Scrum: A Cleverly Concise and Agile Guide

by Paul VII

Introduction

Thank you and congratulations on taking this class, "Scrum: A Cleverly Concise and Agile Guide".
In this class, you will be given an exceedingly concise guide yet still a wealth of information to allow you to fully understand how to use agile scrum.
I know you will get value from this as it contains the exact methods I have used to deliver projects on time and to a high degree of quality using scrum. I then walk you step by step through the key rules, roles and events used in scrum so that you have an excellent foundation. In this class, you will learn: -Learn what scrum is and why it is so powerful for delivering even the most complex project on time. -Explain the difference between roles, events and artifacts -Understand techniques to deliver your project on time -Explain the difference between Agile and Scrum -Explain what the Waterfall Model is and Why it is less flexible than Agile So let's get started and let me help you to understand and use agile scrum.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Section 1: The World Before Agile & Scrum
The Waterfall Model
The Birth of Agile
Section 2: Introducing Scrum
Scrum Theory
Scrum Skeleton
Section 3: Scrum Team Roles
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
The Development Team
Development Team Size
Section 4: Scrum Events and Artifacts
Sprint Planning Meeting
Daily Scrum
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Unofficial Event: Release Planning Meeting
Product Backlog
Monitoring the Progress of a Release - The Release
Burn down
Sprint Backlog
Monitoring the Progress of a Sprint - Sprint Burn down
Releasable Product Increment
Section 5: Scaling Scrum
How do we scale scrum?
The Challenge - Scaling Scrum
What is Scrum of Scrums?
BONUS: Five Top Tips
Tip 1 - Groom Your Backlog
Tip 2 - Utilize User Stories
Tip 3 - Use the concept of "Ideal Hours"
Tip 4 - Ensure the Product Owner has the time and skills
Tip 5 - Make Sure that the Entire Team are committed
Tip 6 - Have Open Discussions in your Retrospectives
BONUS: Scrum Case Study: Confession 3: Intro to Scrum Gone Bad
Conclusion
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66 pages, Paperback

Published July 10, 2016

About the author

Paul VII is not only an author but a certified scrum master with experience in international blue chip companies dating back to 1999. That experience includes leading projects for the BBC, General Electric, Oracle, BSkyB, HiT Entertainment (responsible for Angelina Ballerina, Bob the builder and other titles that you love watching with your kids or siblings but won't admit to) and Razorfish. These roles have all involved leadership on a wealth of mobile, internet TV and web software projects. He has played the role of portfolio manager, scrum master and in the earlier years, of team lead and technical lead. He has had the privilege of running projects and rolling out working practices in market leading organisations from start to finish.

Reviews

[Fred Fanning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful book with a great deal of information on Scrum. If you only have one Scrum book this should be it.