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RECORD NUMBER: 14 OF 337Main Title | Agile project management for government / | |||||||||||
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Author | Wernham, Brian. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Maitland & Strong, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2012 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 815715951 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780957223400; 0957223404 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Public administration ; Project management ; Agile software development ; Computer software--Development--Management ; Leadership | |||||||||||
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Edition | 1st ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xxxiv, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-328) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Pt. 1: Stories of agile success in government -- Case study at the UK Ministry of Defense -- Case study at the US Department of Veterans Affairs -- Case study at the FBI -- Case study in Queensland, Australia -- Case study at the UK Met Office -- pt. 2: The 9 agile leadership behaviors -- The Agile Manifesto and its principles -- Agile leadership behavior one : satisfy the customer -- Agile leadership behavior two : harness change to your advantage -- Agile leadership behavior three : be incremental -- Agile leadership behavior four : get the business and technical people together -- Agile leadership behavior five--part A : create trust (through leadership) -- Agile leadership behavior five--part B : create trust (through process) -- Agile leadership behavior six : work face-to-face -- Agile leadership behavior seven : set targets and reward real progress -- Agile leadership behavior eight : give your team space -- Agile leadership behavior nine : pursue simplicity -- pt. 3: The 6 barriers to agile success -- Addiction to process -- Mega-project mania -- The lure of 'big design up front' -- Traditional procurement and contracts -- Can we legislate for agile? : The DOD experience -- Traditional audit approaches -- Final conclusions. |