Lean from the Trenches: Managing Large-Scale Projects with Kanban by Henrik Knib

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Lean from the Trenches by Henrik Kniberg You know the Agile and Lean development buzzwords, youve read the books. But when systems need a serious overhaul, you need to see how it works in real life, with real situations and people. Lean from the Trenches is all about actual practice. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From start to finish, youll see what it takes to develop a successful agile project. Find out how the Swedish police combined XP, Scrum, and Kanban to modernize their department--and learn how you can apply those same principles to your own workplace. We start with an organization in desperate need of a new way of doing things and finish with a group of sixty, all working in sync to develop a scalable, complex system. Youll walk through the project step by step, from customer engagement, to the daily "cocktail party," version control, bug tracking, and release. In this honest look at what works--and what doesnt--youll find out how to: * Make quality everyones business, not just the testers. * Keep everyone moving in the same direction without micromanagement. * Use simple and powerful metrics to aid in planning and process improvement. * Balance between low-level feature focus and high-level system focus. Youll be ready to jump into the trenches yourself as you apply those same techniques to your own software development projects. Author Biography Henrik Kniberg is a coach and consultant at Crisp. Henriks background is a mix of development and management, and his passion is applying Lean and Agile principles to help debug, optimize, and refactor companies. Henrik is the author of Scrum and XP from the Trenches and Kanban & Scrum, making the most of both and a popular keynote speaker at conferences worldwide. Henrik lives in Stockholm with his wife and four kids, and in his "spare time" plays bass and keyboard with two local bands. Review ""FANTASTIC! I know its going to make a big dent in the world of software development. Its easily the most important book I have seen in the past year!""--Mary Poppendieck, Author of the "Lean Software Development" series "I c"ould not stop reading "Lean from the Trenches." This book shows me that a big project can be run in a lean and agile way. For people in the trenches of large enterprises, stories like this make a huge difference.""--Yves Hanoulle, Change Artist at PairCoaching.net""An excellent peek into a pragmatic application of the best of the agile processes in a real-world scenario. If you ever wondered "Am I doing it right?" then this book may just provide you with the answer. Every technical team lead interested in seeing how an agile process actually works should buy this now!""--Colin Yates, Principle Engineer, QFI Consulting LLP, UK Long Description From start to finish, youll see what it takes to develop a successful agile project. Find out how the Swedish police combined XP, Scrum, and Kanban to modernize their department--and learn how you can apply those same principles to your own workplace. We start with an organization in desperate need of a new way of doing things and finish with a group of sixty, all working in sync to develop a scalable, complex system. Youll walk through the project step by step, from customer engagement, to the daily "cocktail party," version control, bug tracking, and release. In this honest look at what works--and what doesnt--youll find out how to: * Make quality everyones business, not just the testers. * Keep everyone moving in the same direction without micromanagement. * Use simple and powerful metrics to aid in planning and process improvement. * Balance between low-level feature focus and high-level system focus. Youll be ready to jump into the trenches yourself as you apply those same techniques to your own software development projects. Review Quote "FANTASTIC! I know its going to make a big dent in the world of software development. Its easily the most important book I have seen in the past year!" -Mary Poppendieck, Author of the "Lean Software Development" series "I c ould not stop reading "Lean from the Trenches." This book shows me that a big project can be run in a lean and agile way. For people in the trenches of large enterprises, stories like this make a huge difference." -Yves Hanoulle, Change Artist at PairCoaching.net "An excellent peek into a pragmatic application of the best of the agile processes in a real-world scenario. If you ever wondered "Am I doing it right?" then this book may just provide you with the answer. Every technical team lead interested in seeing how an agile process actually works should buy this now!" -Colin Yates, Principle Engineer, QFI Consulting LLP, UK Details ISBN1934356859 ISBN-10 1934356859 ISBN-13 9781934356852 Media Book Publisher The Pragmatic Programmers Imprint The Pragmatic Programmers Place of Publication Raleigh Country of Publication United States DEWEY 005.282 Short Title LEAN FROM THE TRENCHES Language English Series Pragmatic Programmers Illustrations Illustrations Pages 100 Subtitle Managing Large-Scale Projects with Kanban Year 2012 Format Paperback AU Release Date 2012-01-03 NZ Release Date 2012-01-03 UK Release Date 2012-01-03 Audience General Publication Date 2012-01-17 US Release Date 2012-01-17 Author Henrik Kniberg We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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