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Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012
Author Richard Hundhausen
Discover how to turn requirements into working software increments—faster and more efficiently—using Visual Studio 2012 in combination with Scrum and Agile engineering practices. Designed for software development teams, this guide delivers pragmatic, role-based guid....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process
Author Kenneth S. Rubin
A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile ProcessThe Single-Source, Comprehensive Guide to Scrum for All Team Members, Managers, and ExecutivesIf you want to use Scrum to develop innovative products and services that delight your customers, Essential Scrum is the ....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Jeff Sutherland , Ken Schwaber
A radical approach to getting IT projects done faster and cheaper than anyone thinks possibleSoftware in 30 Days summarizes the Agile and Scrum software development method, which allows creation of game-changing software, in just 30 days. Projects that use it are th....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author David Hinde
Everything you need to be fully prepared to take the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner examAs an internationally recognized certification which focuses on the Foundation and Practitioner levels along with being recommended by the Project Management Institute, the ....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Colin Bentley
PRINCE2® is a highly successful project management method. For those who are sitting PRINCE2® exams, or embarking on their first project, there's a lot to learn and remember. How do you capture the fundamental principles, the essential themes, and bring the....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Moodle 2 for Teaching 7-14 Year Olds
Author Mary Cooch
You need no special technical skills or previous Moodle experience to use the e-learning platform to create fantastic interactive teaching aids for pre-teen and early teenage students. This book takes you from A-Z in easy steps.Ideal for teachers new to Moodle: easy....
Release Date 2012/05 -
The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First Year
Author Mitch Lacey
Thousands of IT professionals are being asked to make Scrum succeed in their organizations–including many who weren’t involved in the decision to adopt it. If you’re one of them, The Scrum Field Guide will give you skills and confidence to adopt Scrum more rapidly, ....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Illustrating PRINCE2 - Project Management in Real Terms
Author Susan Tuttle
Enjoy effective and profitable projects with PRINCE2®PRINCE2® is a versatile project management method that can be tailored to any project, of any size, in any environment, by any company. It is widely recognized and extensively used. This book will show you how PRI....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Author Emily KING
Veterans are a tremendous source of untapped talent and come with a wealth of skills and experience beyond those of typical civilian employees. Field Tested gives readers the insight and tools they need to recruit and retain veterans, and to maximize their value in ....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Michelle Accardi-Petersen
Clearly the marketing methods of old will not fulfill all the needs of today's organization. Today, the fast moving opportunities afforded by the internet, websites, social networking and data communication give those in the know a huge advantage over traditional m....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Pro Agile .NET Development with Scrum
Author Scott Millett , Matthew Bussa , Jerrel Blankenship
Pro Agile .NET Development with SCRUM guides you through a real-world ASP.NET project and shows how agile methodology is put into practice.There is plenty of literature on the theory behind agile methodologies, but no book on the market takes the concepts of agile p....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Moodle 2 for Teaching 4-9 Year Olds Beginner's Guide
Author Nicholas Freear
No special technical skills or previous Moodle experience is needed to use the e-learning platform to create fun interactive teaching aids for young children. This step-by step guide makes it as easy as ABC.A beginner's guide with lots of practical examplesLearn ho....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Scrum® in Action: Agile Software Project Management and Development
Author Andrew Pham
SCRUM IN ACTION: AGILE SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT is a practical how-to guide for software project teams on how to successfully deploy an Agile software framework with Scrum. It is clearly and concisely written and is the first practical guide with ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice
Author Karl E Wiegers
Have you ever delivered software that satisfied all of the project specifications, but failed to meet any of the customers' expectations? Without formal, verifiable requirements--and a system for managing them--the result is often a gap between what developers thin....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Top Hedge Fund Investors: Stories, Strategies, and Advice
Author LAWRENCE E. KOCHARD , PHD , CFA , CATHLEEN M. RITTEREISER
A professional's guide to the world of hedge fund investingThroughout the financial crisis of 2008, many hedge funds suffered massive losses and were often blamed for the extreme market upheavals. In the wake of the crisis, hedge funds remain a source of fascinatio....
