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Agile Project Management with Scrum View Larger Image | Ken Schwaber
Microsoft Press, Paperback, Published March 2004, 163 pages, ISBN 073561993X | List Price: $39.99
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Learn real-world project management from one of the creators of Scrum.
Apply the principles of Scrum, one of the most popular agile programming methods,
to software project management—and focus your team on delivering real
business value. Author Ken Schwaber, a leader in the agile process movement
and a co-creator of Scrum, brings his vast expertise to helping you guide the
product and software development process more effectively and efficiently. Help
eliminate the ambiguity into which so many software projects are borne, where
vision and planning documents are essentially thrown over the wall to developers.
This high-level reference describes how to use Scrum to manage complex technology
projects in detail, combining expert insights with examples and case studies
based on Scrum. Emphasizing practice over theory, this book explores every aspect
of using Scrum, focusing on driving projects for maximum return on investment.
About the Author
Ken Schwaber is the co-creator of Scrum. He is one of the leaders of the agile
process revolution, as a signatory of the Agile Manifesto and founder and director
of the Agile Alliance. He has been in the software development industry for
more than 30 years and teaches and speaks at many conferences, including OOPSLA
& Software Development.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Feb 26, 2004 Mike Cohn (mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com) from Lafayette, CO
Excellent book! Learn Scrum by reading stories of its use
Agile Project Management with Scrum is a wonderful book. The author, Ken Schwaber (one of the originators of the Scrum process), informs us through case studies and anecdotes. If you like learning by example, this book is for you. Scrum is quite likely the best starting point for most companies interested in pursuing an agile development process. The readability and excellent anecdotes in this book make it a fantastic starting point for any journey into agile development.
I loved seeing how Schwaber applied Scrum in many varying situations. Rather than introducing each case study one at a time, the book is organized around key areas. Multiple anecdotes are given for each key area. Throughout each chapter, Schwaber brings the anecdotes together in Lessons Learned sections and the chapters conclude by helping point out the conclusions we learn to draw from the anecdotes.
I appreciated that Schwaber was not shy about mentioning projects that didnt go perfectlyincluding one he got fired from for being too zealous in his role of sheepdog guarding his flock of developers.
Although this book is ostensibly about software development, Scrum has its roots in general new product development and can (and has been) applied to a wide variety of development projects. A problem with a process like Scrum is that it is best learned by feeling it rather than being told about it. There are many subtle differences between Scrum and a more command-and-control management process. Learning Scrum by reading a book filled with examples like this is the best way to get the feel for how to use it on your own projects.
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