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The 5 Best Agile Books for 2021

Vitality Chicago

I am frequently asked about the best books for learning about agile and Scrum. I have nearly 100 books on agile-related topics and there are so many new agile books published every year that it is difficult to keep up! As we head into 2021, I thought I would share my lists of best agile books. Agile Coaches.

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Exploit vs. Explore – When to Choose Agile over Traditional Approaches

Vitality Chicago

Agile ways of working have become extremely popular since 2001 when the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was published. But does agile work in all contexts? Deciding When to Choose Agile over Traditional Approaches. Exploit vs. Explore is Better than Agile over Traditional. Context Counts!

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What’s Different About PMBOK® Version 7?

Managed Agile

I think it is a big step forward in the journey that more fully integrates an Agile approach to project management. The Influence of Agile on Project Management. An Agile approach relies very heavily on tacit knowledge. In the past, I’ve been somewhat critical of PMI ® and PMBOK ®.

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Do we really need SAFe, LeSS, Spotify, or Nexus to be agile?

Agilemania

Agility at scale topics appears in most of the conversation nowadays, either to solve multiple teams coordination issues working on the same initiative, in the name of business agility, or enterprise agility. There are numerous frameworks those claim to solve or provide solutions for agility at scale.

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What Does It Take to Become a Good Project Manager?

Managed Agile

First, it is important to understand that there are two areas of knowledge required to be a good project manager: Knowledge of project management principles and practices (both Agile and traditional plan-driven) Knowledge of a domain to apply it to (for example, construction, software development, etc.).

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Agile History and Archaeology

Managed Agile

Have you ever thought about how Agile history has evolved and the broad archaeology behind what direction it is going in? To really understand what is going on, its useful to pretend to be amateur archaeologists and step back and look at the history of how Agile has evolved. What is Archaeology and How Does it Relate to Agile?

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The 5 Best Agile Books for 2022

Vitality Chicago

In 2021, I first published my list of the best agile books, organized by role. It isn’t easy to limit the list to just 5 best agile books! My list of best agile books may not match your list of best agile books. In fact, to be an effective agile coach, you need a significant amount of learning. That is OK.

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