Agile: An Essential Guide to Agile Project Management, The Kanban Process and Lean Thinking + A Comprehensive Guide to Scrum

by James Edge

If you want to produce faster while increasing the quality of your products, then keep reading... 2 comprehensive manuscripts in 1 book The word Agile gets thrown around a lot in software development circles but what exactly does it entail? You have probably seen whiteboards filled up with post-it notes somewhere, either in pictures or TV shows. Ever wonder what they are used for in a production setting? This book will give you an overview of Agile methodologies and how you can use them to speed up development and drive customer satisfaction. In part one of this book, you will... Part two of this book Get this book now to learn more about Agile and Scrum!

Genres: Audiobook

158 pages, Hardcover

Published January 10, 2020

Reviews

[Bao Anh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting insight

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's quite useful to be able to read these kinds of books to get an idea of where the project managers are coming from. I am - to say the least - skeptical about management fashions and the buzzwords they engender but at least if I can see the theory behind it I can learn to contribute to the worthwhile elements of the process and recognise the difference between someone who's doing it right and someone who just likes to talk the talk.
That said, reading management books gradually chips away at the soul so it's best not to risk anything too heavy. This one definitely isn't: its a good overview that doesn't get too deep into anything and is couched in a scenario with various characters working on a software project. They have names like "Mr Agile" and the reader is called "Mr Manager" and is definitely a man, like all the senior people in the organisation, which is very um.... Reassuring? They eat curry and make puns. One of them needs to be told to "settle down" from time to time.
It's good, corporate fun, suitable for people working in an agile team but probably not detailed enough for a wannabe scrum master.

[Pierfrancesco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Discreta introduzione alla metodologia Agile con particolare focus su SCRUM e Kanban.
La prima metà del libro è più generica ma anche più interessante: il fatto che ci sia una storia che fa da sfondo alla spiegazione è utile… anche se alcune parti e alcuni nomi sono un po’ “cringe”.
La seconda parte del libro è piuttosto ridondante e sarebbe stato meglio sintetizzarla e ridurne un po’ il volume. Valido per i principianti anche se resta teorico e con pochi esempi o casi studio.

[Tadas Talaikis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is pretty bad writing, found only one fully informational* sentence.

* Information - "facts and description of solutions provided or learned about something or someone".

[Augusto Tijerina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic introduction to Agile. Great flow and sectioning.