Head First Agile with Andrew Stellman and Jenny Greene

Andrew Stellman and Jenny Green are back with a new book “Head First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification”, which offers a strong foundational understanding in the most widely used Agile practices. The book is also intended as a PMI-ACP Exam preparation resource, providing complete coverage of the material included on the certification exam. 

In this podcast, Jenny and Andrew explain why they wrote the book, how PMI-ACP has evolved and why reaching a level where you are no longer concerned about the tools you use to get work done are traditional or agile is a great place to be.

SHOW NOTES

• 01:19 Interview Begins
• 01:50 Background on Jenny and Andrew
• 03:30 Who the book IS NOT for 
• 04:48 Who is book IS for and how it can help you move beyond simply going through the motions
• 06:29 The debate over principles vs. practices and it has impacted Andrew and Jenny’s approach
• 11:55 If you are new to Agile of have no experience working with Agile practices, how can this book help?
• 14:32 Why PMI-ACP prep is the secondary goal of this book. (And what the primary goal is.)
• 16:05 How the PMI-ACP exam has evolved and how Jenny and Andrew approached the topics for this book
• 19:23 How the authors ensured the book covers 100% of the material included on the PMI-ACP exam
• 20:21 Is is harder for a PMP to learn Agile, or harder for an Agilist to learn traditional Project Management?
• 21:40 Reaching the “Ri” level of project management where Agile vs. Waterfall is no longer a concern
• 22:43 Agile has moved beyond software, even reaching into construction, and how the is impacting PMI’s approach to Agile
• 24:46 Agile and the PMO: Is the PMO a dead man walking?
• 26:10 Scaling Agile is large organizations
• 27:44 What is the most dynamic/challenging area of Agile that we need to pay attention to?
• 28:29 Getting in touch with Andrew and Jenny

THE BOOK

You can find “Head First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification” here: https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Agile/dp/1449314333/

CONTACTING ANDREW AND JENNY

If you’d like to reach Jenny and Andrew, here is how to find them:

Their Website: https://www.stellman-greene.com

Andrew on Twitter : https://twitter.com/AndrewStellman

Jenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennygreene