Scrum Mastery + Agile Leadership: The Essential and Definitive Guide to Scrum and Agile Project Management

by Jeff Cohn

Do you want to manage projects more effectively?
  Do you want to increase your team’s productivity, collaboration, and deliver business value sooner?

Scrum is the leading Agile methodology used by Fortune 500 companies and is transforming businesses everywhere.

In this ever-changing world of customer expectations and new technologies, businesses need to be Agile to get ahead and stay there. With Scrum, you can be ready to adapt to the inevitable change.

In part 1 of this book you will learn about:

How to embrace the Agile mindset The different stages of Scrum How to break down a complex task and prioritize What a Scrum team looks like and how to build one How to run Sprints, backed with real-world examples Common mistakes and how to avoid them Meaningful metrics to track progress Applications of Scrum outside of software development How to get started with Scrum and overcome any resistance

In part 2 of this book you will learn about:

What a great Scrum Master looks like Common ‘anti-patterns’ in Scrum and Agile, and how to overcome them How to run an effective self-organizing team A simple tool to keep stakeholders on board How to build a culture of feedback and continuous improvement How to run better Scrum meetings such as daily stand-ups and retrospectives Exercises and workshops to foster team collaboration Scaling Scrum across multiple teams and locations

By the end of this book you will have the confidence to run Scrum within your organization, understand the full scope of what it can do, and bring others on board.

Are you ready to start seeing results?

Grab your copy today and transform the way you manage projects and teams.

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 31, 2019

Reviews

[Ginger Stephens · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this book to help me study for the ASM (Agile Scrum Master) exam. While there is good information regarding Agile and transitioning an organization to Agile Methodology, it will not help you study for an exam.