Description
The Scrum Field Guide will give students skills and confidence to learn Scrum rapidly and successfully. Long-time Scrum practitioner Mitch Lacey identifies major challenges associated with early-stage Scrum adoption, as well as deeper issues that emerge after companies have adopted Scrum, and describes how other organizations have overcome them. Students will learn how to gain “quick wins that build support, and then use the flexibility of Scrum to maximize value creation across the entire process. Foreword by Jeff Sutherland xix Foreword by Kenneth S. Rubin xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgments xxix About the Author xxxi Chapter 1: Scrum: Simple, Not Easy 1 The Story 1 Scrum 6 Keys to Success 17 References 18 Part I: Getting Prepared 21 Chapter 2: Getting People on Board 23 The Story 23 The Model 29 Change Takes Time 30 Keys to Success 33 References 34 Work Consulted 34 Chapter 3: Using Team Consultants to Optimize Team Performance 35 The Story 35 The Model 39 Keys to Success 47 Reference 50 Works Consulted 50 Chapter 4: Predicting Team Velocity 51 The Story 51 The Model 56 Keys to Success 65 References 67 Chapter 5: Implementing the Scrum Roles 69 The Story 69 The Model 73 Keys to Success 78 Chapter 6: Determining Sprint Length 81 The Story 81 The Model 84 Keys to Success 91 Reference 92 Chapter 7: How Do You Know You’re Done? 93 The Story 93 The Model 95 Keys to Success 101 References 102 Chapter 8: The Case for a Full-Time ScrumMaster 103 The Story 103 The Model 106 Keys to Suc
