Mastering Commitment: For Software Development Teams (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781688101678)

Scrum, kanban, and agile won't help you meet deadlines without a culture of commitment.

Is your team committed to deliver on time? Can you tell why they are not? Do you know how to build a culture that helps them fully commit? This book helps you answer answer "YES" all these questions.

Mastering Commitment shares with you a breakthrough metaphor that gives you a clear way to see the building blocks of commitment and the things that threaten it. You will begin to see what things are wrong and how to fix them. You will learn to build true commitment in your contract with your team. You cannot truly hold someone accountable for something, until you have delivered all the pieces necessary for them to commit. Use this guide to ensure you are delivering your part on the commitment contract.

"Chris provides a framework for building team and organization cultures that support commitment, respect and accountability within development teams. He gives the reader practical tools for creating culture change in teams that enhance both their trust and effectiveness. His recommendations will improve the communication and cohesiveness that directly impact the development team's success within the organization." William Horst, Business Psychologist

Learn from over two decades and millions of dollars of development experience from software and leadership veteran, Chris Harden. He helped to launch the Coke Freestyle, Kindle Fire, Ford MyTouch, Madden Football 25, and others. His study of commitment comes from his successes and failures in leading teams in startup, mid-sized, and Fortune 100 companies, even gaining national recognition on Shark Tank.