Scrum : novice to ninja / by M. David Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, M. David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scrum (Computer software development).

Web applications--Development.

Web applications.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, Australia : SitePoint Pty, Limited, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Why should you use Scrum in your web projects? Simply put, it'll enable your team to get more done in less time. Scrum is the most popular agile project management methodology used in web projects today. While most Scrum books tend to be lengthy textbooks that cover every detail of Scrum for all types of organizations, this highly practical book concentrates solely on how best to apply Scrum in web and mobile development projects. In it, you'll learn: An overview of Scrum fundamentals for web and mobile projects Get familiar with Scrum's roles: Scrum master, product owner, team members, and interested observers Understand Scrum's rituals: sprint planning meetings, daily standups, work process, demos, and sprint retrospectives Gain a thorough understanding of the tools used in Scrum: burndown charts, story cards, sprint backlogs Troubleshoot typical Scrum issues

Contents:

Cover

Scrum: Novice to Ninja

Table of Contents

Preface

Who Should Read This Book

Conventions Used

Tips, Notes, and Warnings

Supplementary Materials

Want to take your learning further?

Introducing Scrum

What Is Scrum?

A Brief History of Scrum

Comparing Scrum and Waterfall

Reasons to Choose Scrum for Web and Mobile

Time Sensitivity

Modular Development

Flexible Scheduling

Reflection and Improvement

Summary

Meet the Team

A Senior Engineer

My Role

Motivations

Perfect Day

Frustrations

Concerns About Scrum

A Junior Engineer

An Engineering Manager

A QA Engineer

A Product Manager

A Designer

An Executive

Role

My Perfect Day

Scrum Roles

Establishing Who Does What

No Hierarchy

Scrum Roles and Organizational Roles

Scrum Master

Responsibilities

A Day in the Life

Product Owners

Team Members

Cross-Training

Team Resources

Designers

QA Engineers

Operations

Managers

The Rest of the World

Users

Customers

Executives and Other Employees

Scrum Rituals

What Are Rituals?

Not Another Meeting!

Time Boxing

The Length of the Sprint

Sprint Planning

Objective

Time Box

Preparation

Introducing New Stories

Story Estimation

Bugs

Tasks.

Spikes

Committing to a Sprint Backlog

Daily Standup

Three Questions

Other Status Updates

Sprint Demo

Demonstrating a Story

Tallying up the Points

Releasing the Stories

Sprint Retrospective

What Went Well?

What Didn't Go Well?

What Should We Do about It?

Conclusion

Scrum Artifacts

Artifacts Overview

Stories

Product Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Scrum Board

Definition of Done

Velocity Chart

Burndown Chart

Product Increment

The Scrum Contract

The Beginner's Mind

Respecting Scrum Roles

Providing Transparency

Establishing Work Boundaries

Honoring Reflective Iteration

Adhering to Shared Definitions

The Lifecycle of a Story

What's WithKittens?

Why Just Kittens?

Client Desires

Formulating a Feature

Lining up Design Resources

Writing Stories

A Full Slice of Functionality

Story Format

Presenting and Estimation

Defining Scope

Debating Effort

Agreeing to a Sprint Backlog

Working Through Scrum

Working Through a Story

Taking Ownership

Defining Tasks

Tracking Progress

The First Standup

The Second Standup

The Rest of the Sprint

Demonstrating the Story

Checking Acceptance Criteria

Making Scrum Work for Your Web or Mobile Team

Taking Steps Toward Scrum

Buy-in

Training

Staffing

Tracking Effectiveness

Troubleshooting

Undefined Time Boxes

Optimizing for Sprints

Long, Lazy Standups

Work Interruptions

Loose Demos

Problem Solving During Retrospectives

Adapting to Scrum

Initial Concerns

What I've Learned

What Still Frustrates Me.

What I Do About It

What Still Frustrates Me

What I Do About It

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed January 27, 2018).

ISBN:

9781457199455

1457199459

9781457199486

1457199483

9781457199479

1457199475

OCLC:

937390330