Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders eBook Download

?Collaboration Explained is a deeply pragmatic book that helps agile practitioners understand and manage complex organizational and team dynamics.

?Arlen Bankston, Lean Agile Practice Manager, CC Pace

?If Agile is the new ?what,?

?Linda Rising, Independent Consultant

The Hands-On Guide to Effective Collaboration in Agile Projects

To succeed, an agile project demands outstanding collaboration among all its stakeholders. Collaboration Explained is the first book to bring together proven, start-to-finish techniques for ensuring effective collaboration in any agile software project.

Since the early days of the agile movement, Jean Tabaka has been studying and promoting collaboration in agile environments.

Tabaka?s hands-on techniques are applicable to every leading agile methodology, from Extreme Programming and Scrum to Crystal Clear. Above all, they are practical: grounded in a powerful understanding of the technical, business, and human challenges you face as a project manager or development team member.

Build collaborative software development cultures, leaders, and teams

Prepare yourself to collaborate?and prepare your team

Define clear roles for each participant in promoting collaboration

Set your collaborative agenda

Master tools for organizing collaboration more efficiently

Run effective collaborative meetings?including brainstorming sessions

Promote better small-group and pair-programming collaboration

Get better information, and use it to make better decisions

Use non-abusive conflict to drive positive outcomes

Collaborate to estimate projects and schedules more accurately

Strengthen collaboration across distributed, virtual teams

Extend collaboration from individual projects to the entire development organization

Fantastic for Collaboration and Consensus building
This book stands out as one of my favorites on how to really build collaborative teams, and to build consensus. They can be applied to many different teams on how to facilitate and develop collaboration in meetings, better decisions through consensus, and generally gain team commitment.


Great for the Agile Coach's Toolbox

Having had the pleasure of seeing Jean in action at a CSM class years ago and having read her book I can tell you that she is passionate about helping teams succeed.

I'd definitely add this to my recommended reading list, especially for people who want to improve the effectiveness of their teams.


A good introduction to team dynamics
I found Jean's book to provide a good introduction into team dynamics and fostering collaborative, self-empowered teams. I would of liked to of seen more in way of that for the price of the book.


Techniques to ensure effective collaboration
Jean Tabaka's COLLABORATION EXPLAINED: FACILITATION SKILLS FOR SOFTWARE PROJECT LEADERS tells how to build an agile project which fosters techniques for ensuring effective collaboration.

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