Opis: Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners - Ilan Goldstein

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. "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 ofForeword xvii Preface xix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Author xxv Chapter 1: Scrum Startup 1 Shortcut 1: Scrum on the Pitch 1 Shortcut 2: Fragile Agile 5 Shortcut 3: Creative Comfort 11 Wrap Up 15 Chapter 2: Attitudes and Abilities 17 Shortcut 4: Masterful ScrumMaster 17 Shortcut 5: Rock Stars or Studio Musicians? 21 Shortcut 6: Picking Your Team Line-Up 25 Wrap Up 31 Chapter 3: Planning and Protecting 33 Shortcut 7: Setting the Scrum Stage 33 Shortcut 8: Plan the Sprint, Sprint the Plan 37 Shortcut 9: Incriminating Impediments 42 Wrap Up 45 Chapter 4: Requirement Refinement 47 Shortcut 10: Structuring Stories 47 Shortcut 11: Developing the Definition of Done 51 Shortcut 12: Progressive Revelations 57 Wrap Up 61 Chapter 5: Establishing Estimates 63 Shortcut 13: Relating to Estimating 63 Shortcut 14: Planning Poker at Pace 69 Shortcut 15: Transitioning Relatively 75 Wrap Up 81 Chapter 6: Questioning Quality 83 Shortcut 16: Bah! Scrum Bug! 83 Shortcut 17: We Still Love the Testers! 87 Shortcut 18: Automation Nation 91 Wrap Up 98 Chapter 7: Monitoring and Metrics 99 Shortcut 19: Metrics That Matter 99 Shortcut 20: Outstanding Stand-Ups 107 Shortcut 21: Taming the Task Board 111 Wrap Up 115 Chapter 8: Retros, Reviews, and Risks 117 Shortcut 22: To-Dos for Your Sprint Reviews 117 Shortcut 23: Retrospective Irrespective 122 Shortcut 24: Risk Takers and Mistake Makers 129 Wrap Up 133 Chapter 9 Managing the Managers 135 Shortcut 25: Perception Is Reality 135 Shortcut 26: Our Lords and Masters 140 Shortcut 27: Morphing Managers in the Matrix 145 Wrap Up 152 Chapter 10: Larger Lessons 153 Shortcut 28: Scrum Rollout Reckoning 153 Shortcut 29: Eyes on the Prize 158 Shortcut 30: Shortcut to the Final Level 162 Final Wrap Up 165 References 167 Index 171

Szczegóły: Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners - Ilan Goldstein

Tytuł: Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners
Autor: Ilan Goldstein
Producent: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780321822369
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 208
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.34 kg

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