Scrum For Dummies

Learn how scrum can help in every part of your life Scrum—an organizing approach that exposes work progress and quality —is used all over the place in software development, but it’s not just for coders. Scrum For Dummies shows you how scrum can improve performance regardless of your industry or project. You can even use scrum to get tangible results in your personal projects—prepare for retirement, organize travel, and much more. Plan goals, releases, and sprints for all aspects of business and life. With Dummies, you’ll learn how to work flexibility and collaboration into anything you’re doing. This book is packed with helpful information to empower you to set up your first scrum project, organize the scrum team, integrate scrum into your agile project management strategy, and just make things work better. Learn the ins and outs of scrum—updated for the 2020 scrum guide Discover how scrum can help you manage projects in any industry and even in your personal life Organize your scrum team and set up your first project Integrate scrum into your agile project management strategy This updated edition of Scrum For Dummies is written to make scrum useful for everyone—especially you.

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Scrum 5 Chapter 1: The Basics of Scrum 7 Chapter 2: The First Steps 27 Part 2: Scrum Product Development 45 Chapter 3: Planning Your Work 47 Chapter 4: The Talent and the Timing 67 Chapter 5: Release and Sprint Planning 89 Chapter 6: Getting the Most Out of Sprints 117 Chapter 7: Inspect and Adapt: How to Correct Your Course 137 Part 3: Scrum for Any Industry 147 Chapter 8: Software Development 149 Chapter 9: Tangible Goods Production 169 Chapter 10: Services 189 Chapter 11: Publishing: A Shifting Landscape 215 Part 4: Scrum for Business Agility 225 Chapter 12: IT Management and Operations 227 Chapter 13: Portfolio Management 247 Chapter 14: Human Resources and Finance 273 Chapter 15: Business Development 293 Chapter 16: Customer Service 313 Part 5: Scrum for Everyday Life 323 Chapter 17: Dating and Family Life 325 Chapter 18: Scrum for Life Goals 345 Part 6: The Part of Tens 367 Chapter 19: Ten Key Benefits of Scrum 369 Chapter 20: Ten Key Factors for Enabling Scrum 377 Chapter 21: Ten Key Resources for Scrum 383 Index 389