Sunday, July 20, 2003

GoneToPrint

Agile Management for Software Engineering
- Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results

The book has now gone to the publisher for production and printing. The final Table of Contents for the 3rd draft is listed below. For updates, related material, bonus chapters and news on publication, check here regularly. For discussion of the ideas in the book and news of publication, you are also invited to join my Yahoo! group, agilemanagement. Prentice Hall have set September 22nd, 2003 as the publication date.

Preface Table of Contents
Foreword by Eli Schragenheim
Preface Introduction
Preface Acknowledgements

Section 1 - Agile Management

Chapter 1 - Theories for Agile Management
Chapter 2 - Management Accounting for Systems
Chapter 3 - Constraints in Software Production
Chapter 4 - Dealing with Uncertainty
Chapter 5 - Software Production Metrics
Chapter 6 - Agile Project Management
Chapter 7 - Agile Project Planning
Chapter 8 - The Agile Manager’s New Work
Chapter 9 - Agile Development Management
Chapter 10 - Software Resource Planning
Chapter 11 - An Agile Maturity Model
Chapter 12 - Setting the Governing Rules
Chapter 13 - Staffing Decisions
Chapter 14 - Operations Review
Chapter 15 - Agile Management in the IT Department
Chapter 16 - Agile Product Management
Chapter 17 - Financial Metrics for Software Services
Chapter 18 - The Business Benefits of Agile Methods

Section 2 - A Survey of Methods

Chapter 19 - Production Metrics in Traditional Methods
Chapter 20 - Financial Metrics in Traditional Methods
Chapter 21 - Production Metrics in FDD
Chapter 22- Project Management with FDD
Chapter 23 - FDD Process Elements Explained
Chapter 24 - Financial Metrics in FDD
Chapter 25 - Production Metrics in XP
Chapter 26 - XP Process Elements Explained
Chapter 27 - Financial Metrics in XP
Chapter 28 - Production Metrics in Scrum
Chapter 29 - Scrum Process Elements Explained
Chapter 30- RAD Process Elements Explained

Section 3 - Comparison of Methods

Chapter 31- Devil’s Advocacy
Chapter 32- States of Control and Reducing Variation
Chapter 33 - Comparison of Production Metrics
Chapter 34 - Applicability of Agile Methods

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