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Agile 101: Practical Project Management
Agile 101: Practical Project Management
You’ve heard about Scrum and all that Agile buzz. You know it works. You know that everyone uses it, from start-ups to multinationals, and that the latest public tenders call for its use. Yes, even your competition uses it. You’ve read a lot on some blogs and websites, even attended a talk about the method, but it still scares you a little. There’s some weird lingo and not much actionable stuff. If you want to make sense of Scrum, this is your book. I will try to explain project management from a practical point of view, and as entertainingly as possible. I will avoid any terms that might sound strange to a Scrum newbie.
The book is filled with anecdotes and real life stories arising from dozens of projects, big and small. They will be used to explain, in a compelling way, just what you need to understand the philosophy behind this method. You will finally dare to implement it in your projects. Then your projects will meet their goals, not only for your company but also for your client — and your clients will want to hire you again when they need a Scrum Master for their projects.
With Agile 101 you’ll learn:
* The main advantages and disadvantages when implementing Scrum. The things you should bear in mind and those you should avoid.
* How to make agile estimates.
* How to handle the project’s budget while allowing your client to modify the required functionality.
* The lessons I have learned during my years as a software development professional. I will tell you what I did right but also what I did wrong, so that at least you don’t make the same mistakes I did.
* Tips and tricks to prepare for the Professional Scrum Master certification (PSM I), so you improve your chances of landing better jobs.
You’ve heard about Scrum and all that Agile buzz. You know it works. You know that everyone uses it, from start-ups to multinationals, and that the latest public tenders call for its use. Yes, even your competition uses it. You’ve read a lot on some blogs and websites, even attended a talk about the method, but it still scares you a little. There’s some weird lingo and not much actionable stuff. If you want to make sense of Scrum, this is your book. I will try to explain project management from a practical point of view, and as entertainingly as possible. I will avoid any terms that might sound strange to a Scrum newbie.
The book is filled with anecdotes and real life stories arising from dozens of projects, big and small. They will be used to explain, in a compelling way, just what you need to understand the philosophy behind this method. You will finally dare to implement it in your projects. Then your projects will meet their goals, not only for your company but also for your client — and your clients will want to hire you again when they need a Scrum Master for their projects.
With Agile 101 you’ll learn:
* The main advantages and disadvantages when implementing Scrum. The things you should bear in mind and those you should avoid.
* How to make agile estimates.
* How to handle the project’s budget while allowing your client to modify the required functionality.
* The lessons I have learned during my years as a software development professional. I will tell you what I did right but also what I did wrong, so that at least you don’t make the same mistakes I did.
* Tips and tricks to prepare for the Professional Scrum Master certification (PSM I), so you improve your chances of landing better jobs.
117 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 5, 2016
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April 18, 2020
It is simple practical project management book, useful for the beginners. Books explains the agile jargons and best practices in simple, quick way to be understandable by everyone.
The thing I like the most is the fact that there are no long stories of agile, but cover overall all the aspects of agile management. It’s a good starting point for any newbie, and from here one can choose to dive down in the agile methodologies of quickly start implementing the approach.
Suitable for all in any or following roles
• Product owner
• Product manager
• Scrum master
• Dev Team
Topics includes
• MVP Minimal Viable product
• Tech Debt and why it is bad
• Burn-down chart and how to analyze project progress from it.
• Classic but useful 20/80 rule
• Sprint and scrums
Customer involvement/stakeholder management
The thing I like the most is the fact that there are no long stories of agile, but cover overall all the aspects of agile management. It’s a good starting point for any newbie, and from here one can choose to dive down in the agile methodologies of quickly start implementing the approach.
Suitable for all in any or following roles
• Product owner
• Product manager
• Scrum master
• Dev Team
Topics includes
• MVP Minimal Viable product
• Tech Debt and why it is bad
• Burn-down chart and how to analyze project progress from it.
• Classic but useful 20/80 rule
• Sprint and scrums
Customer involvement/stakeholder management
July 27, 2017
Note that Agile will not really work in Emerging Market mindset, where I come from. But its worth knowing what we could be and how it works in theory.
I like how straight forward and fast this information is delivered. While there are valuable take aways, my circumstance is very challenging in applying this because I come from an emerging market and there is a serious cultural barrier in using this.
For this to apply for the a company like mine it needs a LOT of training in analysis, problem solving, data verification, reasoning, communication, and, the complex how do you make money without screwing someone over.
I like how straight forward and fast this information is delivered. While there are valuable take aways, my circumstance is very challenging in applying this because I come from an emerging market and there is a serious cultural barrier in using this.
For this to apply for the a company like mine it needs a LOT of training in analysis, problem solving, data verification, reasoning, communication, and, the complex how do you make money without screwing someone over.
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