"Interesting and necessary for IT managers and IT lawyers."
—Walter J. Jaburek, Dipl.-Ing., Dr. iur., Dr. techn.
Approximately 50 percent of software developers use Scrum, an iterative and incremental development method for managing software projects and product or application development, in their work. The benefit of Scrum and other Agile methods is that they can address shifts in a large project that traditional managerial methods cannot.
Written by pioneers and leaders in the field of Agile and Scrum, Agile Contracts is the only book dedicated exclusively to the legal, procurement, and project management considerations of Agile contracts. Providing templates, a toolbox, and examples of Agile fixed-price contracts, the book presents an alternative option to fixed-price, time-based, and supply-based contracts—reducing the risk for both the supplier and the customer with a contract that offers the possibility of flux and flexible scenarios as a project progresses.
Agile Contracts features in-depth chapter coverage of:
Especially applicable within highly structured business organizations, Agile Contracts is a must-read for project managers, agile practitioners, procurement representatives, and IT lawyers.
Andreas Opelt is Vice President for Sales, Product Marketing, and Partner Management at Infonova.
Boris Gloger is ranked worldwide among the pioneers of Scrum. He continues to develop practices and set training standards internationally.
Wolfgang Pfarl is a trained lawyer and is responsible for the IT procurement at the Austrian Post.
Ralf Mittermayr is a partner at BearingPoint and focuses on conceptual design and delivery of complex software solutions to the banking, telecommunications, and supply industries.