Agile Explained: An Overview of the Values and Benefits of Agile (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781548020064)

Since 2001, developers all over the world have used Agile to streamline the production processes of their organizations. These simple principles have led to significant increases in efficiency and productivity. Agile coach and ScrumMaster Al Kraus has been using Agile in his own work for years. Now, in Agile Explained, Kraus makes the development process understandable for managers and team leaders in any business.

People in every line of work can learn new techniques to build their teams and improve on their own production lines. Kraus covers:

• How Agile can be applied using the scientific method,
• Four main tenets of Agile,
• Importance of visualization in the development process,
• Connections between inspection and adaptation in Agile,
• Importance of continual learning,
• Application of self-organization in Agile and Scrum, and
• Multitude of other benefits Agile can bring an organization.

Like Kraus, once you discover the wonders of Agile for yourself, you will be able to see the many ways you and your team can use it to climb to greater heights.