The Agilist’s Guidebook – A reference for agile transformation: Book is now Available

Finally, my book is out !! in India. 

Only Physical copy to start with! 

It was a six months journey to arrive at here, and the course is pursuing...

It took one month to discover the publisher based on the budget I had. I was not ready to invest much. I was in moderation. Frankly speaking, my budget was greatly less.

I zeroed the current publisher. I was in a dilemma with the only e-book as the Physical copy was costing too much.

My colleagues proposed, without physical touch, there is no product! we should hold it, feel it and touch it! 

Ok, I chose to go with Physical and e-book.

I started compiling the manuscript. It was a tiresome process. It was an extremely demanding work. It calls for continuous attention. Lot of rewrite. Discussion with many companions. I disturb them a lot. Thanks to the previous company where I spent substantial time on research, visualization, articulation, debate, etc. Without that, it would be unthinkable.

My mother tongue is Bengali, Hardly I can compose decent English. I am speaking Binglish( Bengali English). My grammar is terrible.

I took help from my colleagues. The Publisher was asking 30k INR for Grammer checking and correction! I said sorry , no more money . With the aid of Grammarly tool, I had repaired the grammar.

An initial agreement with the publisher was 250 pages 20 images. The physical copy would be roughly 250 INR MRP.

In a couple of months with many debates, discussion with my friends, my book size has become 340 pages and no of images were 70+ !!! 

It was terrible for the publisher to accommodate this many pages and images with the price they offer. They had to raise the cost. My budget exceeded.

Several variants of pdf review concluded with many of my friends.

During this time, I had glimpsed into hundreds of the book, their design, size, the number of pages, everything about a book! I read dozens of the website about books! I was drenched in book writing! 

I had one question in my mind, why someone will pay 1 INR for this book, will he/she will get 10 INR in return?

I had the challenge to add all my mind map images as the resolution was of extremely poor condition.

We had struggled a lot, researched a lot on this.

Standard book size was 25 × 20 cm

To accommodate image with quality, we had to built up the book size like A4. Initially; I was not admitted. How can a book look like be A4 size Practical notebook?

After many nights we work out, it will be 27 x 21 x 1.5 cm.

It raises the cost again!!! 

We determined the final MRP is 349 INR 

I received my promised book at my place after paying final payment after several days of waiting.

Now a few days back publisher announced that with the present prize it is not viable to undertake the printing of this book with the quality of the paper. That is how now physical copy in Amazon showing 499 INR!!! 

After several months of struggle, nightmare, dream, my book is visible. 

Nice to look at the Physical copy.

The size of the book is bigger than the normal book.

What are the chapters? This book has 85 problem statements.

This book has 46 mind maps in different areas. 7 different case studies.

This book will have only tips, reader has to do research to enhance knowledge. This book does not give complete knowledge.

This book is available physical copy at

1. At Publisher website in India

2. Amazon website in India

3. At flipkart website in India

E-book is available ....

This book is just sharing my experience with all.

Awesome Experience , can not be explained in words , it has to feel