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Applying Scrum with Kanban: A Pointless Book!
Kanban is the perfect strategy for optimising flow, especially when applied with Scrum.
But how do they work in perfect harmony when for years the have been touted as adversaries?
My name is Andy Hiles and as an experienced Scrum Master, Scrum and Kanban trainer and a recognised contributor to the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams from Scrum.org, I felt there was a gap or lack of practical explanation between the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams and the content of the Professional Scrum with Kanban course.
My aim for this book was to present a more complete view of how someone could actually utilise the guidance and learnings in a practical way, for teams, in real life. Hence, this book was my way of trying to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together to fit some sort of practical, relatable experience.
The story follows Katie as an experienced Scrum Master struggling to satisfy the demands of the stakeholders and the management team in her organisation. After a particularly difficult day at work Katie realises that the answer she has been looking for has been hiding in plain sight all along. With the help of the rest of the Scrum Team and a bit of guidance from an experienced coach, Katie soon learns the power of combining both Scrum and Kanban to maximise value and leverage flow. ★★★★★ Teams and organizations around the world are looking to Agile as a way of providing a simple way of dealing with complex changes while still retaining a level of business agility – the ability to stay relevant in the market place, to fight off the market place disruptors. Agile has slowly been dominating the approach that many organizations are taking. Frameworks such as Scrum and strategies like Kanban have fought for popularity as teams try to use these tools as a way of managing the complexity and risk associated with building, maintaining and changing products. In the public domain, Agile communities have tended to side with each technique individually and has ended with lots of media information titled ‘Scrum vs Kanban’, as if it is a choice for one or the other. This book builds upon the release of the Kanban guide for Scrum teams from Scrum.org that highlights utilizing both techniques together can help teams optimize the flow of value they deliver. Or in other words provide advice and best practices for teams performing complex product change. Not really such a pointless book afterall! ★★★★★ About the
Andy Hiles is a highly experienced Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org and a Professional Kanban Trainer with ProKanban.org. Andy's career has taken him on a journey from late 90’s web development through professional organisations such as Nokia and IBM to now, where Andy is a professional trainer, coach and consultant. Along the way Andy learned XP, Scrum and Kanban ‘hands-on’, through leading teams of people developing complicated solutions in complex product and service delivery environments. Andy now works with teams of people at every level to help them work smarter towards achieving their goals. Whether that's through professional personal and group coaching; or coaching Kanban with Professional Scrum, it's always based upon client and customer outcomes in mind.
But how do they work in perfect harmony when for years the have been touted as adversaries?
My name is Andy Hiles and as an experienced Scrum Master, Scrum and Kanban trainer and a recognised contributor to the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams from Scrum.org, I felt there was a gap or lack of practical explanation between the Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams and the content of the Professional Scrum with Kanban course.
My aim for this book was to present a more complete view of how someone could actually utilise the guidance and learnings in a practical way, for teams, in real life. Hence, this book was my way of trying to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together to fit some sort of practical, relatable experience.
The story follows Katie as an experienced Scrum Master struggling to satisfy the demands of the stakeholders and the management team in her organisation. After a particularly difficult day at work Katie realises that the answer she has been looking for has been hiding in plain sight all along. With the help of the rest of the Scrum Team and a bit of guidance from an experienced coach, Katie soon learns the power of combining both Scrum and Kanban to maximise value and leverage flow. ★★★★★ Teams and organizations around the world are looking to Agile as a way of providing a simple way of dealing with complex changes while still retaining a level of business agility – the ability to stay relevant in the market place, to fight off the market place disruptors. Agile has slowly been dominating the approach that many organizations are taking. Frameworks such as Scrum and strategies like Kanban have fought for popularity as teams try to use these tools as a way of managing the complexity and risk associated with building, maintaining and changing products. In the public domain, Agile communities have tended to side with each technique individually and has ended with lots of media information titled ‘Scrum vs Kanban’, as if it is a choice for one or the other. This book builds upon the release of the Kanban guide for Scrum teams from Scrum.org that highlights utilizing both techniques together can help teams optimize the flow of value they deliver. Or in other words provide advice and best practices for teams performing complex product change. Not really such a pointless book afterall! ★★★★★ About the
Andy Hiles is a highly experienced Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org and a Professional Kanban Trainer with ProKanban.org. Andy's career has taken him on a journey from late 90’s web development through professional organisations such as Nokia and IBM to now, where Andy is a professional trainer, coach and consultant. Along the way Andy learned XP, Scrum and Kanban ‘hands-on’, through leading teams of people developing complicated solutions in complex product and service delivery environments. Andy now works with teams of people at every level to help them work smarter towards achieving their goals. Whether that's through professional personal and group coaching; or coaching Kanban with Professional Scrum, it's always based upon client and customer outcomes in mind.
217 pages, Paperback
Published September 28, 2021
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August 14, 2024
Me lo he leído como lectura preparatoria para el PSK y si bien creo que es un buen libro para entender como llevar todo esto al terreno práctico, como preparación a la certificación no sería el libro que recomendaría ya que entra en temas como la supresión del uso de puntos de historia, que si bien son interesantes no son materia de examen.
Por otro lado el contenido interesante, pero la novelización del mismo creo que solo alarga innecesariamente la explicación de los conceptos y dificulta usarlo como material de consulta, aunque su lectura es amena y es posible que para otros lectores les resulte menos tedioso que un libro 100% técnico.
Por otro lado el contenido interesante, pero la novelización del mismo creo que solo alarga innecesariamente la explicación de los conceptos y dificulta usarlo como material de consulta, aunque su lectura es amena y es posible que para otros lectores les resulte menos tedioso que un libro 100% técnico.
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