Becoming Agile in an imperfect world | Book Series

Overview: There are many books in the market that discuss Agile in a theoretical approach, whereas this book gives a different approach, explaining Agile in a case study perspective. In this book, the Agile principles are discussed, and explained in the case study context throughout the book. The case  studies presented in this book are the mixture of author’s real world experiences.

Becoming Agile also discusses about the importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of your present environment. You will find the answers to the argument of either Agile should be applied in all the phases of the project? Or it should be customized to the realities of the companies environment. This book also discusses the cultural realities in Agile, How to manage the needs of Executives, Managers, and the development team during Agile Migration.

Authors:

Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky

Published In:

2009

Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, cheaper than yours | Book Series

Overview:

This book is about how a company can eliminate the barriers while transforming from traditional approaches when  trying to get bigger. It leverages some pivotal points on community, big data, algorithms, and new technology during the achievement of performance benchmarks ten times faster. The Exponential Organizations book walks the readers through how a company,  can transform from a startup to a multinational firm, streamline performance, and grow to the next-level.

What you will learn?

  • You will examine the future of organizations
  • Key insights on the concept of Exponential Organizations
  • Different strategies, Structure, processes, and systems

Authors:

Salim Ismail,  Michael S. Malone, Yuri van Geest,

Published In:

2014