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