Thousands of organizations are adopting Scrum to transform the way they
execute complex projects, in software and beyond. This guide will give
you the skills and confidence needed to deploy Scrum, resulting in
high-performing teams and satisfied customers. Drawing on years of
hands-on experience helping companies succeed, Certified Scrum Trainer
(CST) Mitch Lacey helps you overcome the major challenges of Scrum
adoption and the deeper issues that emerge later.
Extensively revised to reflect improved Scrum practices and tools,
this edition adds an all-new section of tips from the field.
Lacey covers many new topics, including immersive interviewing,
collaborative estimation, and deepening business alignment. In 35
engaging chapters, you'll learn how to build support and maximize value
across your company.
Now part of the renowned Mike Cohn Signature Series on agile
development, this pragmatic guide addresses everything from establishing
roles and priorities to determining team velocity, setting sprint
length, and conducting customer reviews.
Coverage includes
- Bringing teams and new team members on board
- Creating a workable definition of "done"
- Planning for short-term wins, and removing impediments to success
- Balancing predictability and adaptability in release planning
- Running productive daily scrums
- Fixing failing sprints
- Accurately costing projects, and measuring the value they deliver
- Managing risks in dynamic Scrum projects
- Prioritizing and estimating backlogs
- Working with distributed and offshore teams
- Institutionalizing improvements, and extending agility throughout the
organization
Packed with real-world examples straight from Lacey's experience, this
book will be invaluable to anyone transitioning to Scrum, seeking to
improve their early results, or trying to get back on track.
