This book provides developers and managers with specific and implementable ways to infuse agile processes into everyday software development projects. It addresses the use of agile practices in a fixed cost setting, synthesis of agile processes and a waterfall development environment, and the integration of traditional project management tools with agile ones. The book begins with an introduction to building blocks of agile development, then moves to a lightweight framework for managing an agile project outside of any agile methodology. From there, steps teams can take to overcome obstacles and leverage agile processes are explained in detail. Finally, a section on project management and agile development explains the role and value-add of an agile project manager.