Bøker av Christopher Wright

Agile Project Management, Assurance and Auditing - A practical guide for auditors, reviewers and project teamsAdopting the Agile methodology helps organisations develop the flexibility and adaptability necessary in such fast-paced environments.The use of Agile for non-IT projects - such as introducing new products, refurbishing retail outlets, and even planning and running audits - means that general auditors and other reviewers, as well as IT specialist auditors, need to understand Agile practices.This guide provides an overview of Agile for auditors, reviewers and project teamsThis guide covers:Agile project management audit objectives;The risks covered by each objective;What controls to expect and how these can be audited;Case studies illustrating Agile project initiation and high-level requirements; andHints and tips for performing an audit review.For experienced auditors and project management teams, this guide demonstrates how they can adapt and reuse audit skills that they may have gained during traditional waterfall, CRAMM (CCTA Risk Analysis and Management Method), or PRINCE2implementation/audits. For those less experienced, it will encourage them to consider these good practices and their application to Agile audits.An ideal introduction to Agile project management for auditors, project managers, Agile teams and students

Essential reading for anyone planning a trip on a cruise ship into polar waters

The Echo of Things is a compelling ethnographic study of what photography means to the people of Roviana Lagoon in the western Solomon Islands and a provocative inquiry into our own understandings of photography.

Reviewing IT in Due Diligence provides an introduction to IRM in due diligence, and outlines some of the key IT issues to consider as part of the due diligence process. For those new to the process, it explains how to conduct an IT due diligence review, from scoping to reporting, and includes information on post-merger integration.

The Agile auditing challengeMany auditors are now encountering Agile management methodologies for the first time. In some cases, this can cause problems for the audit process because the methodology is very different from traditional approaches. Aside from the difficulties faced by the auditor, an ineffective audit can have a negative effect on an Agile project by giving a false impression of its progress. It might even harm the final project outcome.Bridging the gap between Agile teams and AuditorsWritten for auditors and Agile managers, Agile Governance and Audit bridges the gap between traditional auditing approaches and the requirements of Agile methodologies. It provides an overview of Agile for auditors and other risk professionals who have not encountered the approach before. The book also tells Agile teams what auditors and risk professionals need, and the sort of questions they are likely to ask.Essential reading for anyone involved in an Agile auditEach chapter includes hints and tips for auditors, and a selection of case studies is included to illustrate the practical issues involved in auditing Agile projects. This makes it an ideal book for any auditor encountering the Agile methodology, and any Agile teams preparing for a management audit.This book will enable you to:understand the principles of Agileappreciate how it might be effectively auditedimprove communication between the auditor and the Agile team.Read this book to understand how to get the most out of Agile audits, whatever your role.

Provides a work of reference covering British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth. This book lists nearly 9,000 painters, with almost 90,000 paintings, in more than 1,700 separate collections. It covers those pictures that are lost, mostly as a consequence of the WWII.