Business-driven IT-wide agile (scrum) and Kanban (lean) implementation: an action guide for business and it leaders

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Preface: What Is This Book About?; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1

Ineffectiveness of IT Software Project Management and Development: What Can We Do about It?; Chapter 2

Executive Summary of Agile (Scrum) and Kanban (Lean); Chapter 3

Why Agile Alone May Not Be Enough or the Right Solution, and Why Implementing Agile or Kanban without Good Business Objectives Will Normally Fail; Chapter 4

Seven-Step Software Delivery Improvement Framework; Chapter 5

Step 1: Identify the (Business) Sponsor and Her or His Needs and Goals.

Chapter 6

Step 2: Perform Environment Boundary Identification and AssessmentChapter 7

Step 3: Envision Scenarios and Risks; Chapter 8

Step 4: Detail the Chosen Action Plan; Chapter 9

Step 5: Implement the Chosen Action Plan; Chapter 10

Step 6: Inspecting the Implementation's Progress; Chapter 11

Step 7: Adapt the Chosen Action Plan (as Needed); Chapter 12

Lessons Learned; Case Study 1: "Customized Agile Combined with Kanban"; Case Study 2: "(Customized) Agile and Kanban Coexistence"; Appendix A: From the Project Management Office to the Project Delivery Office.

Appendix B: Change ManagementAppendix C: Two Most Important Tools of a Good Software Development Infrastructure; Glossary; Bibliography; Back Cover.