Partial Contents1: Software Ascents- Components of Adaptive Software Development2: Thriving at the Edge of Chaos- The Adaptive Development Model3: The Project Mission- Identify the Mission- Create Mission Artifacts- Share Mission Values- Focus on Results4: Planning Adaptive Development Cycles- Adaptive Planning Techniques- The Evolving World of Components5: Great Groups and the Ability to Collaborate- Using Complexity Concepts to Improve Collaboration- Joint Application Development6: Learning: Models, Techniques, and Cycle Review Practices- Software Inspections- Project Postmortems7: Why Even Good Managers Cause Projects to Fail- Disruptive Technologies- No Silver Bullet8: Adaptive Management- The Progression from Process to Pattern9: Workstate Life Cycle Management- Managing Workflow in an Adaptive Environment10: Structural Collaboration- Eight Guidelines for Applying Rigor to Project Work11: Managing Project Time Cycles- Plan the Project12: Dawdling, McLuhan, and Thin Air- Organizational Growth- Surviving in Thin AirBibliographyIndex