Cheetah Project Management


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Cheetah Agile Projects


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Learn the skills required to complete important projects in two weeks.




Cheetah Negotiations


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Becoming Agile


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"Becoming Agile" is a quick, helpful guide to Agile software development. You'll learn about the history of software development processes, the origins of Agile, and the principles that govern how Agile works. You'll also learn some new ideas about how to become more Agile in the product development process. If you're new to Agile, "Becoming Agile" will help you get started. If you're experienced, it will help you get better.




Getting Results the Agile Way


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A guide to the Agile Results system, a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results that can be applied to all aspects of life.




Agile Testing


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This book is written by testers for testers. In ten chapters, the authors provide answers to key questions in agile projects. They deal with cultural change processes for agile testing, with questions regarding the approach and organization of software testing, with the use of methods, techniques and tools, especially test automation, and with the redefined role of the tester in agile projects. The first chapter describes the cultural change brought about by agile development. In the second chapter, which addresses agile process models such as Scrum and Kanban, the authors focus on the role of quality assurance in agile development projects. The third chapter deals with the agile test organization and the positioning of testing in an agile team. Chapter 4 discusses the question of whether an agile tester should be a generalist or a specialist. In Chapter 5, the authors turn to the methods and techniques of agile testing, emphasizing the differences from traditional, phase-oriented testing. In Chapter 6, they describe which documents testers still need to create in an agile project. Next, Chapter 7 explains the efficient use of test automation, which is particularly important in agile development, as it is the main instrument for project acceleration and is necessary to support state-of-the-art DevOps approaches and Continuous Integration. Chapter 8 then adds examples from test tool practice extending test automation to include test management functionality. Chapter 9 is dedicated to training and its importance, emphasizing the role of employee training in getting started with agile development. Finally, Chapter 10 summarizes the results of the agile journey in general with a special focus on testing. To make the aspects described even more tangible, the specific topics of this book are accompanied by the description of experiences from concrete software development projects of various organizations. The examples demonstrate that different approaches can lead to solutions that meet the specific challenges of agile projects.




The Professional Product Owner


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The Professional Product Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Value with Scrum “This book presents a method of communicating our desires, cogently, coherently, and with a minimum of fuss and bother.” —Ken Schwaber, Chairman & Founder, Scrum.org The role of the Product Owner is more crucial than ever. But it’s about much more than mechanics: it’s about taking accountability and refocusing on value as the primary objective of all you do. In The Professional Product Owner, two leading experts in successful Scrum product ownership show exactly how to do this. You’ll learn how to identify where value can be found, measure it, and maximize it throughout your entire product lifecycle. Drawing on their combined 40+ years of experience in using agile and Scrum in product management, Don McGreal and Ralph Jocham guide you through all facets of envisioning, emerging, and maturing a product using the Scrum framework. McGreal and Jocham discuss strategy, showing how to connect Vision, Value, and Validation in ROI-focused agile product management. They lay out Scrum best-practices for managing complexity and continuously delivering value, and they define the concrete practices and tools you can use to manage Product Backlogs and release plans, all with the goal of making you a more successful Product Owner. Throughout, the authors share revealing personal experiences that illuminate obstacles to success and show how they can be overcome. Define success from the “outside in,” using external customer-driven measurements to guide development and maximize value Bring empowerment and entrepreneurship to the Product Owner’s role, and align everyone behind a shared business model Use Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt) to invest in the right places, make smarter decisions, and reduce risk Effectively apply Scrum’s Product Owner role, artifacts, and events Populate and manage Product Backlogs, and use just-in-time specifications Plan and manage releases, improve transparency, and reduce technical debt Scale your product, not your Scrum Use Scrum to inject autonomy, mastery, and purpose into your product team’s work Whatever your role in product management or agile development, this guide will help you deliver products that offer more value, more rapidly, and more often. Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.




