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Number of Pages256 Pages

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Publication NameReal World Agility : Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners

Publication Year2016

SubjectSoftware Development & Engineering / General

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AuthorDaniel Gullo

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Table Of ContentForeword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix Chapter 1: Agile in General 1 Waterfall Versus Agile 2 An "Agile" Experiment 9 Differences Between Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, and Other Methodologies 10 Agile Is NOT for You . . . 13 Marketability of Scrum Certification and Consistency of Employment 15 Certify THIS . . . 18 Getting the Most Value from Gatherings, Conferences, and Other Events 21 I''m Certified--So, NOW What? 24 Goodbye, My Friend 26 Closing 30 Chapter 2: Real Organizations 31 How Can Scrum Scale to Work Successfully with Large Teams? 32 SAFe SPC Training: A Reflection 34 What Is the Biggest Hurdle for a Company Transitioning from Waterfall to Scrum Methodology? 42 Pigs in Zen 48 How Do You Overcome the Culture of a Company That Is Not Conducive to the Scrum Ideology? 50 How Do We Get Our Leaders Agile Trained? 54 Closing 57 Chapter 3: Real Products 59 Do We Have the Insights We Need to Know What Customers Want Most/Next? 60 Breaking Down Requirements to Epics and User Stories 61 Nordstrom''s Knows What I Want 62 Breaking Down the Product Backlog into Sprints 64 Why Does Every Increment Need to Be Shippable/Valuable to an End User? 66 What Is the Difference Between a Product Backlog and a Sprint Backlog? 69 What Goes into Sprint Planning? 72 What Is the Typical Duration for Sprints? 74 What Is the Measure of Progress on Product Delivery/Approximate Completion Date? 77 What''s Done Is Done: User Stories 80 Story Points and the Burndown 84 Psssst! I Can Get You Fixed Cost AND Fixed Dates!! 90 What Are Some Trends of Burndown Charts and What Do the Patterns Indicate? 92 Should We Make a Big Change Between Sprints? 97 Closing 99 Chapter 4: Real Teams 101 What Are Some Tips on Self-Organization? 102 How Does the ScrumMaster Fit in with the PO/PM in Terms of Ability to Drive Process? 105 How to Ask a Question 109 Should the Quality Assurance Team Be Inside or Outside? 112 What One Skill Is Most Important to Being a ScrumMaster? 114 How Can Scrum and Kanban Teams Work Together Effectively? 116 Happiness Is YOUR Responsibility 118 Can a Team Member (Dev) Be an Effective ScrumMaster? 121 How Do Teams Get True Autonomy from Management? 123 What Can I Immediately Apply from a Training Course, Conference, or Seminar? 125 Where Should You Place User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) in a Scrum Team? 127 In Scrum, Why All the Meetings? 129 What Is the Most Useful Way to Make People Accept Self-Management? 135 Closing 138 Chapter 5: Real People, Real Stories 139 Manny Gonzalez, CEO, Scrum Alliance 139 Anu Smalley, Agile Coach and Trainer 144 Alan Deffenderfer, Consultant 146 Jaya Shrivastava, Agile Trainer and Coach 147 Ebony Nicole Brown, Senior Enterprise Transformation Coach and Trainer 150 James Gifford, Agile Coach/Agile Transformation Specialist 155 Jean Russell, Culture Alchemist and Queen of Thrivability 160 Dave Prior, Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) 162 Michelle Slowinsky, Project Manager at Association Applications Group, LLC 164 Gavin Watson, CEO, Watson, Inc. 166 Kanwar Singh, IT Program Manager 169 Sam Laing, Agile Coach and Trainer at Growing Agile 171 Joel Semeniuk, Chief Innovation Officer and Incubation Director 172 Kristin Kowynia, Product Owner at Paylocity 176 Chapter 6: Real Terms, Real Definitions 181 Chapter 7: Real Books for Further Investigation 209 Index 213

