Scrum Field Guide, The: Agile Advice for Your First Year and Beyond by Mitch Lac

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Thousands of organisations 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. 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 maximise 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 Prioritising and estimating backlogs Working with distributed and offshore teams Institutionalising improvements, and extending agility throughout the organisation Samples Preview sample pages from The Scrum Field Guide

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Mitch Lacey, founder of Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc., helps companies reach their maximum potential by building high-performing organizations through the adoption of agile practices, including Scrum and XP. Mitch's rich, practical experience and his pragmatic approach are trusted by many companies including Adobe Systems, Aera Energy, Bio-Rad, EchoStar, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Salem Hospital, SAP, Sony, and more. He is a CST, a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), and an Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP). Mitch has served on the board of directors for the Agile Alliance and the Scrum Alliance. Learn more at  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Scrum: Simple, Not Easy Part I: Getting Prepared  Chapter 2: Getting People on Board Chapter 3: Using Team Consultants to Optimize Team Performance Chapter 4: Predicting Team Velocity  Chapter 5: Implementing the Scrum Roles Chapter 6: Determining Sprint Length  Chapter 7: How Do You Know You're Done? Chapter 8: The Case for a Full-Time ScrumMaster Part II: Field Basics  Chapter 9: Why Engineering Practices Are Important in Scrum  Chapter 10: Core Hours  Chapter 11: Release Planning Chapter 12: Decomposing Stories and Tasks Chapter 13: Keeping Defects in Check Chapter 14: Sustained Engineering and Scrum Chapter 15: The Sprint Review Chapter 16: Retrospectives Part III: First Aid   Chapter 17: Facilitating a Productive Daily Scrum Chapter 18: The Fourth Question in Scrum   Chapter 19: Keeping People Engaged with Pair Programming Chapter 20: Adding New Team Members Chapter 21: When Cultures Collide Chapter 22: Sprint Emergency Procedures Part IV: Advanced Survival Techniques Chapter 23: Sustainable Pace Chapter 24: Delivering Working Software Chapter 25: Optimizing and Measuring Value Chapter 26: Up-Front Project Costing Chapter 27: Documentation in Scrum Projects  Chapter 28: Outsourcing and Offshoring Chapter 29: Prioritizing and Estimating Large Backlogs–The Big Wall Chapter 30: Writing Contracts Part V: Wilderness Essentials Chapter 31: Driving to Done through Collaboration Chapter 32: How Story Points Relate to Hours Chapter 33: Immersive Interviewing and Hiring Chapter 34: Aligning Incentives with Outcomes Chapter 35: Risk Management in Scrum Appendix: Scrum Framework Index

Long Description

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.

Feature

Don't just "survive" the move to agile: thrive! Discover 101 infinitely practical tips for succeeding with agile, right from the start! A revised and expanded second edition full of guidance on what organizations need to do during the earlier stages of adoption of the most popular agile method: Scrum. Paves the road to success with a clear plan for creating and releasing software Works with any agile methodology, from XP to Scrum Practical, actionable, concrete tips for senior managers, program/project managers, developers, and product owners Eliminates "buyer's remorse" associated with bumpy agile transitions, helping teams quickly build confidence and get results

New Feature

No chapters are being removed, but additional coverage will include material on Immersive Interviewing, the Value of Collaborative Estimation, and Achieving Competitive Advantage with Business Alignment. Other candidates for inclusion (based on reviewer feedback) are risk management, the value of "throw away" work, managing architecture, and conducting performance reviews. In total, we estimate the second edition will be 60-70 pages longer.

Details ISBN0133853624 Author Mitch Lacey Pages 480 ISBN-10 0133853624 ISBN-13 9780133853629 Format Paperback Media Book Language English Edition 2nd DEWEY 005.1 Country of Publication United States Replaces 9780321554154 Subtitle Agile Advice for Your First Year and Beyond Short Title SCRUM FIELD GD 2/E Illustrations Yes Series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn) Year 2016 Imprint Addison Wesley Place of Publication Boston AU Release Date 2016-01-04 NZ Release Date 2016-01-04 US Release Date 2016-01-04 Publication Date 2016-01-04 UK Release Date 2016-01-04 Publisher Pearson Education (US) Edition Description 2nd edition Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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