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DISCLAIMER: I am friends with some of the authors.
EDGE is a book by three experienced Agile and Product consultants. It provides an operating model for your IT department aimed at surviving digital disruption. The model is focused around hypothesis-driven portfolio management and autonomous, customer-focused teams.
The first half of the book focuses on the importance of technology, portfolio prioritization, value measurement and product thinking. For me, the second half of the book was the most valuable, as it focuses on strategy, governance and leadership. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize how the mindsets and practices reinforce each other, and while this sort of shift is difficult, adopting only pieces is unlikely to result in the expected performance gains.
This book is recommended for managers and executives in IT departments who are wrestling with some of the practical realities of adapting existing IT department policies and practices to modern development and a constantly shifting digital competitive landscape.
EDGE is a book by three experienced Agile and Product consultants. It provides an operating model for your IT department aimed at surviving digital disruption. The model is focused around hypothesis-driven portfolio management and autonomous, customer-focused teams.
The first half of the book focuses on the importance of technology, portfolio prioritization, value measurement and product thinking. For me, the second half of the book was the most valuable, as it focuses on strategy, governance and leadership. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize how the mindsets and practices reinforce each other, and while this sort of shift is difficult, adopting only pieces is unlikely to result in the expected performance gains.
This book is recommended for managers and executives in IT departments who are wrestling with some of the practical realities of adapting existing IT department policies and practices to modern development and a constantly shifting digital competitive landscape.
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