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Andrew Stellman and Jenny Green are back with a new book \u201cHead First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification\u201d, which offers a strong foundational understanding in the most widely used Agile practices. The book is also intended as a PMI-ACP Exam preparation resource, providing complete coverage of the material included on the certification exam. \n\nIn this podcast, Jenny and Andrew explain why they wrote the book, how PMI-ACP has evolved and why reaching a level where you are no longer concerned about the tools you use to get work done are traditional or agile is a great place to be.\n\nSHOW NOTES\n\n01:19 Interview Begins\n01:50 Background on Jenny and Andrew\n03:30 Who the book IS NOT for \n04:48 Who is book IS for and how it can help you move beyond simply going through the motions\n06:29 The debate over principles vs. practices and it has impacted Andrew and Jenny\u2019s approach\n11:55 If you are new to Agile of have no experience working with Agile practices, how can this book help?\n14:32 Why PMI-ACP prep is the secondary goal of this book. (And what the primary goal is.)\n16:05 How the PMI-ACP exam has evolved and how Jenny and Andrew approached the topics for this book\n19:23 How the authors ensured the book covers 100% of the material included on the PMI-ACP exam\n20:21 Is is harder for a PMP to learn Agile, or harder for an Agilist to learn traditional Project Management?\n21:40 Reaching the \u201cRi\u201d level of project management where Agile vs. Waterfall is no longer a concern\n22:43 Agile has moved beyond software, even reaching into construction, and how the is impacting PMI\u2019s approach to Agile\n24:46 Agile and the PMO: Is the PMO a dead man walking?\n26:10 Scaling Agile is large organizations\n27:44 What is the most dynamic/challenging area of Agile that we need to pay attention to?\n28:29 Getting in touch with Andrew and Jenny\n\n\nTHE BOOK\nYou can find \u201cHead First Agile: A Brain Friendly Guide to Agile and the PMI-ACP Certification\u201d here: https://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Agile/dp/1449314333/\n\nCONTACTING ANDREW AND JENNY\nIf you\u2019d like to reach Jenny and Andrew, here is how to find them:\nTheir Website: https://www.stellman-greene.com\nAndrew on Twitter: \u200ehttps://twitter.com/AndrewStellman\nJenny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennygreene