Reference no: EM131447107
Information comes at us so fast and furious these days that looking at new books on Amazon.com is actually a good practice for learning about new, hot topics such as Agile PM. The single best book, arguably, to come out to date on how PMBOK-schooled and practiced PM's can best make the transition to Agile PM and/or learn some new tricks from Agile PM is The Software Project Manager's Bridge to Agility. Click on the link below to see the Amazon.com page of this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Software-Project-Managers-Bridge-Agility/dp/0321502752/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359604494&sr=8-2&keywords=pmbok+agile
Note: This book is among the required readings for candidates studying for the PMI-ACP certification from PMI. The PMI-ACP is the leading industry certification in Agile PM, along with the ScrumMaster certification.
To complete this Discussion, you need to do the following.
Read over the information at the above link and "look inside" the book's table of contents by clicking on the book image. In your Discussion post, explain why or why not this books appeals to you. After you explain your reaction to the book, describe in 50-100 words what this books tells you about how PMBOK and Agile PM techniques compare with each other. If it's useful to you, search the authors and book title on the web to read more background information on this book. No citations are needed in your Discussion post, but if you use outside sources, be sure to cite them appropriately.
Note: Content not coming directly from you will need to be cited per APA. FYI, best practice is to use citations to support your content and assertions.
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