1. Agile Background
2. Agile Benefits
3. Agile Characteristics
4. Agile Logic
Part 2: Agile Thinking
5. Agile State
6. Agile Beliefs
7. Agile Method
8. Agile Goals
9. Agile Reality
10. Agile Options
11. Agile Way Forward
12. Continuous Delivery
Part 3: Agile Approach
13. Agile Scope
14. Estimation Games
15. Ranking Priorities
16. Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
17. Agile Dashboard
18. Lean Pipelines
19. Lean Efficiencies
20. Run Sprints not Marathons
21. Sanity Metrics not Vanity Metrics
22. Agile Reflection
23. Learning from Experience
Part 4: Agile Culture
24. Sharing Agile
25. Agile Culture
26. Agile Teams
27. Lean Teams
28. Agile Leadership
29. Agile Management
30. Business Agility