Limitless Expanded Edition


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Brand-new tools to unlock your brain’s potential! This expanded edition of the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller includes chapters on A.I., nootropics, discovering your brain type, and more. For over 30 years, Jim Kwik, the world-renowned brain coach, has been the secret weapon of success for a diverse range of high achievers, including actors, athletes, CEOs, and business pioneers. In Limitless, he reveals science-based practices and field-tested tips to accelerate self-learning, communication, memory, focus, recall, and speed reading to create amazing results. In this expanded edition, you’ll find four new chapters: How to harness A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) to boost H.I. (Human Intelligence) The latest breakthroughs in nootropics and nutrition to enhance cognitive performance Limitless at Work–tools to adapt and thrive, whether you’re fully remote, embracing the hybrid model, or resuming the traditional office setting A self-assessment to crack your “brain animal” code Newly updated with transformative success stories from people who’ve used Jim’s teaching in the real world, the expanded edition of Limitless gives people the ability to accomplish more—more productivity, more transformation, more personal success, more business achievement—by changing their Mindset, Motivation, and Methods and creating unstoppable Momentum. These “4 M’s” live in the pages of Limitless along with practical techniques that unlock the superpowers of your brain and change your habits. Learn how to: FLIP YOUR MINDSET - Identify and challenge the assumptions, habits, and procrastinations that limit you and expand the boundaries of what you believe is possible. IGNITE YOUR MOTIVATION - Uncovering what motivates you is the key that opens up limitless mental capacity. When you unleash your passions, purposes, and sources of energy, you stay focused and clear on your goals. MASTER THE METHODS - Accelerate learning, improve memory, and enhance brain performance. Jim Kwik applies the latest neuroscience for accelerated learning so you can finish a book 3x faster through speed reading (and remember it), learn a new language in record time, and master new skills with ease. BUILD MOMENTUM - Unstoppable momentum is the product of mindset, motivation, and methods. Jim offers new insights and tools to unlock the first 3 M’s so you can become truly limitless. Limitless Expanded Edition is the ultimate brain training book, packed with practical techniques to help you level up your mental performance and transform your life. “There’s no genius pill, but Jim gives you the process for unlocking your best brain and brightest future.” — Mark Hyman, M.D.




Zebras and Cheetahs


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Leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs are all obsessed with one thing: Growth. But, growth can be incredibly complicated, disconnected, and confusing for everyone involved. Enter the Zebra and Cheetah Philosophy, Model, and Leader. Zebras and Cheetahs is a philosophy that redefines leadership and results in a new perspective and mind-set. Zebras and Cheetahs is a model that takes the complicated growth of organizations and makes it simple, engaging, and fun. It allows leadership to define roles so that everyone understands where they fit, offers the highest value of everyone's time toward a dominant aspiration and focus, increases accountability, tracks and measures success, and drastically enhances the energy of your tribe in exciting ways. A competitive marketplace demands that you distinguish yourself from your competitors, be quicker to market, and change course whenever you find your organization on the wrong side of the profit-and-loss sheet. This book teaches you how to look different and stay agile to survive the business jungle. Zebras and Cheetahs can help any size organization learn to act with speed and precision, with proven leadership guidance on how to: Identify your unique value that comes from your unique perspective, education, experience, and struggle Understand what leadership qualities you possess and can further develop to become a leader your tribe will want to follow instead of have to follow Cultivate passion in your tribe by providing opportunities to learn, grow, contribute, and be recognized Help your tribe make the shift and embrace a dominant aspiration and focus Keep your motivational arsenal well stocked And much more! Zebras and Cheetahs provides a glimpse into the concrete jungle, with lessons on how to close the gap through speed and integration of work initiatives to get ahead. Escape the chaos around you to truly reign as king of the concrete jungle.




Data for the Tiger


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Data is the gold of the 21st century. Buzzwords like "data culture" or "data-driven company" are on everyone's lips. Instead of dry theory, "Data for the Tiger" conveys the path to a data-driven company in the form of an entertaining fable with wild animals in a jungle. A lively story for both data specialists and data consumers who want to get more value out of their data. Are you ready for the most extraordinary textbook the data world has ever seen?