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Author Tabaka, Jean.

Title Collaboration explained : facilitation skills for software project leaders / Jean Tabaka. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Imprint Upper Saddle River, NJ : Addison-Wesley, ©2006.
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Description 1 online resource (xxxvi, 412 pages).
Series The Agile software development series
Agile software development series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-390) and index.
Contents Ch. 1. What is collaboration? -- Ch. 2. What are collaborative cultures? -- Ch. 3. Who are collaborative leaders? -- Ch. 4. What are collaborative teams? -- Ch. 5. Defining project collaboration events -- Ch. 6. Preparing yourself as the process owner -- Ch. 7. Preparing participants for collaboration -- Ch. 8. Setting the collaborative agenda -- Ch. 9. organizing tools -- Ch. 10. Starting the collaborative meeting -- Ch. 11. Defining the steps -- Ch. 12. Gathering the information -- brainstorming and listing -- Ch. 13. Dialogues, small groups, and expert input approaches -- Ch. 14. Team estimating approaches -- Ch. 15. Processing the information -- Ch. 16. Visioning, retrospection, and other approaches -- Ch. 17. Managing the meeting participants -- Ch. 18. Managing conflict -- Ch. 19. Guerilla collaboration -- Ch. 20. Closing the collaborative meeting -- Ch. 21. Collaboration practices for small teams -- Ch. 22. Collaboration practices for distributed teams -- Ch. 23. Collaboration for organizations -- Ch. 24. Generic project meetings -- Ch. 25. Crystal clear -- Ch. 26. Scrum -- Ch. 27. XP and industrial XP.
Summary " Collaboration Explained is a deeply pragmatic book that helps agile practitioners understand and manage complex organizational and team dynamics. As an agile coach, I've found the combination of straightforward advice and colorful anecdotes to be invaluable in guiding and focusing interactions with my teams. Jean's wealth of experience is conveyed in a carefully struck balance of reference guides and prose, facilitating just-in-time learning in the agile spirit. All in all, a superb resource for building stronger teams that's fit for agile veterans and neophytes alike." -Arlen Bankston, Lean Agile Practice Manager, CC Pace "If Agile is the new 'what,' then surely Collaboration is the new 'how.' There are many things I really like about Jean's new book. Right at the top of the list is that I don't have to make lists of ideas for collaboration and facilitation anymore. Jean has it all. Not only does she have those great ideas for meetings, retrospectives, and team decision-making that I need to remember, but the startling new and thought-provoking ideas are there too. And the stories, the stories, the stories! The best way to transfer wisdom. Thanks, Jean!" -Linda Rising, Independent Consultant The Hands-On Guide to Effective Collaboration in Agile Projects To succeed, an agile project demands outstanding collaboration among all its stakeholders. But great collaboration doesn't happen by itself; it must be carefully planned and facilitated throughout the entire project lifecycle. Collaboration Explained is the first book to bring together proven, start-to-finish techniques for ensuring effective collaboration in any agile software project. Since the early days of the agile movement, Jean Tabaka has been studying and promoting collaboration in agile environments. Drawing on her unsurpassed experience, she offers clear guidelines and easy-to-use collaboration templates for every significant project event: from iteration and release planning, through project chartering, all the way through post-project retrospectives. Tabaka's hands-on techniques are applicable to every leading agile methodology, from Extreme Programming and Scrum to Crystal Clear. Above all, they are practical: grounded in a powerful understanding of the technical, business, and human challenges you face as a project manager or development team member. · Build collaborative software development cultures, leaders, and teams · Prepare yourself to collaborate-and prepare your t...
Subject Computer software -- Development -- Management.
Computer software -- Development -- Management
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Computer Science.
Other Form: Print version: 0321268776 (DLC) 2005027650 (OCoLC)61703948
ISBN (pbk. ; alk. paper)
8131747115
9788131747117
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