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Accidental Agile Project Manager: Zero to Hero in 7 Iterations
What's an accidental agile project manager, you ask? Anyone who suddenly and unexpectedly finds themselves responsible for an agile project. Maybe the home remodel project turned out to be a little more difficult and complex than you expected. An organization you volunteer for may need a project to build a new wing for an orphanage and asks you to help. Or your manager gave you a project management book and put you in charge of an important work project. In business, it's not uncommon to see team leaders doing project managers' work, and they may not even be aware. Congratulations, you just became an accidental agile project manager! This book is the missing agile project management "quick start" guide for beginners, accidental, aspiring new agile project managers, and for those exploring agile project management careers or looking for a refresher. A process and an acronym will help the accidental agile project manager remember the essential steps of projects. It's Ray's PROJECT Chapter #1: The "P" - P is for People
Chapter #2: The "R" - R is for Requirements
Chapter #3: The "O" - O is for Organize
Chapter #4: The "J" - J is for Jell
Chapter #5: The "E" - E is for Execute
Chapter #6: The "C" - C is for Control
Chapter #7: The "T" - T is for Transfer The purpose of the PROJECT method is to get you started quickly, not make you an expert or teach you everything you need to know. This book is written as a business fable to help deliver the messages. It follows the method as it is applied to a fictional yet realistic organization and accidental agile project manager. This makes the character and the process more relatable and memorable to the reader. Each chapter is devoted to a step of the method and ends with "Knowledge Nuggets" – tips, basic project management templates, and references for further reading and study. References include sections of the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK® Guide ), the Project Management Institute's ( PMI ) standards for project management, and Agile Practice Guide. Templates - Stakeholder Register
- Communications Plan
- Requirements Plan
- Requirements Document (User Stories)
- Product Backlog
- Milestone Plan
- Burndown Chart
- Virtual Team Contact
- Kickoff Agenda
- Lessons Learned
- Retrospective
- Status Report
- Team Member Evaluation
- Lessons Learned All templates are available online and ready-to-use with pre-filled examples.
Chapter #2: The "R" - R is for Requirements
Chapter #3: The "O" - O is for Organize
Chapter #4: The "J" - J is for Jell
Chapter #5: The "E" - E is for Execute
Chapter #6: The "C" - C is for Control
Chapter #7: The "T" - T is for Transfer The purpose of the PROJECT method is to get you started quickly, not make you an expert or teach you everything you need to know. This book is written as a business fable to help deliver the messages. It follows the method as it is applied to a fictional yet realistic organization and accidental agile project manager. This makes the character and the process more relatable and memorable to the reader. Each chapter is devoted to a step of the method and ends with "Knowledge Nuggets" – tips, basic project management templates, and references for further reading and study. References include sections of the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK® Guide ), the Project Management Institute's ( PMI ) standards for project management, and Agile Practice Guide. Templates - Stakeholder Register
- Communications Plan
- Requirements Plan
- Requirements Document (User Stories)
- Product Backlog
- Milestone Plan
- Burndown Chart
- Virtual Team Contact
- Kickoff Agenda
- Lessons Learned
- Retrospective
- Status Report
- Team Member Evaluation
- Lessons Learned All templates are available online and ready-to-use with pre-filled examples.
160 pages, Paperback
Published October 9, 2020
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November 3, 2022
The two books Accidental Project Manager and Accidental Agile Project Manager came recommended for my Project Management course. I read the first one, ok got some valuable information. However, I feel like I have been bamboozled into purchasing both. The information presented is exactly as it is in the first book with a slight change in the name of the characters . How is this possible I asked myself. There isn’t even any creativity in the name change as the main character ironically is the cousin of the one in the first book and carries the same surname. Wow, really?
The way I see it is there isn’t much to this book except that the method used in creating it was ‘agile’ and not necessarily that the content is very much about agile.
If you read one, trust me, you have read both. Get some additional resources to build your knowledge of the topic.
The way I see it is there isn’t much to this book except that the method used in creating it was ‘agile’ and not necessarily that the content is very much about agile.
If you read one, trust me, you have read both. Get some additional resources to build your knowledge of the topic.
November 21, 2024
4 ⭐️
I read this as part of the PMO book club at my job. I went on maternity leave right before the last chapter was due and finally remembered to finish it!
Definitely a great read for official, unofficial, and aspiring project managers.
I read this as part of the PMO book club at my job. I went on maternity leave right before the last chapter was due and finally remembered to finish it!
Definitely a great read for official, unofficial, and aspiring project managers.
October 27, 2025
A book about super heroes.
February 16, 2021
Guter Einstieg in die agile Arbeitsmethode.
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