Agile Portfolio Management

Agile development processes foster better collaboration, innovation, and results. So why limit their use to software projects--when you can transform your entire business?Written by agile-mentoring expert Jochen Krebs, this book illuminates the opportunities--and rewards--of applying agile processes to your overall IT portfolio.Whether project manager, business analyst, or executive--you'll understand the business drivers behind agile portfolio management. And learn best practices for optimizing results.Use agile processes to align IT and business strategyAdapt and extend core agile processesOrchestrate the collaboration between IT and business visionEliminate wish-list driven requirements, and manage expectations insteadOptimize the balance of projects, resources, and assets in your portfolioUse metrics to communicate project status, quality, even team moraleCreate a portfolio strategy consistent with the goals of the organizationAchieve organizational and process transparencyManage your business with agility--and help maximize the returns!