This third edition of Agile Project Management in easy steps has been updated to reflect its ongoing evolution. It explains the principles, practices, and processes of agile project management, by following an entire project, step-by-step, and covering the main activities and deliverables, including:Pre-project foundations, project vision and the business case.Ongoing discovery and definition of scope.Iterative and incremental development....

This book explores the role of students’ involvement in teacher professional development. Building upon a research study whereby pupils instruct their teachers in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the author argues that using student voice in this way can result in transformational learning for all those involved. The author presents the processes and experiences of pupils taking on the role of educators as well as the experiences of the teachers receiving such pro...

Che Guevara—doctor, revolutionary, guerrilla fighter, and global icon. From his early days as an idealistic medical student to his rise as one of the most recognizable faces of revolution, his story is filled with ambition, conflict, and ultimate sacrifice.This audiobook explores the life of the man behind the legend. How did a young Argentine traveler become a key figure in the Cuban Revolution? What were his ideals, his battles, and the controversial actions that made him both ad...

A psychologically rich exploration of faith loss and spiritual reconstruction in an age of religious disaffiliation.In Lost Faith and Wandering Souls, religion scholar David Morris offers a psychologically informed investigation of the widespread religious disillusionment shaping contemporary spiritual life. Drawing from psychoanalytic theory, developmental psychology, and sociological research, Morris argues that faith loss should be understood not as mer...

Public Religions in the Future World is the first book to map the utopian terrain of the political-religious movements of the past four decades. Examining a politically diverse set of utopian fictions, this book cuts across the usual Right/Left political divisions to show a surprising convergence: each political-religious vision imagines a revived world of care and community over and against the economization and fragmentation of neoliberalism. Understanding these religions as uto...

This is a guide to the teaching of computing and coding in primary schools, and an exploration of how children develop their computational thinking. It covers all areas of the National Curriculum for primary computing and offers insight into effective teaching.The text considers three strands of computer science, digital literacy and information technology. The teaching of coding is especially challenging for primary teachers, so it highlights learning on this, giving practical exa...

Hope is real, and we need it.This decade is proving to be anything but easy. From early 2020 on, together we've faced a global pandemic, horrific acts on Black lives, an assault on the US Capitol, a Russian war on Ukraine, school shootings, inflation, a tumultuous job market, climate change, toxic religion, social isolation, and burnout. Whew.We're all feeling it. So how will you find hope?In Hope in the 2020s: Encouragement for Our T...

JR Ferguson is a retired farmer. His acreage has been leased to a young couple he once rescued from the muddy access road that runs through his cornfield. As a result, he examines the road after every heavy rain both for stranded lovers and to examine the roads condition.One day he finds trash in the form of various kinds of medication bottles strewn on the side of the road. With his boots sinking in the soft mud, he collects the litter and returns with the bottles some of which are...

The book underscores the idea that student-athletes are in control of their own destiny. It provides a roadmap to success, equipping them with the necessary tools to navigate the challenges they may face in their academic and athletic pursuits. It emphasizes the importance of balance, discipline, and resilience, and how these qualities can shape their future.The handbook delves into significant topics and concepts that are relevant in today's high school and college athletics. It o...

Officer Paul Lee has been on the Waverly police force his entire working life. Now, nearing retirement, he finds he's lived a life filled with regrets.Having seen the worst that humanity has to offer, he lives in fear and distrust. As a result, he is not liking the man he's become.In the course of a murder investigation, he learns of an experimental drug that reverses aging. While collecting evidence, he gives in to his hope for a new life and steals some of the tablets, hopi...

In this continuing story of Sarah Crowther and her struggle to protect her family and business, there are a few surprises - and scenes that may distress some readers. Yet, in David’s inimitable style, he brings laughter into the mix, which will delight the faithful fans of his previous books.

Winner of the 2023 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award for PhotographyLove, Daddy: Letters from My Father examines the complexities of father-and-son relationships through letters and photographs. Willie Morris wrote scores of letters to his only son, David Rae Morris, from the mid-1970s until Willie’s death in 1999. From David Rae’s perspective, his father was often emotionally disconnected and lived a peculiar lifestyle, often staying out car...