Agile Project Management with Scrum Author: Ken Schwaber | Language: English | ISBN:
B004OR1XHY | Format: EPUB
Agile Project Management with Scrum Description
The rules and practices for Scrum—a simple process for managing complex projects—are few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But Scrum’s simplicity itself—its lack of prescription—can be disarming, and new practitioners often find themselves reverting to old project management habits and tools and yielding lesser results. In this illuminating series of case studies, Scrum co-creator and evangelist Ken Schwaber identifies the real-world lessons—the successes and failures—culled from his years of experience coaching companies in agile project management. Through them, you’ll understand how to use Scrum to solve complex problems and drive better results—delivering more valuable software faster.
Gain the foundation in Scrum theory—and practice—you need to:
- Rein in even the most complex, unwieldy projects
- Effectively manage unknown or changing product requirements
- Simplify the chain of command with self-managing development teams
- Receive clearer specifications—and feedback—from customers
- Greatly reduce project planning time and required tools
- Build—and release—products in 30-day cycles so clients get deliverables earlier
- Avoid missteps by regularly inspecting, reporting on, and fine-tuning projects
- Support multiple teams working on a large-scale project from many geographic locations
- Maximize return on investment!
- File Size: 751 KB
- Print Length: 188 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (November 30, 2009)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004OR1XHY
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,229 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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in Books > Computers & Technology > Business & Management > Project Management > Agile - #17
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Computers & Technology > Programming > Software Design > Software Project Management - #27
in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Software Design, Testing & Engineering > Testing
I purchased the book hoping it would provide real content about the rules and practices of Scrum. Instead, the author appears intent upon using the book to drive business to his Scrum certification business. He touts platitudes about "the rules of Scrum", but provides little substance. Outside of the basics -- that can be learned by simply searching for "Scrum" in a search engine -- the book offers little insight into how Scrum Masters conduct themselves differently than Project Managers. If you're looking for valuable insight into Scrum, skip this book. It was a waste of my money. One last gripe: The author wastes no opportunity to slam traditional Project Managers and projects run under the procedures of non-agile methodologies. Clearly, he has never worked for a good technical Project Manager on a well-run project. Contrary to his opinion, both do exist.
By Jim
This book is a sales pitch for agile project management, not a book on how to use it. There is chapter after chapter with the same format. 1) describe long list of problems company has, 2) implement agile 3) magic happens. There is a small amount of information on agile and how to use it.
By dugfromthearth
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