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Agile: Overview and Core Methods
Abstract
This paper by ProjectConnections Director of IT Content Kent McDonald provides an overview of the key historical statements created by members of the agile community to codify the value set and principles shared by agile software development and agile project leadership methods. It includes some of the history behind the creation of these statements and suggestions for applying these values and principles in a non-agile environment.
What this is
An overview of the key historical statements created by members of the agile community to codify the value set and principles shared by agile software development and agile project leadership methods. The overview includes some of the history behind the creation of these statements, and suggestions for applying these values and principles in a non-agile environment.
Why it's useful
Agile teams do not rely on a lot of prescribed practices and techniques to mitigate the risks inherent in projects. This makes it essential for teams to use the values and principles as guardrails to help guide their decisions on establishing the right amount of risk mitigation in their projects. Understanding the values and principles central to agile and how those principles can be applied will provide a richer understanding of agile methods and their value.
How to use it
- Read the paper to get an overall understanding of the commonly held values and principles of the agile methods.
- Use the suggested techniques with your project team to start experiencing the advantages of adopting agile, even if your work is not done in an agile environment.
- Once you have a good understanding of how the values and principles apply to your project, start identifying new ways to operate projects in an agile manner.
Agile Technique Guideline: Information Radiators
Information Radiators, also known as Big Visible Charts, are useful quite simply because they provide an effective way to communicate project status, issues, or metrics without a great deal of effort from the team. The premise is that these displays make critical, changing information about a project accessible to anyone with enough ambition to walk over to the team area and take a look.
Agile Technique Guideline: Standup Meetings
Agile project teams are all about collaboration and cooperation -- working with each other, not working for the project manager. This guideline explains how to use one common agile technique -- standup meetings -- to get team members into the habit of keeping each other in the loop without spending hours every week in endless, agonizing status meetings.
What Is Agile, Really??
Kent McDonald discusses his Words to Lead By and the seven strategies he believes will change project management for the better.
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