Succeeding with Agile: Software Development using Scrum

"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 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. "Table Of Content"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"Chapter 1 Adapting to Scrum Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"2 Iterating Toward Agility Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"3 Your First Projects Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"4 New Roles Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"5 Leading a Self-Organizing Team Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"6 Overcoming Resistance Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"7 Planning Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"8 The Product Backlog Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"9 Sprints Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"10 Quality Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"11 Scaling Scrum Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"12 Coexisting with Other Approaches Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"13 Human Resource, Facilities and the PMO Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"14 Seeing How Far You've Come Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"15 Technical Practices (online) Chapter"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, arial, san-serif; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"16 Distributed Teams (online) Chapter"17 You're Not Done Yet (online