LOS ANGELES, CA, May 01, 2012 (Press-News.org) Agile Project Management for Dummies, by Mark C. Layton, Certified Scrum Trainer, is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques. Agile project management is one of the fastest-growing management techniques in business today. As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in days and weeks instead of months and years.
Over the past decade Mark has trained and coached Global 1000 companies, regional leaders and aggressive start-ups on how to successfully run agile projects. Through his work he found there was a need for a simple, digestible guide that the average person could understand and use.
Mark C. Layton's book, "offers a practical context for understanding and applying agile techniques, moving from theory into actual practice". It is meant to be a field manual giving you the tools and information you need to be successful with agile processes in the trenches of project management.
You can purchase the book on Wiley and Sons website, at Barnes and Noble stores and bn.com, Amazon.com and other fine book retailers. For more information about Agile Project Management for Dummies, please visit the Platinum Edge website or contact Tatiana Lawrence, Public Relations at (866) 652-9866.
About Mark C. Layton:
Mark C. Layton is an industry-recognized expert on project/program management and active coach on complex agile implementations. He is the Los Angeles chair for the Agile Leadership Network and the founder of Platinum Edge, Inc., an organization improvement company that supports businesses looking to strategically improve project ROI.
Mark holds MBAs from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the National University of Singapore; a B.Sc. (summa cum laude) in Behavioral Science from Pitzer College/University of La Verne; and an A.S. in Electronic Systems from the Air Force's Air College. He is also a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force's Leadership School, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a recipient of Stanford University's advanced project management certification (SCPM). He is a frequent speaker on Lean, Scrum and other agile solutions. Additional information can be found at http://www.platinumedge.com.
About Platinum Edge:
Platinum Edge, Inc. helps companies deliver value faster, with fewer errors, at a lower total cost. We are a team of MBAs, Behavioral Science experts and certified Project Leaders who assist companies wanting to successfully transition to Agile software development. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and Singapore, Platinum Edge is constantly working with Global 1000 executives to deliver an average of 50% cost savings, 37% time-to-market acceleration and 10+% reduction in software development defects. For more information on Platinum Edge and the Scrum Master Certification Classes it offers, please visit the Platinum Edge website or contact Tatiana Lawrence, Public Relations at (866) 652-9866.
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Mark C. Layton Releases New Book on Agile Project Management
Agile Project Management for Dummies, by Mark C. Layton, is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques.
2012-05-01
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[Press-News.org] Mark C. Layton Releases New Book on Agile Project ManagementAgile Project Management for Dummies, by Mark C. Layton, is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques.