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Book Description

This lesson describes the core agile values. It shows an example of a team struggling with a software project, and help you recognize that a main source of the struggle is a “fractured perspective.” We’ll explain the agile values, and use a metaphor to help you see how those values bring the team’s perspective together.

Table of Contents

  1. Methodologies help you get it all in place at once
    1. A Team Lead, Architect, and Project Manager Walk into a Bar...
    2. No Silver Bullet
    3. Agile to the Rescue! (Right?)
      1. Adding Agile Makes a Difference
      2. “Better-Than-Not-Doing-It” Results
    4. A Fractured Perspective
      1. How a Fractured Perspective Causes Project Problems
      2. Why Does a Fractured Perspective Lead to Just Better-Than-Not-Doing-It Results?
    5. The Agile Manifesto Helps Teams See the Purpose Behind Each Practice
      1. Individuals and Interactions Over Processes and Tools
      2. Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation
      3. Customer Collaboration Over Contract Negotiation
      4. Responding to Change Over Following a Plan
      5. Principles Over Practices
    6. Understanding the Elephant
      1. Methodologies Help You Get It All in Place at Once
    7. Where to Start with a New Methodology