Business-Driven IT-Wide Agile (Scrum) and Kanban (Lean) Implementation

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Foreword by Jack Bergstrand
7. Foreword by Adam Warner
8. Preface: What Is This Book About?
9. Acknowledgments
10. About the Authors
11. SECTION I SETTING UP THE STAGE
    1. 1 Ineffectiveness of IT Software Project Management and Development: What Can We Do about It?
    2. 2 Executive Summary of Agile (Scrum) and Kanban (Lean)
    3. 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
12. SECTION II BUSINESS GOALS–DRIVEN IT-WIDE SOFTWARE DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK
    1. 4 Seven-Step Software Delivery Improvement Framework
    2. 5 Step 1: Identify the (Business) Sponsor and Her or His Needs and Goals
    3. 6 Step 2: Perform Environment Boundary Identification and Assessment
    4. 7 Step 3: Envision Scenarios and Risks
    5. 8 Step 4: Detail the Chosen Action Plan
    6. 9 Step 5: Implement the Chosen Action Plan
    7. 10 Step 6: Inspecting the Implementation’s Progress
    8. 11 Step 7: Adapt the Chosen Action Plan (as Needed)
13. SECTION III RETROSPECTIVES
    1. 12 Lessons Learned
14. SECTION IV CASE STUDIES
    1. Case Study 1: “Customized Agile Combined with Kanban”
    2. Case Study 2: “(Customized) Agile and Kanban Coexistence”
15. SECTION V APPENDICES
    1. Appendix A: From the Project Management Office to the Project Delivery Office
    2. Appendix B: Change Management
    3. Appendix C: Two Most Important Tools of a Good Software Development Infrastructure
16. Glossary
17. Bibliography
18. Index