Professional Scrum Team, The

This book provides a collection of materials to help the Scrum Team deliver value and feel happy doing it, from three leading Scrum experts who have decades of real-life experience participating in, leading, and supporting Scrum Teams. It covers how Scrum Teams work, collaborate, and promote transparency, explores common problems that lead less experienced Scrum Teams to give up, and finds the best approach to solving complex adaptive problems.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 13 January 2021
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)

“Professional Scrum is challenging, not because the ideas are complex, but because it demands persistence, focus, and dedication to avoid letting the day-to-day realities hinder progress. In this comprehensive guide, Peter, Uwe, and Kurt have assembled a wealth of resources to assist the Scrum Team in delivering value and experiencing satisfaction in their work.

Teams and individuals often find the rules of the Scrum Framework straightforward to explain but challenging to implement effectively. The Professional Scrum Team is designed to bridge this gap and empower you to bring the Scrum Framework's principles to life in your daily work. By optimizing team and individual performance, the team helps you create more value.

Three renowned Scrum experts, with decades of real-life experience participating in, leading, and supporting Scrum Teams, have collaborated to bring forth proven practices that have been tested and refined over time. They guide the team from its initial inception with Scrum, following its journey as it accumulates invaluable practical experience, gradually mastering the intense collaboration that Scrum demands.

As you share the team's experiences, facing and overcoming realistic challenges, you will uncover better ways to work together, enhance your practices, leverage tools, continuously improve, and deliver functionality in ever-shorter cycles. By understanding the dynamics of Scrum Teams, fostering collaboration, and promoting transparency, you will gain valuable insights into effective problem-solving approaches.

Common problems that less experienced Scrum Teams encounter are explored, along with strategies to overcome them. The guide also assists you in identifying the best approach for your Scrum Team to tackle complex adaptive problems, ensuring a productive and professional resolution of conflicts that arise from close collaboration.

Furthermore, the guide equips you with the knowledge and skills to help your organization enhance its results by better supporting its Scrum Teams. Whether you are a Scrum Team member, Scrum Master, or organizational leader, this comprehensive guide provides valuable guidance and practical tools to optimize product value through effective teamwork with Scrum.”

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 178 x 231 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780134862156