Agile Project Management: Budgets and Contracts

1. What is this book about? 2. Why agile budgets and contracts? 3. Agile budgeting 3.1 Why do we need a budget? 3.2 Why are budgets a problem? 3.3 Who is creating and managing the budget? 3.4 Cost per iteration, per team? 3.5 How many iterations per team? 3.6 Are there any additional costs? 3.7 How about contingency? 3.8 How reliable is the budget? 3.9 Possible reactions to a budget overrun 4. Agile contracting 4.1 Why do we need a contract? 4.2 What kind of a relationship are you looking for? 4.3 What is an iteration? 4.4 How about scope changes? 4.5 When can I get out of the contract? 4.6 Is it finished? 4.7 What about deliverables? 5. Agile contract models 5.1 Fixed price with fixed scope 5.2 Time and materials with variable scope 5.3 Capped time and materials with variable scope 5.4 Capped time and materials with fixed scope 5.5 Incremental delivery 5.6 Bonus and penalty 5.7 Fixed profit 5.8 Target cost 6. Conclusion 7. About the author