The rules and practices for Scrum—a simple process for managing complex projects—are few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But Scrum’s simplicit...
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May 10, 2009
Agile makes software development a human activity, instead of the stressful, pressured, life-eating occupation it often turns into. Agile and Scrum allow us to act as whole people in our professions, responsible, creative, fulfilled, respected.. and still actually have decent mental health and time for a social life. Agile streamlines projects into creating what is actually needed, and reduces risk by building in lots of inspect-and-give-feedback opportunities and reprioritizing work as change
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Nov 26, 2011
Caroline
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Didn't enjoy this book quite so much as the other Agile books I have read. It seems lighter on the details and more simplified. However the case studies are probably the most valuable part of the book, so it makes a good companion to any other books you might read on Agile.
I'm still not quite sure exactly what Agile project management without Scrum is, they seem to be one in the same to me, perhaps I need to read a few more books. It may also be the case that Scrum has become a default tech More...
I'm still not quite sure exactly what Agile project management without Scrum is, they seem to be one in the same to me, perhaps I need to read a few more books. It may also be the case that Scrum has become a default tech More...
Aug 29, 2009
Francis
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This book, written by one of the founders of Scrum, gives a rich variety of anecdotes on applications of Scrum to various scenarios. It is best suited as a sequel to introductory courses/readings that define the basic Scrum processes, since it concentrates mainly on ways of implementing Scrum principles in various circumstances. There are some enlightening boundary cases (e.g., the time he had to stealth-implement Scrum without letting anyone find out). The stories are not entirely seen through
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Nov 24, 2011
Kristjan
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I am sure that if I had not done any Scrum work before I would have found this book to be better. Unfortunately that's not the case, so I found this book outdated and lacking in specifics. Also, the writing was not spectacular, and the book could have used a good editor - it is always a bad thing to refer to a concept (e.g. shashimi) in a case story before actually introducing the concept.
Aug 17, 2009
Ken
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Learning about SCRUM via case studies is a great way to do it. I would have liked the book to touch on extreme programming more, or discuss the advantages and disadvantages of 2 week, 3 week, or 4 week sprints. It also didn't discuss estimating backlog in story points.
Feb 16, 2009
This is Schwaber's second book on Scrum and follows more of a case study approach than his first book (our bible). It also contains an appendix with 'The Rules' for running a scrum process, which will be the basis for our process.
Jun 18, 2011
Jesse
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I've read a lot of books on agile and scrum; this is the only one that I have kept. Short, clear and concise guide to Scrum.
Jan 22, 2012
Ilya Kurnosov
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This is a collection of project management war stories. I love war stories, thus I couldn't help but like this book.
Nov 13, 2010
Maksimkneller
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Not a textbook on Scrum, but a collection of real life stories of different companies doing it right and wrong.
Sep 18, 2011
Collin
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Very nice description of the Scrum concepts through real-life usecases
Jul 06, 2010
Micah
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Would have preferred less "bad situation + Scrum = good situation" type rah-rah anecdotes. Common pitfalls, a deeper discussion of tensions in applying the framework to different types of organizations and situations, and an exploration of different methodologies that still fit within the Scrum framework would have been preferred.
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Jul 07, 2008
Bryan
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A good review of Scrum with examples on how to actually apply it in less than ideal settings (which is usually the case). Because of the wealth of examples the book moves quickly and there are some good ideas in there to apply to software project management.
May 04, 2010
Bradley
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Found this a good overview of the SCRUM process. Wanted some more in depth material about how to manage/create the product backlog, manage the sprint back log and generate burndown charts.
Dec 17, 2009
Noxxious
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This is a great addition to learning Scrum, containing just the examples of Scrum usage. If you are not familiar with Scrum a good look at Wikipedia is suggested before reading.
Feb 07, 2012
Biblioworm
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Хорошее введение в SCRUM - сжатое описание теории и объяснение ее сути на примерах.
May 26, 2008
Stephen
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This is an excellent introduction to the Scrum process. Highly recommended if you are considering switching to Scrum or just beginning.
Sep 30, 2008
Randal.childers
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Good examples of the application of Scrum, but not really a practical guide with "how to" detail. Examples are high level.
Jul 30, 2011
Eric
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I getting indoctrinated into agile software development. Looking forward to discovering more about SCRUM.
Jan 12, 2012
Natalia
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Probably not the best book for those who'd like to learn about Scrum for the 1st time.
Feb 08, 2012
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