Agile Competitors and Virtual Organizations | Book Series

Overview:  This book presents an updated and expanded vision of agile competition, which promises to affect life in the 21st century as profoundly as mass production–based competition affected life in the 20th century. By focusing on practice rather than on theory, the book describes in detail how this new form of competition is rapidly differentiating winners from losers, not just in the U.S. but around the world Aimed at the general business reader as well as at those charged with strategic planning and policy development for companies, government agencies, and industry associations, Agile Competitors and Virtual Organizations covers: 

  • The strategic objectives of Agile competition and how to use them to advantage.
  • How new organizational structures and a focus on core competencies can enrich customers and producers.
  • Strategic principles for using the virtual organization concept to enhance the profitability of a company’s operations.
  • The new relationships among marketing, design, and product development that are preconditions for marketplace success.
  • How people and information have become the differentiators of successful companies and the traits required to maximize the impact of people and information on a company’s bottom line.

Authors:

Steven L. Goldman, Roger N. Nagel, Kenneth Preiss

Published In:

1994

Book Series

The Power of Scrum | Book Series

Overview:  This book is the story of Mark Resting, CTO of a software company that was struggling with a major client on behalf of dealing with the problems in the project, more than solutions. The author depicts his personal and professional experiences in Scrum and how he explored the ways to solve the most prevailing issues in his software development team. This is a must-read book for all project managers, software developers, product managers and any IT professional who likes to read the

Authors:

Jeff Sutherland, Rini van Solingen, and Eelco Rustenburg

Published In:

2011