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Agile Project Management with Scrum
The rules and practices for Scrum - a simple process for managing complex projects - are few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But Scrum's simplicity itself - its lack of prescription - can be disarming, and new practitioners often find themselves reverting to old project management habits and tools and yielding lesser results. In this illuminating
series of case studies, Scrum co-creator and evangelist Ken Schwaber identifies the real-world lessons - the successes and failures - culled from his years of experience coaching companies in agile project management. Through them, you'll understand how to use Scrum to solve complex problems and drive better results - delivering more valuable software faster. Gain the foundation in Scrum theory - and practice - you need to: *Rein in even the most complex, unwieldy projects *Effectively manage unknown or changing product requirements *Simplify the chain of command with self-managing development teams *Receive clearer specifications - and feedback - from customers *Greatly reduce project planning time and required tools *Build - and release - products in 30-day cycles so clients get deliverables earlier *Avoid missteps by regularly inspecting, reporting on, and fine-tuning projects *Support multiple teams working on a large-scale project from many geographic locations *Maximize return on investment!
CONTENTS:
Backdrop: The science of Scrum
New management responsibilities
The ScrumMaster
Bringing order from chaos
The product owner
Planning a Scrum project
Project reporting
The team
Scaling projects using Scrum
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