The Art of Agile Living
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In the fast-paced, ever-changing world we live in, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the myriad tasks and responsibilities that seem to demand our attention at any given moment. The Art of Agile Living™ provides a transformative solution, offering a simple and powerful approach to taming the chaos that often defines our daily lives. Drawing inspiration from the Agile methodology which revolutionized the $700B software industry and experience of two highly-regarded Agile experts, this book offers a practical and adaptable framework that can be applied to any area of your life—be it work, home, family, or leisure.
The Art of Agile Living is not about managing tasks; it's about embracing a new way of thinking and living. It’s about regaining your focus. It's about adopting a daily ritual that brings structure, clarity, and meaning to your day, allowing you to achieve more and reduce the overwhelm that so often plagues our modern existence. By implementing the Art of Agile Living method, you will gain control over your time, your projects, and ultimately, your life, enabling you to prioritize and accomplish your goals with ease and satisfaction. Employing the core principles of simplicity, transparency, and focus, you will find the balance and productivity that you have been searching for.
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Helene Gidley
Helene Gidley, a distinguished leader in the Agile community, has made a significant impact on the IT industry through her pioneering work with A2Agile Inc., a company she co-founded. As an accomplished Agile trainer, mentor, and coach, Helene has assisted a myriad of organizations in optimizing their Agile practices and attaining exceptional results. Her vast experience, spanning over thirty years, encompasses working with professionals from Fortune 500 companies, startups, and mid-sized organizations.
With over 15 years of experience as a certified Project Management Professional, Helene has expertly integrated the finest Project Management practices with Agile principles. Her innovative approach has gained widespread recognition, attracting an international audience to her annual Agile Coach Retreat, where she imparts her knowledge with fellow coaches from around the world.
Helene's dedication to supporting Agile growth in the community inspired her to establish the Agile Groupies Meetup in 2008. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this thriving group meets regularly to collaborate to learn and enhance their Agile practices. As an esteemed speaker, Helene has engaged audiences at over 100 Meetups, Agile conferences, and Project Management Institute Chapter meetings.
In her spare time you’ll find Helene busy biking, going on long walks with her husband David, and coddling her cat Stella.
Co-author Thomas Meloche is an accomplished marketing expert, best-selling author, and agile transformation leader with a proven track record of successfully launching and promoting products across various industries. With more than twenty-five years of experience, Thomas has demonstrated a unique ability to combine his deep knowledge of marketing strategies with agile methodologies to help organizations achieve remarkable results.
Thomas began his career as a software developer, which allowed him to gain invaluable hands-on experience in the technology industry. Over time, Thomas honed his marketing skills and co-founded Menlo Innovations LLC, one of the most successful agile software development houses in the United States. Menlo Innovations has been featured in the book "Joy Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love," which highlights the company's unique agile process, The Menlo Way, for rapidly producing high-quality software. Thousands of people visit Menlo from around the world every year to experience The Menlo Way firsthand.
In addition to his work at Menlo Innovations, Thomas has provided marketing consulting services through Perry Marshall and Associates since January 2011. In this role, Thomas has been instrumental in creating agile marketing and advertising teams for clients across various industries. His unique approach to marketing has produced significant results for his clients and further solidified his reputation as a top marketing expert.
Thomas' expertise in marketing is complemented by his extensive background in agile transformation. He has coached agile initiatives and transformed products, departments, and companies for over two decades. Thomas has worked with organizations of all sizes, ranging from Interface Systems with one team to USAA with 400 teams and a yearly development budget of 4.5 billion dollars.
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Table of Contents
- Praise for The Art of Agile Living
- The Art of Agile Living™: An Introduction
- Audience
- How to Use This Book
- Special Features and Benefits
- The Art of Agile Living, An Evolution
- A Different Approach to Manage Tasks
- The Start of Something New
- Goodbye, Overwhelm: A Florida Condo and a Visioning Ceremony
- Things Get Complicated
- Agile to the Rescue! and a Trick Called Kanban
- Working From Home: A New World
- A Radically Different World
- The Tool That Solves It
- The First Giant Leap
- Where Did This Idea Come From?
- The Art of Agile Living in 7 Steps
- Key Takeaways
- Step 1: Define Your Work
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Story
- And That’s Step 1!
- Why Physical Paper?
- Key Takeaways From Step 1
- Step 2: Estimate Your Work
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Story
- A Great Idea, Gone Bad
- I Learned Something Transformative
- Why Estimating is So Powerful
- How to Do a Solid Estimate
- Why Smaller is Better
- What My List Looks Like
- When is it “Done”?
- Prevent Multitasking
- When You Delegate, Don’t Estimate
- It’s a Kind of Magic
- Key Takeaways From Step 2
- Step 3: Order Your Work
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Story
- So What About All These Sticky Notes?
- Two Ways to Organize
- Launching the Perfect Monday
- Don’t Miss Your Big Scheduled Items
- The Myth of the 8-Hour Day
- Start With Six
- Key Takeaways From Step 3
- Sidebar: Out of Sight, Out of Mind By Bryan Todd
- Sidebar: The Eisenhower Principle
- Step 4: Do Your Work
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Story
- One Thing, and One Thing Only
- Physically Mark It and Move It
- Expect Surprises, and Add Them to Your List
- Get Your Life Back: Delegate!
- Key Takeaways From Step 4
- Sidebar: A Princess and a Hippopotamus
- Step 5: Review Your Day
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Principle
- Break the Barriers to Completion
- How to Finish Out Your Day
- Key Takeaways From Step 5
- Step 6: Update Your Backlog
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Story
- Enter the Backlog Planning Sheet
- Break it Into Pieces
- This is Actually Ideal
- And Not Just One Sheet!
- Longer Term Items
- I Might Want To Do Someday
- Still, Beware of Multitasking
- Your Weekly Planning Ceremony
- Recheck Your Estimates
- Go Hippo Hunting
- Key Takeaways From Step 6
- Step 7: List Your Outstanding Items
- Here’s What You Do:
- The Story
- When Work Involves Others
- A Special Note, Just for This
- Key Takeaways From Step 7
- Sidebar: The Corkboard Trick By Bryan Todd
- The Power of Pairing
- First Element: Keep it Physical
- Second Element: Make it Social
- Your Agile “Workout Buddy”
- Key Takeaways
- Variations on a Theme: The Art of Agile Living for Family Get-Togethers
- Agile to the Rescue, Again
- And Then, a Surprise
- Watch as the Idea Spreads
- Key Takeaways
- The Doorway Effect
- This is Virtual, Too
- Your Computer is a Culprit
- Stickies, Everywhere
- Keep it Physical, Keep it Safe
- Key Takeaways
- The Checklist and the Ceremony
- Enter the Checklist
- Without a Ceremony, It’s Useless
- The Crucial Mistake
- Bring on the Copilot!
- Choose NOT to Do It
- Choose to Hand it Off
- Key Takeaways
- A Day in the Life
- Defining Done
- Those Unfinished Tasks
- My Daily Ceremony
- Dealing with Interrupts
- Daily Retrospective
- Key takeaways:
- In Closing: A Solution You Can Stick With
- Those Old Abandoned Methods
- Designed to Help You Stick to It
- You CAN Take it With You
- All the Right Motivators
- Key Takeaways
- Resources
- Acknowledgements
- Helene’s Acknowledgements
- Tom’s Acknowledgements
- About The Authors
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