The Epic Guide to Agile: More Business Value on a Predictable Schedule with Scrum

by Dave Todaro

If agile is so amazing, why is it so hard to produce reliable results?Most executives, managers, and team members get excited to adopt agile only to see it fall far short of expectations. This book has the answers to the team-level challenges that hold companies back, and includes all the content we teach in our six-figure agile transformation programs."This book describes not just every step of the agile process, but the entire process of becoming agile, the production of agile products, and how to deal with the changes that need to happen across an organization's whole culture." - Amazon ReviewerIn The Epic Guide to Agile, you'll examples and anecdotes to tackle problems at their sourceEffective ways to introduce agile and Scrum into your organizationThe exact system to achieve productive sprint planning sessions and successful sprintsThe typical issues that can doom your team and how to conquer themThe testing and source code control techniques your team needs to be successfulTricks to smoothly get your product into production and much, much more! The Epic Guide To Agile is your ultimate guide for taking software development using agile methodologies and Scrum to the next level.About the CEO Dave Todaro has lived and breathed software development for over three decades. After running successful agile teams on a daily basis, he's ready to share his insights and techniques to help your company reap the benefits of his experience.Praise for The Epic Guide to [Consistently ranked among the Top 100 software books on Amazon. 100+ 5-star reviews. Used by university professors, developers, managers, and team leaders at multinational corporations.]"Worth 500 dollars, the best book I have bought this year." - Amazon Reviewer"This is my favorite Agile book ever, and I've read so many of them. Dave Todaro shares a lifetime of hard-won experience. He has managed to write an easily understandable book that includes the details of many of the technical issues around making Agile work in a real-world development environment." - Amazon Reviewer"This book delivers on its promise. There are a lot of Agile and Scrum books out there, all promising to magically transform your development projects from chaos to perfection. This book is different. I recommend this book to anyone who needs to deliver results in a software development project." - Amazon ReviewerBuy The Epic Guide to Agile today and substantially increase the return from your software development projects by mastering Agile and Scrum!

Genres: Leadership, Business, Professional Development, Nonfiction

520 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 26, 2019

Reviews

[Erina Najdovska · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are looking to learn the basics of agile but not in theory, rather from someone's practical experience, this book is for you. It can also serve you as a guideline or resource as I find the chapters are well labelled so you can pick exactly what you need without having to read through everything. I was curious to go back to the start, to read the topics from the perspective of the of the hands-on experience I have and see if I can improve myself or the processes somewhere having read this again. It proved useful, I got inspired and have a few ideas where to start from. I recommend the book for all the roles in a scrum team that feel they could benefit from it. It is not written from the perspective of any of the them, and as far as I can see tell, it is also not biased to any of them. I find this to be quite a useful read. 

[Brian Reyman · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING book. It’s weird to say, but I was unable to put it down. I’m part of a training/learning development team that is looking to more fully integrate Agile and I browsed through several books before landing on this one. While long, it is fairly comprehensive - and more importantly, easy to read. Dave’s style is casual, yet detailed, making getting through the nearly 500 pages seem like a breeze. A few of the technical details are starting to age as newer technical practices emerge - but that’s to be expected. The core parts of this book are excellent. I would easily recommend this book as the key starting place for anyone that says they want to understand everything they can about Agile as they get started (or need solid refreshers). A++++++ work!

[S R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend! I was given this book by a colleague and found it very insightful, filled with practical tips for our team. Our project manager appreciated the many tips contained and this is a comprehensive guide we’ll refer to regularly. It’s highly readable and applicable and valuable.

[Matthew Schroyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did not really learn much new information, but for someone that is looking for a great one stop shop for tactical information on using SCRUM for software products it is a great resource.

[David Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent and detailed look at how scrum/agile can help you deliver great work.

[Vid Upp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely the best book on the specifics of executing Scrum in plain English.

Never seen anyone explain Scrum better.

[Rose Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Has everything you need, funny too!

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will be revisiting my notes many, many times in the coming weeks and months. Incredibly edifying, well-organized, and clearly written.

[Roj · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the comprehensive guide to understanding agile and its best practices. This is a must-read for everyone working on an agile project. It really helps you how to become effective in your role.