Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners: Agile Tactics, Tools, & Tips by Ilan Go

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Scrum is rapidly gaining momentum as the most popular agile framework primarily because its concepts are simple, and they just make sense! However, this perceived simplicity often gives rise to the false belief that Scrum is a silver bullet and trivial to implement. When 'rubber hits the road', Scrum teams often find that translating the framework into effective, practical approaches is anything but easy...Full of easily digestible chapters, 'Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners' presents a wide range of tactics, tools and tips that may be employed by Scrum teams to help them overcome common hurdles and to help them reach the next level of effectiveness and maturity. Covering: Part 1: Scrum Start Up Part 2: Attitudes & Abilities Part 3: Planning & Protecting Part 4: Requirement Refinement Part 5: Establishing Estimates Part 6: Questioning Quality Part 7: Monitoring & Metrics Part 8: Retros, Reviews & Risks Part 9: Managing the Managers Part 10: Larger Lessons

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Translate the Scrum framework into reality In Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners, Scrum expert Ilan Goldstein helps the reader translate the Scrum framework into reality to meet the Scrum challenges formal training never warned about. Drawing on his extensive agile experience in a wide range of projects and environments, Goldstein presents thirty proven, flexible shortcuts for optimising Scrum processes, actions, and outcomes. Each shortcut walks the reader through applying a Scrum approach to achieve a tangible output. These easy-to-digest, actionable patterns address a broad range of topics including getting started, quality and metrics, team members and roles, managing stakeholders, estimation, continuous improvement and much more. Samples Preview sample pages from Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners: Agile Tactics, Tools, & Tips >

Author Biography

Ilan Goldstein is a globally recognised Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) with extensive experience working with start-ups, market leaders, government agencies, and public companies, helping them to improve their agility through the implementation of Scrum. He is a regular conference speaker, guest university lecturer, and founder of both Axis Agile - a leading provider of agile training and consulting services - and Scrum Australia - a national not-for-profit organisation focused on growing and enriching the Scrum community.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Scrum StartupChapter 2: Attitudes and AbilitiesChapter 3: Planning and Protecting Chapter 4: Requirement Refinement Chapter 5: Establishing EstimatesChapter 6: Questioning Quality Chapter 7: Monitoring and Metrics Chapter 8: Retros, Reviews, and Risks Chapter 9 Managing the Managers Chapter 10: Larger LessonsReferencesIndex

Review

"Great books give you advice you can follow, and Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners most definitely does. Written to suit newcomers or experienced practitioners who have a healthy interest in Scrum, the knowledge contained in this book can be game changing. Ilan Goldstein shares his extensive global experience to produce a well written and valuable insight into practicing and sustaining effective agile practices." –Kevin Austin, Agile coach and transition lead, Fortune 50 investment bank    "A software team succeeds because it has the right people who are allowed to do their best work. Understanding the patterns and anti-patterns (my favorite anti-pattern–'test sprint') in this guidebook will help you know who the right people are and how to help them work well. These shortcuts focus on people, and that's why they work. Get your team (and the rest of your company) reading and discussing this today." –Lisa Crispin, coauthor with Janet Gregory, of Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams   "Ilan Goldstein has earned a loyal following in the Agile community for his no nonsense advice and practical solutions that deliver real results for teams. I'm thrilled that he's been able to distill this expertise into a book that's rich with insights and also very readable. I can't wait to use all his best ideas in my own practice!" –Pete Deemer, CEO of Stormglass and author of The Scrum Primer   "This book is an outstanding reference for anyone using Scrum to build software. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or a beginner just starting out, you'll find something worthy in here that you can learn and apply right away. Ilan's casual and engaging writing style describes perfectly the real-world challenges that you may face when using Scrum, and gives you practical guidance for working through them." –Ryan Dorrell, CTO, AgileThought   "I especially like the essay style. It invites me to skip around to find topics of interest, and makes it easy to find what Ilan thinks about things. Ilan takes us over ground we've covered before, but he gives us a fresh look at things. Very valuable!" –Ron Jeffries, coauthor of The Agile Manifesto and founder of xprogramming.com   "Scrum is not a solution. Your solution will only become clear through a journey of inspection and adaptation. The journey is not straightforward, and you will make some mistakes as you try to customize Scrum to your organization. Ilan's work for me is a Hitch Hiker's Guide to Scrum, giving you insights, tools, approaches, and belief to support you. I really appreciate the openness in Ilan's stories and how he shares his experiences. I don't have to agree with every technique or idea, as Ilan is not trying to instruct. He is asking you to think; to challenge your assumptions and help you on your way." –Martin Kearns, Scrum trainer and national Agile and innovation lead at SMS Management & Technology   "Most books about Scrum are on theory and speak from a distant third-person perspective. They are hard to read. Ilan has created the opposite. He has created a book that feels like a conversation. I kept nodding in recognition at all the real-world problems he identi

