Agile Practice Guide

The Agile Practice Guide – First Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in collaboration with the Agile Alliance, is an essential resource for professionals seeking to understand and apply agile thinking in modern project environments. As organizations face rapid change, traditional project approaches alone are often not enough. This guide bridges that gap by explaining how agile, hybrid, and predictive methods can work together to deliver better results.

Designed for project managers, team leaders, and organizations of all sizes, the book provides clear guidance on when, where, and how to use agile approaches. Rather than promoting a single framework, it offers a balanced view of multiple agile methods—including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and hybrid models—helping readers choose the right approach for their specific context.

The guide is fully aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, making it especially valuable for PMP and PMI-ACP certification candidates. It translates agile principles into practical actions, showing how to plan iteratively, manage changing requirements, engage stakeholders, and deliver value incrementally.

What You’ll Learn

• Core agile mindset, values, and principles

• Differences between predictive, iterative, incremental, and agile life cycles

• How to build high-performing agile teams

• Techniques for prioritization, estimation, and backlog management

• Governance, contracting, and organizational considerations

• Blending agile with traditional project management in hybrid environments

One of the guide’s greatest strengths is its practical toolset. It includes real examples, decision filters, assessment models, and implementation tips that practitioners can immediately apply. The content is written in accessible language, making complex agile concepts easy to understand for beginners while still valuable for experienced professionals.

Who Is This Book For?

• Project managers transitioning from waterfall to agile

• Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and agile team members

• Leaders driving digital and agile transformation

• PMI certification aspirants (PMP, PMI-ACP)

• Organizations aiming to improve flexibility and speed

Whether you are new to agile or looking to scale it across an enterprise, the Agile Practice Guide serves as a trusted roadmap. It does not replace existing PMI standards—it enhances them by showing how agility can coexist with governance, planning, and strategic alignment.

With its vendor-neutral perspective and collaboration between PMI and the Agile Alliance, this book stands as a globally recognized reference for anyone committed to delivering value faster, adapting to change, and building resilient project teams.