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This is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile—and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds of software organizations make Scrum and agile work.
Succeeding with Agile is for pragmatic software professionals who want real answers to the most difficult challenges they face in implementing Scrum. Cohn covers every facet of the transition: getting started, helping individuals transition to the new roles, structuring teams, scaling up, working with a distributed team, and finally, implementing effective metrics and continuous improvement.
Throughout, Cohn presents "Things to Try Now" sections based on his most successful advice. Complementary "Objection" sections reproduce typical conversations with those resisting change and offer practical guidance for addressing their concerns. Coverage includes
• Practical ways to get started immediately—and "get good" fast
• Overcoming individual resistence to the changes Scrum requires
• Staffing Scrum projects and building effective teams
• Establishing "improvement communities" of people who are passionate about driving change
• Choosing which agile technical practice to use or experiment with
• Leading self-organizing teams
• Making the most of Scrum sprints, planning, and quality techniques
• Scaling Scrum to distributed, multiteam projects
• Using Scrum on projects with complex sequential processes or challengin compliance and governance requirements
• Understanding Scrum's impact on HR, facilities, and project management
Whether you've completed a few sprints or multiple agile projects and whatever your role—manager, developer, coach, ScrumMaster, product owner, analyst, team lead, or project lead—this book will help you succeed with your very next project. Then, it will help you go much further: It will help you transform your entire development organization.
Pt. I Getting Started 1
Ch. 1 Why Becoming Agile Is Hard (But Worth It) 3
Ch. 2 ADAPTing to Scrum 21
Ch. 3 Patterns for Adopting Scrum 43
Ch. 4 Iterating Toward Agility 61
Ch. 5 Your First Projects 81
Pt. II Individuals 95
Ch. 6 Overcoming Resistance 97
Ch. 7 New Roles 117
Ch. 8 Changed Roles 137
Ch. 9 Technical Practices 155
Pt. III Teams 175
Ch. 10 Team Structure 177
Ch. 11 Teamwork 201
Ch. 12 Leading a Self-Organizing Team 219
Ch. 13 The Product Backlog 235
Ch. 14 Sprints 257
Ch. 15 Planning 285
Ch. 16 Quality 307
Pt. IV The Organization 325
Ch. 17 Scaling Scrum 327
Ch. 18 Distributed Teams 355
Ch. 19 Coexisting with Other Approaches 389
Ch. 20 Human Resources, Facilities, and the PMO 405
Pt. V Next Steps 427
Ch. 21 Seeing How Far You've Come 429
Ch. 22 You're Not Done Yet 447
Reference List 449
Index 465
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Posted September 1, 2010
I've only read the preview chapter. Several sections were included twice and no figures or tables were included.
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This is not a review of the book, but I had to say something.
I was going to get this for my NOOK, but then I found out that the Kindle edition of this book is only $17.69! I'm beginning to question my choice of e-reader...
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I was really close to buying the eBook, but with no tables or figures, there is no way I was going to spend $32 on part of a book. If B&N wants to sell this, please fix the digital edition.
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Overview
This is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile—and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds of software organizations make Scrum and agile work.
Succeeding with Agile is for pragmatic software professionals who want real answers to the most difficult challenges they face in implementing Scrum. Cohn covers every facet of the transition: getting started, helping individuals transition to the new roles, structuring teams, scaling up, ...