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Thousands of organisations are adopting Scrum to transform the way they execute complex projects, in software and beyond. This guide will give you the skills and confidence needed to deploy Scrum, resulting in high-performing teams and satisfied customers. Drawing on years of hands-on experience helping companies succeed, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Mitch Lacey helps you overcome the major challenges of Scrum adoption and the deeper issues that emerge later. Lacey covers many new topics, including immersive interviewing, collaborative estimation, and deepening business alignment. In 35 engaging chapters, you’ll learn how to build support and maximise value across your company. Now part of the renowned Mike Cohn Signature Series on agile development, this pragmatic guide addresses everything from establishing roles and priorities to determining team velocity, setting sprint length, and conducting customer reviews. Coverage includes Bringing teams and new team members on board Creating a workable definition of “done” Planning for short-term wins, and removing impediments to success Balancing predictability and adaptability in release planning Running productive daily scrums Fixing failing sprints Accurately costing projects, and measuring the value they deliver Managing risks in dynamic Scrum projects Prioritising and estimating backlogs Working with distributed and offshore teams Institutionalising improvements, and extending agility throughout the organisation Samples Preview sample pages from The Scrum Field Guide

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Author:   Mitch Lacey
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Addison Wesley
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.788kg
ISBN:  

9780133853629

ISBN 10:   0133853624
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   04 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Scrum: Simple, Not Easy Part I: Getting Prepared  Chapter 2: Getting People on Board Chapter 3: Using Team Consultants to Optimize Team Performance Chapter 4: Predicting Team Velocity  Chapter 5: Implementing the Scrum Roles Chapter 6: Determining Sprint Length  Chapter 7: How Do You Know You’re Done? Chapter 8: The Case for a Full-Time ScrumMaster Part II: Field Basics  Chapter 9: Why Engineering Practices Are Important in Scrum  Chapter 10: Core Hours  Chapter 11: Release Planning Chapter 12: Decomposing Stories and Tasks Chapter 13: Keeping Defects in Check Chapter 14: Sustained Engineering and Scrum Chapter 15: The Sprint Review Chapter 16: Retrospectives Part III: First Aid   Chapter 17: Facilitating a Productive Daily Scrum Chapter 18: The Fourth Question in Scrum   Chapter 19: Keeping People Engaged with Pair Programming Chapter 20: Adding New Team Members Chapter 21: When Cultures Collide Chapter 22: Sprint Emergency Procedures Part IV: Advanced Survival Techniques Chapter 23: Sustainable Pace Chapter 24: Delivering Working Software Chapter 25: Optimizing and Measuring Value Chapter 26: Up-Front Project Costing Chapter 27: Documentation in Scrum Projects  Chapter 28: Outsourcing and Offshoring Chapter 29: Prioritizing and Estimating Large Backlogs–The Big Wall Chapter 30: Writing Contracts Part V: Wilderness Essentials Chapter 31: Driving to Done through Collaboration Chapter 32: How Story Points Relate to Hours Chapter 33: Immersive Interviewing and Hiring Chapter 34: Aligning Incentives with Outcomes Chapter 35: Risk Management in Scrum Appendix: Scrum Framework Index

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Mitch Lacey, founder of Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc., helps companies reach their maximum potential by building high-performing organizations through the adoption of agile practices, including Scrum and XP. Mitch’s rich, practical experience and his pragmatic approach are trusted by many companies including Adobe Systems, Aera Energy, Bio-Rad, EchoStar, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Salem Hospital, SAP, Sony, and more. He is a CST, a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), and an Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP). Mitch has served on the board of directors for the Agile Alliance and the Scrum Alliance. Learn more at www.MitchLacey.com.  

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