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Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 0321579364
- ISBN-13:
- 2900321579361
- Pub. Date:
- 10/26/2009
- Publisher:
- Pearson Education
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Overview
This is the definitive, realistic, actionable guide to starting fast with Scrum and agile—and then succeeding over the long haul. Leading agile consultant and practitioner Mike Cohn presents detailed recommendations, powerful tips, and real-world case studies drawn from his unparalleled experience helping hundreds of software organizations make Scrum and agile work.
Succeeding with Agile is for pragmatic software professionals who want real answers to the most difficult challenges they face in implementing Scrum. Cohn covers every facet of the transition: getting started, helping individuals transition to the new roles, structuring teams, scaling up, working with a distributed team, and finally, implementing effective metrics and continuous improvement.
Throughout, Cohn presents "Things to Try Now" sections based on his most successful advice. Complementary "Objection" sections reproduce typical conversations with those resisting change and offer practical guidance for addressing their concerns. Coverage includes
• Practical ways to get started immediately—and "get good" fast
• Overcoming individual resistence to the changes Scrum requires
• Staffing Scrum projects and building effective teams
• Establishing "improvement communities" of people who are passionate about driving change
• Choosing which agile technical practice to use or experiment with
• Leading self-organizing teams
• Making the most of Scrum sprints, planning, and quality techniques
• Scaling Scrum to distributed, multiteam projects
• Using Scrum on projects with complex sequential processes or challengin compliance and governance requirements
• Understanding Scrum's impact on HR, facilities, and project management
Whether you've completed a few sprints or multiple agile projects and whatever your role—manager, developer, coach, ScrumMaster, product owner, analyst, team lead, or project lead—this book will help you succeed with your very next project. Then, it will help you go much further: It will help you transform your entire development organization.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 2900321579361 |
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Publisher: | Pearson Education |
Publication date: | 10/26/2009 |
Series: | Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn) |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 512 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d) |
About the Author
With more than 25 years of experience, Mike has previously been a technology executive in companies of various sizes, from start-up to Fortune 40. He has also written articles for Better Software, IEEE Computer, Cutter IT Journal, Software Test and Quality Engineering, Agile Times, and the C/C++ Users Journal. Mike is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and is a founding member of the Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance. He is also a Certified Scrum Trainer, having cotaught the first Certified ScrumMaster class with Ken Schwaber in May 2003.
For more information, visit www.mountaingoatsoftware.com.
Table of Contents
Forword XVII
Acknowledgements XIX
About the Author XXIII
Introduction XXV
Part I Getting Started 1
1 Why Becoming Agile Is Hard (But Worth It) 3
Why Transitioning Is Hard 5
Why It's Worth the Effort 10
Looking Forward 17
Additional Reading 18
2 ADAPTing to Scrum 21
Awareness 23
Desire 26
Ability 31
Promotion 34
Transfer 37
Putting It All Together 40
Additional Reading 41
3 Patterns for Adopting Scrum 43
Start Small or Go All In 43
Public Display of Agility or Stealth 47
Patterns for Spreading Scrum 50
Introducing New Technical Practices 55
One Final Consideration 57
Additional Reading 58
4 Iterating Toward Agility 61
The Improvement Backlog 62
The Enterprise Transition Community 63
Improvement Communities 70
One Size Does Not Fit All 79
Looking Forward 79
Additional Reading 80
5 Your First Projects 81
Selecting a Pilot Project 81
Choosing the Right Time to Start 84
Selecting a Pilot Team 86
Setting and Managing Expectations 88
It's Just a Pilot 92
Additional Reading 92
Part II Individuals 95
6 Overcoming Resistance 97
Anticipating Resistance 97
Communicating About the Change 101
The Hows and Whys of Individual Resistance 104
Resistance as a Useful Red Flag 114
Additional Reading 115
7 New Roles 117
The Role of the ScrumMaster 117
The Product Owner 125
New Roles, Old Responsibilities 134
Additional Reading 135
8 Changed Roles 137
Analysts 137
Project Managers 139
Architects 142
Functional Managers 144
Programmers 146
Database Administrators 148
Testers 148
User Experience Designers 151
Three Common Themes 153
Additional Reading 153
9 Technical Practices 155
Strivefor Technical Excellence 155
Design: Intentional yet Emergent 166
Improving Technical Practices Is Not Optional 171
Additional Reading 172
Part III Teams 175
10 Team Structure 177
Feed Them Two Pizzas 177
Favor Feature Teams 182
Self-Organizing Doesn't Mean Randomly Assembled 189
Put People on One Project 191
Guidelines for Good Team Structure 197
Onward 199
Additional Reading 199
11 Teamwork 201
Embrace Whole-Team Resposibility 201
Rely On Specialists but Sparingly 204
Do a Little Bit of Everything All the Time 206
Foster Team Learning 209
Encourage Collaboration Through Commitment 215
All Together Now 217
Additional Reading 218
12 Leading a Self-Organizing Team 219
Influencing Self-Organization 220
Influencing Evolution 227
There's More to Leadership Than Buying Pizza 232
Additional Reading 233
13 The Product Backlog 235
Shift from Documents to Discussions 236
Progressively Refine Requirements 242
Learn to Start Without a Specification 249
Make the Product Backlog DEEP 253
Don't Forget to Talk 254
Additional Reading 254
14 Sprints 257
Deliver Working Software Each Sprint 258
Deliver Something Valuable Each Sprint 262
Prepare in This Sprint for the Next 266
Work Together Throughout the Sprint 268
Keep Timeboxes Regular and Strict 276
Don't Change the Goal 279
Get Feedback, Learn, and Adapt 283
Additional Reading 284
15 Planning 285
Progressively Refine Plans 286
Don't Plan on Overtime to Salvage a Plan 287
Favor Scope Changes When Possible 292
Separate Estimating from Committing 296
Summary 305
Additional Reading 305
16 Quality 307
Integrate Testing into the Process 308
Automate at Different Levels 311
Do Acceptance Test-Driven Development 317
Pay Off Technical Debt 320
Quality Is a Team Effort 323
Additional Reading 323
Part IV The Organization 325
17 Scaling Scrum 327
Scaling the Product Owner 327
Working with a Large Product Backlog 330
Proactively Manage Dependencies 333
Coordinate Work Among Teams 340
Scaling the Sprint Planning Meeting 345
Cultivate Communities of Practice 347
Scrum Does Scale 352
Additional Reading 353
18 Distributed Teams 355
Decide How to Distribute Multiple Teams 356
Create Coherence 359
Get Together in Person 367
Change How You Communicate 372
Meetings 375
Proceed with Caution 386
Additional Reading 387
19 Coexisting with Other Approaches 389
Mixing Scrum and Sequential Development 383
Governance 394
Compliance 396
Onward 402
Additional Reading 402
20 Human Resources, Facilities, and the PMO 405
Human Resources 406
Facilities 412
The Project Management Office 420
The Bottom Line 424
Additional Reading 424
Part V Next Steps 427
21 Seeing How Far You've Come 429
The Purpose of Measuring 429
General-Purpose Agility Assessments 430
Creating Your Own Assessment 437
A Balanced Scorecard for Scrum Teams 438
Should We Really Bother with This? 443
Additional Reading 444
22 You're Not Done Yet 447
Reference List 449
Index 465