Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process

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Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process by Rubin, Kenneth S., 9780137043293
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  • ISBN: 9780137043293 | 0137043295
  • Cover: Paperback
  • Copyright: 7/26/2012

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This easy-to-read, easy-to-use book brings together all the non-technical information managers and practitioners need to evaluate and get started with Scrum, today's #1 Agile process. Filling a major gap in the marketplace, it demystifies Scrum and Agile with simple, fast-paced explanations, over 100 easy-to-follow illustrations, and quick paragraph summaries that deliver instant insights on key issues, techniques, pitfalls, and solutions. Kenny Rubin draws on over a decade of experience implementing Scrum and training over 3,000 Scrum practitioners at all levels. In Scrum - A Manager's Guide, he deliver fast-track familiarity with all aspects for Scrum for every technically savvy practitioner and manager who hasn't worked with agile methods before. Coverage includes: * Why so many organizations are adopting Scrum, and how it has evolved * Essential Scrum/Agile concepts and roles * How to start a Scrum project or product * How to manage product backlogs * Sprints, sprint meetings, and Scrum "by the numbers" * Scrum, Managers and the Organization * Scaling and distributing Scrum * Using Scrum on diverse types of development projects * Choosing the right Scrum tools The book also includes a detailed glossary that can help every new Scrum participant "get on the same page" with Scrum's terminology, as well as an up-to-date bibliography for further exploration.