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Jun 04, 2009
G. Branden
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Having been involved in attempts at Agile/Scrum in three companies now, I can say that the method--I refuse to call it a methodology as it is not the study of methods--has things to recommend it.
This book, however, is overlong and burdened with sales pitches. If one were to glean the wheat from the chaff, the page count might drop to 50 pages or fewer. Not one but two introductory chapters (following two forewords and a preface) stand in one's way before chapter 3, which is the fir More...
This book, however, is overlong and burdened with sales pitches. If one were to glean the wheat from the chaff, the page count might drop to 50 pages or fewer. Not one but two introductory chapters (following two forewords and a preface) stand in one's way before chapter 3, which is the fir More...
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Oct 14, 2007
David
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Can the authors be any more full of themselves?
When I went to such and such company "I" implemented this, "I" established that. I thought agile software development was about the team, not lauding individual accomplishments. An irony the authors seemed to have overlooked.
BTW, have you ever been to a company where agile development just plain failed? Just flat out sucked. I've worked at two companies in the last year where they brought in expensive cons More...
When I went to such and such company "I" implemented this, "I" established that. I thought agile software development was about the team, not lauding individual accomplishments. An irony the authors seemed to have overlooked.
BTW, have you ever been to a company where agile development just plain failed? Just flat out sucked. I've worked at two companies in the last year where they brought in expensive cons More...
Aug 21, 2010
Amy
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This isn't the best book out there about Agile or Scrum. (I'm not sure which book is the best, but it's definitely not this one.)
If you're interested less in how to apply Scrum and more in the authors' personal experiences in discovering Scrum and why they think it's a good idea, then this could be an okay book. If they had any experiences where Scrum didn't work spectacularly, though, those aren't included here.
It's particularly intriguing that in the Introduction chapte More...
If you're interested less in how to apply Scrum and more in the authors' personal experiences in discovering Scrum and why they think it's a good idea, then this could be an okay book. If they had any experiences where Scrum didn't work spectacularly, though, those aren't included here.
It's particularly intriguing that in the Introduction chapte More...
Nov 04, 2009
Reggie
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SCRUM is a process I had heard a lot about but I hadn't ever really learned about. I'm glad I did learn about it, how it works and how it came about.
The main idea is to enable development teams to focus on development without distractions or interruptions from management or anywhere else.
The most helpful part was the section on empirical process control and how such an approach is the only way to deal with creative development. The defined process approach can never wor More...
The main idea is to enable development teams to focus on development without distractions or interruptions from management or anywhere else.
The most helpful part was the section on empirical process control and how such an approach is the only way to deal with creative development. The defined process approach can never wor More...
Aug 25, 2008
Mike
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Putting together software is hard. This book outlines a method, called Scrum, of organizing the people involved in a software project. The authors argue that creating software is a process that operates in an incompletely defined environment: target markets change, old technologies are supplanted or redefined by the new, new target platforms arise, etc. Management by careful prediction based on initial conditions is thwarted by the nonlinear dynamics that permeate the development environment; or
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Oct 21, 2009
Cameron
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This book provides a great introduction to the Agile development process which is really Getting Things Done for business. It has changed the way I want to structure organizations around me and has amazing strategies. I highly recommend this book.
Mar 07, 2011
Tim
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Excellent book for understanding scrum - learn where it came from, learn how the author and others have used it to solve their management problems and get the basics of scrum from the guys that started it.
Oct 19, 2009
Sami
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This is the book that changed my whole attitude to software development. The ideas were similar to my own thinking, but it was pleasing to find all the ideas summed up and put into a working framework.
Jul 22, 2009
Karschtl
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I suppose it is one of the first books about Scrum and mandatory for anyone doing Scrum. Especially since the author Ken Schwaber is one of the most prominent figures up there in the Scrum Olymp.
Personally I think that regarding info and writing there are better books. He does explains the ideas, values and principles of Scrum and gives examples. But still, I much preferred reading "Scrum from the Trenches" fror example or any of the books by Mike Cohn.
I'll also try out Bor More...
Personally I think that regarding info and writing there are better books. He does explains the ideas, values and principles of Scrum and gives examples. But still, I much preferred reading "Scrum from the Trenches" fror example or any of the books by Mike Cohn.
I'll also try out Bor More...
Feb 16, 2009
This is our 'basic text' for our use of Scrum. It explains why it delivers the benefits we are trying to attain. All of the managers have a copy.
Jul 26, 2009
Cassandralynn
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I thought it was an interesting approach to project management. I would recommend several chapters in it to any new team.
Mar 25, 2011
Tiago
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The "No B.S." book on Scrum. What Scrum is all about, and nothing else. Simple, short, valuable book.
Feb 10, 2010
Another from the Art of Project Management which will be useful for the type of development we do at PERTS.
Aug 22, 2011
Kiril
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Could be at least two times shorter telling exactly the same information.
Oct 07, 2010
Matt
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A quick read, Agile Software Development with SCRUM provides a practical introduction to the methodology, emphasizing the value delivered by the ideology while explaining scrum process mechanics. This is the first book I give to folks I'm bringing into the process.
May 22, 2011
Tristan
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The "de facto" scrum book, a good quick read on the basics of scrum and how to implement it.
Nov 15, 2008
Jeff
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Bloated with useless acronyms, unnecessary graphs, and cumbersome sentences. Poorly organized and poorly written. Where the hell was the editor?
Scrum's a useful software development methodology, but it's not well presented here.
Scrum's a useful software development methodology, but it's not well presented here.
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