Long Description

Practical, Step-by-Step Scrum Techniques for Improving Processes, Actions, and Outcomes The widespread adoption and success of Scrum can be attributed in large part to its perceived intuitiveness and simplicity. But when new Scrum practitioners attempt to apply Scrum theory and high-level approaches in actual projects, they often find it surprisingly difficult. In Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners, Scrum expert Ilan Goldstein helps you translate the Scrum framework into reality to meet the Scrum challenges your formal training never warned you about. Drawing on his extensive agile experience in a wide range of projects and environments, Goldstein presents thirty proven, flexible shortcuts for optimizing Scrum processes, actions, and outcomes. Each shortcut walks you through applying a Scrum approach to achieve a tangible output. These easy-to-digest, actionable patterns address a broad range of topics including getting started, quality and metrics, team members and roles, managing stakeholders, estimation, continuous improvement and much more. Whatever your role, Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners will help you take your Scrum skills to the next level and achieve better results in any project you participate in.

Review Text

"Great books give you advice you can follow, and Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners most definitely does. Written to suit newcomers or experienced practitioners who have a healthy interest in Scrum, the knowledge contained in this book can be game changing. Ilan Goldstein shares his extensive global experience to produce a well written and valuable insight into practicing and sustaining effective agile practices." -Kevin Austin, Agile coach and transition lead, Fortune 50 investment bank "A software team succeeds because it has the right people who are allowed to do their best work. Understanding the patterns and anti-patterns (my favorite anti-pattern-'test sprint') in this guidebook will help you know who the right people are and how to help them work well. These shortcuts focus on people, and that's why they work. Get your team (and the rest of your company) reading and discussing this today." -Lisa Crispin, coauthor with Janet Gregory, of Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams "Ilan Goldstein has earned a loyal following in the Agile community for his no nonsense advice and practical solutions that deliver real results for teams. I'm thrilled that he's been able to distill this expertise into a book that's rich with insights and also very readable. I can't wait to use all his best ideas in my own practice!" -Pete Deemer, CEO of Stormglass and author of The Scrum Primer "This book is an outstanding reference for anyone using Scrum to build software. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or a beginner just starting out, you'll find something worthy in here that you can learn and apply right away. Ilan's casual and engaging writing style describes perfectly the real-world challenges that you may face when using Scrum, and gives you practical guidance for working through them." -Ryan Dorrell, CTO, AgileThought "I especially like the essay style. It invites me to skip around to find topics of interest, and makes it easy to find what Ilan thinks about things. Ilan takes us over ground we've covered before, but he gives us a fresh look at things. Very valuable!" -Ron Jeffries, coauthor of The Agile Manifesto and founder of xprogramming.com "Scrum is not a solution. Your solution will only become clear through a journey of inspection and adaptation. The journey is not straightforward, and you will make some mistakes as you try to customize Scrum to your organization. Ilan's work for me is a Hitch Hiker's Guide to Scrum, giving you insights, tools, approaches, and belief to support you. I really appreciate the openness in Ilan's stories and how he shares his experiences. I don't have to agree with every technique or idea, as Ilan is not trying to instruct. He is asking you to think; to challenge your assumptions and help you on your way." -Martin Kearns, Scrum trainer and national Agile and innovation lead at SMS Management & Technology "Most books about Scrum are on theory and speak from a distant third-person perspective. They are hard to read. Ilan has created the opposite. He has created a book that feels like a conversation. I kept nodding in recognition at all the real-world problems he identi

Review Quote

"Great books give you advice you can follow, and Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners most definitely does. Written to suit newcomers or experienced practitioners who have a healthy interest in Scrum, the knowledge contained in this book can be game changing. Ilan Goldstein shares his extensive global experience to produce a well written and valuable insight into practicing and sustaining effective agile practices." -Kevin Austin, Agile coach and transition lead, Fortune 50 investment bank

Feature

50 practical and proven techniques for taking Scrum skills to the next level Links Scrum theory to action with concise, actionable, step-by-step Scrum techniques for improving process, action, and outcome Walks the reader through real-world, in-the-trenches techniques for solving the problems formal Scrum training never mentioned Covers project warm-ups, kick-offs, roles, role models, sustainable Scrum environments, product(ive) backlogs, estimating, planning, proving, quality, retros, reviews, and more

Details ISBN0321822366 Author Ilan Goldstein Short Title SCRUM SHORTCUTS W/O CUTTING CO Language English ISBN-10 0321822366 ISBN-13 9780321822369 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2013 Imprint Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States DEWEY 005.1 Edition 1 Illustrations illustrations Pages 208 Subtitle Agile Tactics, Tools, & Tips Birth 1930 Affiliation Nottingham Trent University Position Author Qualifications Ph.D. Publication Date 2013-07-25 AU Release Date 2013-07-25 NZ Release Date 2013-07-25 US Release Date 2013-07-25 UK Release Date 2013-07-25 Publisher Pearson Education (US) Series Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn) Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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