Many SAP projects use waterfall methodologies, but these often run into budgeting and scheduling problems. In this unique book, Sean Robson presents ways of improving SAP implementations and offers practical advice on the most effective way to see a project through from beginning to end. Basing his strategies on the twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto, and drawing on his vast experience, he particularly focuses on the use of Scrum and Kanban and their suitability for certain types of projects, enabling you to select the most appropriate method for the task in hand.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Preface
• About The Author
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Scrum and Kanban
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Scrum or Kanban?
• Chapter 2: Project Conception
  • Setting expectations
  • Conditions that challenge Agile in ERP projects
  • Teams
  • Leadership
  • High level estimating
  • Closing
• Chapter 3: Project Preparation
  • Infrastructure
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Work environment
  • Task tracking
• Chapter 4: Business Blueprint
  • Introduction to the approach
  • Overview
  • Iteration 0 – Initial demo, requirements and architecture
  • Iteration 1 – First build
• Chapter 5: Realization
  • Overview
  • Testing
  • Backlog grooming
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Project reporting
• Chapter 6: Final Preparation
• Appendix A: Development Approach
• Further Resources
  • Books
  • Websites
• ITG Resources