SynopsisProven Solutions for the Most Widespread and Frustrating Agile Challenges "This book gives you the answers that a wise mentor would have given you, if you had one. Daniel Gullo shares his insights on the principal questions that everyone coming to the world of Agile will inevitably encounter. " -From the foreword by Stephen Denning, author of The Leader's Guide to Radical Management Agile is becoming ubiquitous, but successful Agile implementation remains difficult. Organizations keep getting stuck on the same issues. However, with Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners, that need not happen to you. World-renowned Agile coach and consultant Daniel James Gullo identifies and addresses nearly sixty widespread challenges faced by anyone trying to derive value from Agile. Drawing on his vast experience guiding Agile teams to success, Gullo helps you accurately diagnose your problems, describes each solution with maximum clarity, and concisely presents the details you need in order to act effectively. This accessible guide is for every project participant and stakeholder: from ScrumMasters and team leads to developers, project managers, product owners, and customers. Gullo addresses methods ranging from Scrum to Kanban, guides you on scaling Agile, and even helps you apply it beyond software development. Coverage includes Making sense of Agile's many "flavors" Overcoming key hurdles in transitioning from waterfall Addressing cultural obstacles Meshing Agile teams with your management hierarchy Engaging executives with Agile practices and values Clarifying relationships among ScrumMasters, product owners, and project managers Smoothly handling key tasks, such as organizing backlogs and defining sprints Taking advantage of continuous integration and test-driven development Bringing Agile to distributed teams and large product portfolios Throughout, vignettes show exactly how Agile problems manifest in the real world-and how Gullo's solutions can help you overcome them. As you learn from others' experiences, you'll quickly begin to see a clear path to success., Proven Solutions for the Most Widespread and Frustrating Agile Challenges "This book gives you the answers that a wise mentor would have given you, if you had one. Daniel Gullo shares his insights on the principal questions that everyone coming to the world of Agile will inevitably encounter. " -From the foreword by Stephen Denning, author of The Leader's Guide to Radical Management Agile is becoming ubiquitous, but successful Agile implementation remains difficult. Organizations keep getting stuck on the same issues. However, with Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners, that need not happen to you. World-renowned Agile coach and consultant Daniel James Gullo identifies and addresses nearly sixty widespread challenges faced by anyone trying to derive value from Agile. Drawing on his vast experience guiding Agile teams to success, Gullo helps you accurately diagnose your problems, describes each solution with maximum clarity, and concisely presents the details you need in order to act effectively. This accessible guide is for every project participant and stakeholder: from ScrumMasters and team leads to developers, project managers, product owners, and customers. Gullo addresses methods ranging from Scrum to Kanban, guides you on scaling Agile, and even helps you apply it beyond software development. Coverage includes Making sense of Agile's many "flavors" Overcoming key hurdles in transitioning from waterfall Addressing cultural obstacles Meshing Agile teams with your management hierarchy Engaging executives with Agile practices and values Clarifying relationships among ScrumMasters, product owners, and project managers Smoothly handling key tasks, such as organizing backlogs and defining sprints Taking advantage of continuous integration and test-driven development Bringing Agile to distributed teams and large product portfolios Throughout, vignettes show exactly how Agile problems manifest in the real world-and how Gullo's solutions can help you overcome them. As you learn from others' experiences, you'll quickly begin to see a clear path to success. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE, Agile is becoming ubiquitous, but successful Agile implementation remains difficult. Organisations keep getting stuck on the same issues. However, with Real World Agility: Practical Guidance for Agile Practitioners, that need not happen to you. World-renowned Agile coach and consultant Daniel James Gullo identifies and addresses nearly sixty widespread challenges faced by anyone trying to derive value from Agile. Drawing on his vast experience guiding Agile teams to success, Gullo helps you accurately diagnose your problems, describes each solution with maximum clarity, and concisely presents the details you need in order to act effectively. This accessible guide is for every project participant and stakeholder: from ScrumMasters and team leads to developers, project managers, product owners, and customers. Gullo addresses methods ranging from Scrum to Kanban, guides you on scaling Agile, and even helps you apply it beyond software development. Coverage includes Making sense of Agile's many "flavors" Overcoming key hurdles in transitioning from waterfall Addressing cultural obstacles Meshing Agile teams with your management hierarchy Engaging executives with Agile practices and values Clarifying relationships among ScrumMasters, product owners, and project managers Smoothly handling key tasks, such as organising backlogs and defining sprints Taking advantage of continuous integration and test-driven development Bringing Agile to distributed teams and large product portfolios

LC Classification NumberQA76.76.D47