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April 13, 2016
The journey of a thousand miles begins with an over-used cliché. And all too often we reach for the same old tired clichés when starting up a new development team. The problem is, that same old way probably isn't working anymore.
Filled with real-life stories that illustrate how others have effectively started (or restarted) their teams and projects, Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams will get you started on the right path from the very beginning, when it's most critical. Master coaches Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies have successfully "lifted off" numerous agile projects worldwide, and now they share their expertise with you, now in beta from pragprog.com/book/liftoff.
Next up we have Manage Your Project Portfolio, Second Edition. All your projects and programs make up your portfolio, and managing your whole portfolio collection is as important as managing each project. See how to tie your work to your organization’s mission and show your managers, your board, and your staff what you can accomplish and when. Picture the work you have, and make those difficult decisions, ensuring you put your effort where it will do the most good. Now in beta from pragprog.com/book/jrport2.
Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams, Second Edition
Every team needs a great start. If you're a business or product leader, team coach or agile practice lead, project or program manager, you'll gain strategic and tactical benefits from liftoffs.
Discover new step-by-step instructions and techniques for boosting team performance in this second edition of Liftoff. Concrete examples from our practices show you how to get everyone on the same page from the start as you form the team. You’ll find pointers for refocusing an effort that’s gone off in the weeds, and practices for working with teams as complex systems. See how to scale liftoffs for multiple teams across the enterprise, address the three key elements for collaborative team chartering, establish the optimal conditions for learning and improvement, and apply the GEFN (Good Enough for Now) rule for efficient liftoffs. Throughout the book are stories from real-life teams lifting off, as seasoned coaches describe their experiences with liftoffs and agile team chartering.
Focused conversations help the team align, form, and build enough trust for collaborating. You’ll build a common understanding of the teams’ context within business goals. Every liftoff is unique, but success is common!
Now in beta from pragprog.com/book/liftoff.
Manage Your Project Portfolio, Second Edition: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects
All your projects and programs make up your portfolio. But how much time do you actually spend on your projects, and how much time do you spend on emergency fire drills or waste through multitasking? This book gives you insightful ways to rank all the projects you're working on and figure out the right staffing and schedule so projects get finished faster.
The trick is adopting lean and agile approaches to projects, whether they're software projects, projects that include hardware, or projects that depend on chunks of functionality from other suppliers. Find out how to define the mission of your team, group, or department, with none of the buzzwords that normally accompany a mission statement. Armed with the work and the mission, you'll manage your portfolio better and make those decisions that define the true leaders in the organization.
With this expanded second edition, discover how to scale project portfolio management from one team to the entire enterprise, and integrate Cost of Delay when ranking projects. Additional Kanban views provide even more ways to visualize your portfolio, and a new downloadable template puts you on the fast track to creating your project portfolio.
Now in beta from pragprog.com/book/jrport2.
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