Agile Project Management with Scrum

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.Agile Project Management with Scrum

by Ken Schwaber

ISBN:073561993x

Microsoft Press ? 2004

Apply the principles of Scrum, one of the most popular agile programming methods, to software project management¡ªand focus your team on delivering real

business value.

Table of Contents

Agile Project Management with Scrum

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1

- Backdrop: The Science of Scrum

Chapter 2

- New Management Responsibilities

Chapter 3

- The ScrumMaster

Chapter 4

- Bringing Order from Chaos

Chapter 5

- The Product Owner

Chapter 6

- Planning a Scrum Project

Chapter 7

- Project Reporting¡ª Keeping Everything Visible

Chapter 8

- The Team

Chapter 9

- Scaling Projects Using Scrum

Appendix A - Rules

Appendix B - Definitions

Appendix C - Resources

Appendix D - Fixed-Price, Fixed-Date Contracts

Appendix E - Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Index

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List of Figures

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Back Cover

The rules and practices for Scrum¡ªa simple process for managing complex projects¡ªare few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But, Scrum¡¯s simplicity itself¡ªits lack of prescription¡ªcan

be disarming, and new practitioners often find themselves reverting to old project management habits and tools and yielding lesser results. In this illuminating series of case studies, Scrum

co-creator and evangelist Ken Schwaber identifies the real-world lessons¡ªthe successes and failures¡ªculled from his years of experience coaching companies in agile project

management. Through them, you¡¯ll understand how to use Scrum to solve complex problems and drive better results¡ªdelivering more valuable software faster.

Gain the foundation in Scrum theory¡ªand practice¡ªyou need to:

Rein in even the most complex, unwieldy projects

Effectively manage unknown or changing product requirements

Simplify the chain of command with self-managing development teams

Receive clearer specifications¡ªand feedback¡ªfrom customers

Greatly reduce project planning time and required tools

Build¡ªand release¡ªproducts in 30-day cycles so clients get deliverables earlier

Avoid missteps by regularly inspecting, reporting on, and fine-tuning projects

Support multiple teams working on a large-scale project from many geographic locations

Maximize return on investment!

About the Author

Ken Schwaber codeveloped the Scrum process with Jeff Sutherland in the early 1990s to help organizations struggling with complex development projects. One of the signatories to the

Agile Manifesto in 2001, he subsequently founded the AgileAlliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of agile software, and currently serves as its chairman of the board. A

30-year veteran of the software development industry, he teaches and speaks at numerous conferences, including OOPSLA and Software Development.

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Agile Project Management with Scrum

Ken Schwaber

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Microsoft Press

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Copyright ? 2004 by Ken Schwaber

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Schwaber, Ken.

Agile Project Management with Scrum / Ken Schwaber.

p. cm.

Includes index. ISBN 0-7356-1993-X

1. Computer software--Development. 2. Project management. 3. Scrum (Computer software development) I. Title.

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Acquisitions Editors

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Robin Van Steenburgh

Project Editor

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Indexer

Bill Meyers

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Dedicated to ScrumMasters

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to my daughter, Carey Schwaber, whose editing turns words into streams, and to Mike Cohn and Mary Poppendieck, for their fine help in keeping this book focused.

Ken Schwaber

Ken Schwaber codeveloped the Scrum process with Jeff Sutherland in the early 1990s and has used it ever since to help organizations struggling with complicated development

projects. One of the signatories to the Agile Manifesto in 2001, he went on to found the AgileAlliance, of which he is currently the Chairman of the Board. Ken has over thirty years of

experience in the various aspects of systems development.

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