Head First Agile: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Agile Principles, Ideas, and Real-World Practices

Head First Agile is a complete guide to learning real-world agile ideas, practices, principles.

What will you learn from this book?

In Head First Agile, you'll learn all about the ideas behind agile and the straightforward practices that drive it. You'll take deep dives into Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban, the most common real-world agile approaches today. You'll learn how to use agile to help your teams plan better, work better together, write better code, and improve as a team—because agile not only leads to great results, but agile teams say they also have a much better time at work. Head First Agile will help you get agile into your brain... and onto your team!

Preparing for your PMI-ACP® certification?

This book also has everything you need to get certified, with 100% coverage of the PMI-ACP® exam. Luckily, the most effective way to prepare for the exam is to get agile into your brain—so instead of cramming, you're learning.

Why does this book look so different?

Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Agile uses a visually rich format to engage your mind, rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multi-sensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

• Computer & Internet Security: A Hands-on Approach
• Head First Data Analysis: A Learner's Guide To Big Numbers, Statistics, And Good Decisions
• Head First PMP: A Learner's Companion to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam
• PMI-ACP Exam Prep, Updated Second Edition: A Course in a Book for Passing the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam
• Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban
• Head First Software Development: A Learner's Companion to Software Development
• Head First Design Patterns: A Brain-Friendly Guide
• The PMI-ACP Exam: How To Pass On Your First Try, Iteration 3 (Test Prep series)
• Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process (Addison-Wesley Signature): A Practical Guide To The Most Popular Agile Process (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))
• PMI-ACP Workbook