Apply the principles of Scrum, one of the most popular agile programming methods, to software project management--and focus your team on delivering real business value. Author Ken Schwaber, a leader in the agile process movement and a co-creator of Scrum, brings his vast expertise to helping you guide the product and software development process more effectively and efficiently. Help eliminate the ambiguity into which so many software projects are borne, where vision and planning documents are essentially thrown over the wall to developers. This high-level reference describes how to use Scrum to manage complex technology projects in detail, combining expert insights with examples and case studies based on Scrum. Emphasizing practice over theory, this book explores every aspect of using Scrum, focusing on driving projects for maximum return on investment.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
The real deal:
Software development has grown more and more complex to the point where it approaches chaos. Most approaches to it have been aimed at controlling (read, taming) the chaos. And such approaches are doomed to failure since chaos, by definition, cannot be tame. A more realistic approach is to accept chaos and learn to harness it to give you a competitive edge. Such is the message Chet Richards' fantastic little book, Certain to Win, and such is the message of this echo of Agile development processes. Mr.... more info
Good stuff:
Let me just say, right off the bat, this is a wonderful book. But how so, you ask. Well, I have been involved in agile projects as tech lead, as project manager and as SME for just about a decade. I have also been practicing SCRUM for past few years. I find these methodologies (or techniques) quite helpful in "getting things done". But.... despite my experience, I believe this book taught me a lot. Not in a sense that it taught me new ideas, but rather that it put structure on my existing... more info
A very good overview:
This book gave me a fast and easy intro to this tenique as a project manager
Good description of Scrum, from the master:
Nobody knows Scrum better than Ken Schwaber. This is a good read for launching new Scrum projects.
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