Release Date 2010/07 -
A Practical Guide to Distributed Scrum
Author Matthew Ganis , Steffan Surdek , Elizabeth Woodward
Succeed with Scrum in Even the Largest, Most Complex Distributed Development ProjectsForewords by Ken Schwaber, Scott Ambler, Roman Pichler, and Matthew Wang This is the first comprehensive, practical guide for Scrum practitioners working in large-scale distributed ....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Author Nick Graham
Whatever your project - no matter how big or small - PRINCE2 For Dummies, 2009 Edition is the perfect guide to using this project management method to help ensure its success.Fully updated with the 2009 practice guidelines, this book will take you through every step....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Earned Value Management: A Global and Cross-Industry Perspective on Current EVM Practice
Author Lingguang Song
Funded by a research grant from Project Management Institute (PMI) and PMI’s College of Performance Management (CPM), this study’s aim is to help project managers better comprehend and gauge the current level of EVM practice and its user base. A key ele....
Release Date 2010/04 -
Agile Product Management with Scrum: Creating Products that Customers Love
Author Roman Pichler
The First Guide to Scrum-Based Agile Product ManagementIn Agile Product Management with Scrum, leading Scrum consultant Roman Pichler uses real-world examples to demonstrate how product owners can create successful products with Scrum. He describes a broad range of ....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Author Bas Vodde , Craig Larman
Lean and Agile Development for Large-Scale Products: Key Practices for Sustainable Competitive SuccessIncreasingly, large product-development organizations are turning to lean thinking, agile principles and practices, and large-scale Scrum to sustainably and quickly....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Author Mike Cohn
Proven, 100% Practical Guidance for Making Scrum and Agile Work in Any OrganizationThis is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile–and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn p....
Release Date 2009/10 -
The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2010 Edition
Author Brian Fairrington , Daryl Cagle
The Best of the Year in Editorial CartoonsThe best cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2009, from Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonists Index, the most popular cartoon site on the Web (www.cagle.com). More than 600 cartoons....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Moodle 1.9 for Teaching 7-14 Year Olds Beginner's Guide
Author Mary Cooch
Effective e-learning for younger students using Moodle as your Classroom AssistantFocus on the unique needs of young learners to create a fun, interesting, interactive, and informative learning environment your students will want to go on day after dayEngage and mot....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum
Author Bas Vodde , Craig Larman
Lean Development and Agile Methods for Large-Scale Products: Key Thinking and Organizational Tools for Sustainable Competitive SuccessIncreasingly, large product-development organizations are turning to lean thinking, agile principles and practices, and large-scale ....
Release Date 2008/12 -
The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2009 Edition
Author Brian Fairrington , Daryl Cagle
The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2009 EditionThe Best of the Year in Editorial CartoonsAll of the top political cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2008, from Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index website, ....
Release Date 2008/12 -
The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility
Author Stacia Broderick , Michele Sliger
When software development teams move to agile methods, experienced project managers often struggle—doubtful about the new approach and uncertain about their new roles and responsibilities. In this book, two long-time certified Project Management Professionals (PMPRs....
Release Date 2008/05 -
The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2008 Edition
Author Brian Fairrington , Daryl Cagle
The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2008 EditionThe Best of the Year in Editorial CartoonsAll of the top political cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2007, from Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index website, ....
Release Date 2007/11 -
Author Johanna Rothman
Your project can't fail. That's a lot of pressure on you, and yet you don't want to buy into any one specific process, methodology, or lifecycle.Your project is different. It doesn't fit into those neat descriptions.Manage It! will show you how to beg, borrow, a....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Middle Managers in Program and Portfolio Management
Author Ralf Müller , Tomas Blomquist
The increasing "projectization" of organizations has led to a greater reliance on program and project portfolio management, and middle managers are playing a central role in the management of multiple simultaneous projects. Experienced project managers understand t....
Release Date 2006/01