The Human Side of Agile

Does your Agile team experience the following common problems?Members use established Agile practices and tools, yet with little motivation or buy-in.Even though the team is cross-functional, members don’t collaborate effectively or leverage everyone’s abilities.Rather than act empowered, they wait for permission and approval.Improvement has stalled -- the team performs okay, but it can do so much better.You can’t solve these problems with more practices, rules, and tools. These are people problems.If you’re a Scrum Master, project manager, delivery lead, or manager - or you aspire to be - you can make all the difference to your Agile team. Not by being a taskmaster, administrator, or process enforcer, but by leading your team to greatness. Take this book on your Agile leadership journey, and it will help you to:Build and cultivate an engaged team that can handle almost any challengeCatalyze team communication, collaboration, and continuous improvementEstablish yourself as a confident and capable leader who adds valueReap the full benefits of Agile in the real world with real people'I’ve rarely seen so much useful, concrete advice packaged in such a simple and accessible way.'~ Henrik Kniberg, Agile coach and author, Lean from the Trenches'I just found the next must-read book for our entire leadership team.'~ Tricia Broderick, Director of Development, TechSmith'Agile teams need effective leaders who ’get’ the people stuff. Without that you’re merely going through the Agile motions.'~ Scott W. Ambler, co-creator of Disciplined Agile DeliveryWhile readable from cover to cover, the book is written as practical answers to the 80+ most relevant and pressing questions that team leaders ask, such as:'How Can I Help the Team Buy In?''What If I Can’t Work Full-Time as the Team’s Leader?''What Actions Will Build the Team’s Trust in Me?''How Can I Mitigate the Damage of Performance Reviews?''What If a Member Doesn’t Fit With the Team?''How Can We Focus on Our Work With So Many Meetings?''How Do I Get Stakeholders and Managers on My Side?''How Do I Defuse Resistance?''How Can I Make Changes Stick?''How Do We Avoid Reverting to Old Behaviors?'The book’s forewords are by Jim Highsmith and Christopher Avery.