Explained? Collaboration is a very pragmatic book that helps agile practitioners understand and manage complex organizational dynamics and team. ? Arlen Bankston, Lean Agile Practice Manager, CC Pace If Agile is? What's new,? Linda Rising?, Independent Consultant Hands-On Guide to Effective Collaboration in Agile Projects To succeed, an agile project demands outstanding collaboration among all stakeholders. Collaboration Explained is the first book that brings together proven, start-to-end techniques to ensure effective collaboration in any agile software project. Since the days of the beginning of agile movement, Jean Tabaka has been studying and promoting collaboration in agile environments. Drawing on unsurpassed experience, she offers clear guidelines and easy-to-use collaboration templates for every significant project event: from iteration and release planning, through the leasing of the project, all the way through post-project retrospectives. Tabaka hand?-On techniques applicable to every leading agile methodology, from Extreme Programming and Scrum to Crystal Clear. Above all, they are practical: based on a strong understanding of business, technical and human challenges that you face as a project manager or team member development. Build collaborative software development cultures, leaders, and team 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 efficient Run effective collaborative meetings? Including brainstorming sessions Promoting smaller groups and pair-programming collaboration Get better information, and use it to make better decisions Use non-abusive conflict to drive positive results Collaborate to estimate projects and schedules more accurately Strengthen collaboration across distributed, virtual teams Extend collaboration from individual projects to the development of the entire organization