Agile productivity unleashed
Subtitle: proven approaches for achieving real productivity gains in any organisation
By: Jamie Lynn Cooke
Publisher: IT Governance Publication
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ely
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9781849280723; 9781282862715
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Management; Production & Operations Management; Industrial Engineering; Industrial management; Business planning; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Industrial Technology; Organizational effectiveness; Information technology
Description: In today's challenging economic climate, organizations faced with limited budgets and frozen staffing levels need proven, common-sense approaches to maximize their productivity. Agile approaches are business practices with a proven track record for helping organizations achieve greater efficiency, higher-quality outputs and increased customer satisfaction. They enable organizations to avoid the trappings of extensive up-front planning and up-front budget commitments by encouraging staff to regularly produce high-value business outputs; and by basing ongoing financial and resource commitments on the delivered outcomes. This focus on responsive planning based on tangible results is why Agile approaches have been successfully used in selected industries for over two decades.  This book introduces every industry sector to the Agile approaches that have dramatically improved the IT, product development and manufacturing sectors over the past two decades. The book clearly explains how the key principles of Agile approaches can be used to significantly increase productivity, quality and customer satisfaction in every business activity at your organization. Written in non-technical language specifically for business professionals, this book is an essential tool for anyone whose job it is to deliver high-quality results on time and on budget.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: SECTION 1: A CASE STUDY; title: A Case Study: Traditional versus Agile Approaches; title: SECTION 2: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AGILE; title: Agile in a Nutshell; title: Why is Agile So Effective?; title: Why Don't More Organizations Use Agile?; title: Agile Sounds Good, But ...; title: SECTION 3: 12 AGILE PRINCIPLES THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR ORGANIZATION; title: Responsive Planning; title: Business-value-driven Work; title: Hands-on Business Outputs; title: Real-time Customer Feedback; title: Immovable Deadlines; title: Management by Self-motivation; title: "Just-in-time" Communication; title: Immediate Status Tracking; title: Waste Management; title: Constantly Measurable Quality; title: Rearview Mirror Checking; title: Continuous Improvement; title: SECTION 4: MAKING AGILE WORK IN YOUR ORGANIZATION; title: Selecting Agile Approaches That Best Meet Your Needs; title: Introducing Agile Within Your Organization; title: Using Agile Tools; title: Expanding the Use of Agile in Your Organization.