List of Tables

Chapter 1. Moving to agile

Table 1.1. Comparison between a defined process and an empirical process

Chapter 3. Are you ready for agile?

Table 3.1. Required and optional processes and documentation

Chapter 4. The fitness test: all about readiness assessments

Table 4.1. The results of a sample agile-readiness assessment. The results show the suitability of each of the characteristics needed to successfully adopt collaborative planning.

Table 4.2. Wendy’s answers to the questions for the project manager as part of the agile-readiness assessment

Table 4.3. Vijay’s answers to the questions for developers as part of the agile-readiness assessment

Table 4.4. Matt’s answers to the questions for developers as part of the agile-readiness assessment

Table 4.5. The range of values assigned to each answer option in the readiness-assessment survey

Table 4.6. A set of numeric values assigned to different answer options in the readiness-assessment survey

Table 4.7. Answers provided during the readiness assessment for the Management style characteristic

Table 4.8. All the answers provided during the readiness assessment are converted into number ranges and then multiplied by the weight of each assessment indicator.

Table 4.9. A set of nominal values and the ranges associated with each

Table 4.10. Results illustrating the suitability of each characteristic needed for the successful adoption of the agile practice collaborative planning

Chapter 6. Improving buy-in by creating a core team