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Agile Portfolio Management

Find out how your company’s full project portfolio can benefit from the principles of agility from an expert on agile processes. Agile software development is now more popular than ever, but agility doesn’t need to stop there. This guide takes a big-picture look at how portfolio managers and project managers can make use of proven agile development methods to increase organizational efficiency.

It can be difficult for companies to manage multiple development teams and to ensure that they are in line with evolving corporate strategies. Agile project-management methods help you build more flexible processes that invite feedback and collaboration, adapt to change, and gain better project insights. They enable project teams to execute corporate strategy and top-level managers to make sound decisions. This guide delivers practical, real-world strategies for implementing agile methods across your organization. Learn best practices for reassessing your company-wide processes; successfully coordinating multiple software teams without imposing a rigid, top-down structure; developing clear roles and responsibilities, and transitioning to an agile enterprise.

Key Book Benefits

Delivers practical, real-world guidance on bringing agile software development methods to your entire enterprise Provides specific suggestions for improving processes, developing clear roles, and making decisions Features a survey of popular agile project management methods

About the Author(s)
Jochen Krebs

Jochen (Joe) pioneered Agile Portfolio Management in 2007 by releasing the first article to address the growing demand for enterprise-wide agility. One year later, the book “Agile Portfolio Management” was published. Joe is an outspoken, forward-thinking practitioner who provides coaching and training services through his New York City-based company called INCREMENTOR.

In his talks, he is thought-provoking and challenges existing project management habits with the goal of further improving organizational effectiveness. He believes that “making traditions, means breaking traditions”. By following his principle, he has successfully increased the level of agility in numerous teams and organizations around the globe. Because agile is a journey and not a destination, he is eager to continue to raise the bar.

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