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72nd out of 86 books
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151 voters
Scrum and XP from the Trenches
by
Henrik Kniberg (Goodreads Author)
This book aims to give you a head start by providing a detailed down-to-earth account of how one Swedish company implemented Scrum and XP with a team of approximately 40 people and how they continuously improved their process over a year's time. Under the leadership of Henrik Kniberg they experimented with different team sizes, different sprint lengths, different ways of d...more
Paperback, 140 pages
Published
October 1st 2007
by Lulu.com
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This is one of the briefest and most widely read books on Agile software development ... and it is available in pdf for free at InfoQ! Unlike other popular Agile Software Development books, this one hardly spends any time dwelling on theory. It is practical experience all the way ... it actually reads like a SCRUM master's diary. Henrik doesn't tell you how to do Agile, rather he tells how he did it. In my opinion, the most valuable asset about this book is that it shows how can one tune the kno...more
First of all: I like the style of writing. Very informal speech, feels like he's really talking to you, which in turn makes it easy + fun to read and understandable.
Second of all: The content (Henriks experience on Scrum plus tricks and recommendations how to do it) is valuable to me right now and probably anybody who is in the early (or even middle) stages of doing Scrum. But it should be read after already having some basic knowledge of Scrum and maybe even after having some practical experien...more
Second of all: The content (Henriks experience on Scrum plus tricks and recommendations how to do it) is valuable to me right now and probably anybody who is in the early (or even middle) stages of doing Scrum. But it should be read after already having some basic knowledge of Scrum and maybe even after having some practical experien...more
Scrum and XP from the Trenches was written as the author's testament that Scrum worked for his software development team. Here, Henrik Kniberg shares his actual war stories and shows us why Scrum is beneficial for the company and their clients.
While there are several books about Agile software development and Scrum, explaining philosophies, theories, and all about the conceptual framework, this book went down to the details on how to actually do it. The book begins with a little introduction and...more
While there are several books about Agile software development and Scrum, explaining philosophies, theories, and all about the conceptual framework, this book went down to the details on how to actually do it. The book begins with a little introduction and...more
Decent book about what is actually something of a description of a use case of a guy implementing scrum. Many concrete and clear examples and howto solve common issues.
This book won't teach you scrum but it's a nice companion to eg Mike Cohn's Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum.
Ok, book, book, it's more of an essay. The author himself acknowledges this by referring to his work in the last chapter as 'paper'.
This book won't teach you scrum but it's a nice companion to eg Mike Cohn's Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum.
Ok, book, book, it's more of an essay. The author himself acknowledges this by referring to his work in the last chapter as 'paper'.
Liked it for what it was... an account of how Scrum, XP, and TDD were used in one particular organization and how the agile implementation changed over time. It's not a primer on Scrum, so read up on that if you need to first (Ken Schwaber's book is the defacto standard).
Very nice case-study on how to implement "agile" (Scrum + XP development practices in this case). I read it in one go and got many good ideas to try in the future. If you just had your first Scrum course or just read a Scrum book and don't know how to start: read this.
Really good book, but not an introduction to Scrum. If you know the basics of Scrum and doing it in practice, you can find valuable information and tips here. It is an extremely good conversation booster, too. I like it and will re-read it soon.
This little scrum book manages to capture a lot of very useful advice. It dives right into Kniberg's own experiences in a pleasantly conversational and fast-paced way. I would recommend this for anyone starting to use scrum.
A nice practical overview of how to work with the SCRUM methodology, with real-world stories. I'm looking forward to implementing SCRUM not only to my IT projects, but everyday stuff as well. :)
A great concise guide to Scrum. The concepts, the does and the dont's. It won't take you long to read it and it will make eager to implement the method immediately!
Read this for work. It was well written in a light way, but gives plenty of examples of some ways that the Agile process can be implemented.
Apr 18, 2013
Christophe Addinquy
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anybody starting a project with Scrum
Shelves:
agile
The single most helpful introduction to Scrum that I know of. Many other introductory books explain the theory in detail, but then leave you scratching your head because they don't give you a specific end-to-end example of how to implement it. This book describes the exact steps and processes that the author's team tried, using plain language. The result is a recipe that you can follow in order to get the hang of Scrum and figure out if it'll be a fit for your organization.
The book is even avail...more
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Short, to the point, clear, open-minded and not preachy nor deluded. It's one of those gems that are way too far in-between.
Good read as a means to:
- refresh your knowledge / fill gaps in it in a pleasant way
- start learning about practical Agile
- refresh your knowledge / fill gaps in it in a pleasant way
- start learning about practical Agile
Exactly what I needed to refresh my experience with Agile. Quick and straight to the point.
Jul 27, 2011
Erin
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Easy to read and interesting! Mainly, very helpful.
Concise and to the point
quite helpful
the best practical advice on scrum I've read so far. 'lean from the trenches' being a great sequel
Useful and very readable scrum book.
Short, pragmatical and efficient.
18 short chapters make it very interesting to read.
18 short chapters make it very interesting to read.
Great book! It was perfectly paced, it didnt linger on the same things nor did it get repetitive; but at the same time it gave you a feel for the most important aspects (sprint planning meeting). It was exactly what i was looking for. Highly recommend it.
Short, sweet, to the point. One the best Scrum+XP resources available, this is a 'must read' for anyone interested in agile development practices.
Provides good examples how Scrum and XP can be used in practice.
May 17, 2013
Rizki
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Magnuslu
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Mark
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