Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: What is Agile? -- Chapter 2: A Five-Minute History of Agile -- Over-planning -- Insufficient communication -- "All-at-once" delivery -- Chapter 3: The Core Business Benefits of Agile -- Chapter 4: Common Agile Methodologies at a Glance -- Scrum -- Feature Driven Development™ (FDD™) -- eXtreme Programming™ (XP) -- Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) -- Lean Development -- Kanban -- Rational Unified Process® (RUP®) -- Agile Unified Process (AUP) -- Hybrid and emerging Agile methodologies -- Chapter 5: Who Uses Agile? -- Chapter 6: Why Don't More Organizations use Agile? -- Lack of awareness -- The "Business as usual" mindset -- "Agile does not fit within our organization" -- Agile myths -- Historical misapplication -- Chapter 7: Is Agile Right for My Department? -- Question one: What are the biggest challenges in my department? -- Question two: Am I looking for a "quick fix" solution? -- Question three: Are the people in my department prepared to change their "business as usual" routines? -- Question four: Are your executives prepeared for your department to use Agile approaches? -- Question five: Are you prepared for Agile? -- Question six: Are the intended participants sufficiently aware of Agile principles and practices? -- Chapter 8: Delivering Agile -- Choosing the right kick-off point -- Choosing the right methodologies and practices -- Creating a shared understanding of Agile -- Aligning Agile work with your traditional projects -- Conquering the tyranny of distance -- You might be surprised ... -- Chapter 9: Selecting the Right Agile Approach for Your Needs -- New software development or maintenence? -- Business owners available? -- Teams of at least four to eight staff? -- Need for substantial documentation?.

Chapter 10: Using Agile Tools -- Measuring productivity by outputs -- Tracking overall progress in the requirements backlog -- Tracking day-to-day work in the delivery backlog -- The power of the "burndown" chart -- The real-time executive dashboard -- Early and continuous delivery tracking -- Chapter 11: Measuring Agile Success -- Monitoring progress -- Measuring value -- Signs that the team is off-track -- Controlling budget expenditure -- Continuous improvement -- Chapter 12: Aligning Agile with Your Corporate Culture -- Chapter 13: Managing Agile within Your Existing Project Frameworks -- Overview -- PMBOK® -- PRINCE2® -- CMMI® -- ITIL® -- Quality management -- Other frameworks -- The bottom line -- Chapter 14: Budgeting for Agile Work -- The ideal -- The reality -- The bottom line -- Chapter 15: Reporting on Agile Projects -- The ideal -- The reality -- The bottom line -- Chapter 16: Establishing Agile Contracts -- The ideal -- The reality -- The bottom line -- Chapter 17: Building the Right Agile Team -- The ideal -- The reality -- The bottom line -- Chapter 18: Conducting Performance Reviews for Agile Teams -- The ideal -- The reality -- The bottom line -- Chapter 19: Avoiding Common Agile Traps -- Undermining Agile principles -- Insufficient communications and/or training -- Using Agile as a doctrine instead of a tool -- Chapter 20: Expanding Agile -- Chapter 21: More Information on Agile -- General information on Agile -- Specific Agile methodologies -- Industry research on Agile -- Selected Agile case studies -- Information on TQM and KAIZEN -- Information on Lean manufacturing -- ITG Resources.