Proven, 100% Practical Guidance for Making Scrum and Agile Work in Any Organization
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This is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile€“and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds of software organizations make Scrum and agile work.
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Succeeding with Agile is for pragmatic software professionals who want real answers to the most difficult challenges they face in implementing Scrum. Cohn covers every facet of the transition: getting started, helping individuals transition to new roles, structuring teams, scaling up, working with a distributed team, and finally, implementing effective metrics and continuous improvement.
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Throughout, Cohn presents €œThings to Try Now€ sections based on his most successful advice. Complementary €œObjection€ sections reproduce typical conversations with those resisting change and offer practical guidance for addressing their concerns. Coverage includes
- Practical ways to get started immediately€“and €œget good€ fast
- Overcoming individual resistance to the changes Scrum requires
- Staffing Scrum projects and building effective teams
- Establishing €œimprovement communities€ of people who are passionate about driving change
- Choosing which agile technical practices to use or experiment with
- Leading self-organizing teams
- Making the most of Scrum sprints, planning, and quality techniques
- Scaling Scrum to distributed, multiteam projects
- Using Scrum on projects with complex sequential processes or challenging compliance and governance requirements
- Understanding Scrum€s impact on HR, facilities, and project management
Whether you've completed a few sprints or multiple agile projects and whatever your role€“manager, developer, coach, ScrumMaster, product owner, analyst, team lead, or project lead€“this book will help you succeed with your very next project. Then, it will help you go much further: It will help you transform your entire development organization.
