Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach breaks down agile in a way that makes it easy to understand and practical to follow. As one of agile’s leading practitioners, Mike Griffiths takes complex concepts and not only simplifies them but makes the reading fun and easily relatable. Whether you’re new to agile or just looking for an essential desk reference, Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach is the perfect introduction to all things agile.

Mike Griffiths, a thought leader in agile project management, is an award-winning trainer, consultant, and author. Mike helped create the agile Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) and has been using agile methods, including Feature-Driven Development (FDD), Scrum, and Extreme Programming (XP), for over 20 years. He has served on the board of directors for the Agile Alliance and the Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN).

Mike cofounded the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Agile Community of Practice and helped to create the PMI-ACP® certification and exam. He led the writing team for PMI’s Agile Practice Guide and cowrote the Software Extension to the PMBOK® Guide. He has contributed to several editions of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and was co-lead on the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition.