Don't Spook the Herd! : How to Get Your Agile Projects Running Smoothly - Dan Miller

Don't Spook the Herd!

How to Get Your Agile Projects Running Smoothly

By: Dan Miller, Ofer Zwikael (Foreword by), Kristin Miller (Editor)

Paperback | 27 November 2017

At a Glance

Paperback


$28.09

or 4 interest-free payments of $7.02 with

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

The word Agile has grown to mean many things. You're not alone if you have ever found yourself thinking: "What is agile, really? Does agile work? How can I use agile on my projects?" It seems every man and his dog has an interpretation these days. There is a world of confusion about what works, what doesn't, what is worth your time and what is just noise.

Don't Spook the Herd! is a companion for anyone wanting to make sense of agile project management and how they can contribute effectively to agile projects. Whether you are completely new to agile or you have a bit of experience with it, this book will help you level-up your understanding and skills.

Dan explains agile concepts using a friendly and simple approach. The book is packed with practical real-world tactics that can be used immediately on any project. There is a treasure-trove of valuable lessons-learned from several successfully completed multi-million-dollar projects.

Don't Spook the Herd! provides insights into a crucial idea: agile projects are successful when the people involved are focussed on delivering and comfortable with adjusting priorities based on actual outputs and results.

Industry Reviews

"Dan Miller is the real deal - his experience in agile project management shines through in this comprehensive guide."
Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith
Astronomer, T.V. Presenter, MC, Speaker, Writer
CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science - CSIRO Australia

"Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively."
Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael
Research School of Management
ANU College of Business & Economics - ANU Australia

"Dan provides an interesting and often amusing perspective on agile, focusing on its essence: people. As he says, people are the key to successful projects."
Kathy Schwalbe, Ph.D., PMP
Author, Publisher, Consultant
Schwalbe Publishing - Minneapolis USA

"This book is written by someone who is obviously passionate about his subject area. The list of deliverables from business projects frequently includes some form of new / re-engineered business process. Dan offers some sound guidance on how agile business projects should be handled, so that the likelihood and impact of serious issues can be reduced."
John Smyrk
Owner, Sigma Management Science
Visiting Fellow, UNSW Business School - UNSW Australia

"Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects."
Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD
School of Information Systems and Technology Management
UNSW Business School - UNSW Australia

"Dan has written a book which is a great first step towards agility for many traditional organisations. He explores what it means to adopt an agile culture and provides a roadmap for organisations who are migrating from sequential, predictive project approaches to the learning environment needed for the 21st century."
Shane Hastie
Director of Agile Learning Programs
International Consortium for Agile


"Relationships between people are an important element in project management success. Dan is a genuine people person and as such he does a great job at highlighting the significance of socio-cultural factors to managing agile projects."

Professor Walter D Fernandez, PhD
School of Information Systems and Technology Management
UNSW Business School


UNSW Australia

"Don't Spook the Herd! is a must read and a perfect practitioner guide, which makes sense of how Agile Project Management frameworks work effectively."

Associate Professor Ofer Zwikael
Research School of Management
ANU College of Business & Economics

More in Project Management

Project Management For Dummies : 6th edition - Jonathan L. Portny

RRP $52.95

$35.50

33%
OFF
Learning Agile : Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban - Andrew Stellman
Debugging Teams : Better Prductivity Through Collaboration - Brian Debugging
Communication Patterns : A Guide for Developers and Architects - Jacqueline Read
Agile Project Management For Dummies : 3rd Edition - Mark C. Layton
CAPM Exam Test Prep - Aileen Ellis

Fold-Out Book or Chart

RRP $35.99

$30.90

14%
OFF