The Elements of Scrum Paperback – 1 Feb. 2011

I got this book after reading the abridged version by the same authors. Like the abridged version this book is well written and the concepts well explained. The book opens with a good comparison of "waterfall" vs "agile" development. Following this is a very enjoyable exposition of the agile values and principles (individuals and interactions over processes and tools etc etc). Following this is the core part of the book: explanations of the roles (product owner, scrum master, team member), ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, sprint retrospective, backlog grooming, story time) and artifacts (product backlog, sprint backlog, burn charts, task board, definition of done) that make up scrum. Within the core part of the book is a good explanation of what user stories are and how they help with understanding what needs to be built, for who and, importantly, why. And closing out the core part of the book is a discussion on some tried and tested strategies for estimating stories.I've not read any other books on scrum so I can't compare but I'd be very very amazed to find a better one out there than this one. This book covered absolutely lots of ground whilst remaining compact and, most importantly, very readable.

The early chapters of this book present some example scenarios that make developers sound like preschoolers. E.g. "Everyone finds the ceremony of moving stickies across the task board extremely satisfying".After that though, the text improved greatly, and does an excellent job of contextualising Agile among previous, competing methodologies before going into a deep-dive discussion of all the various practices and roles that are used.

This is a light hearted yet comprehensive overview of Scrum methodology. Not only does it cover all the key elements but it also offers a practical perspective on many of the processes and how best to implement them as a team.A pleasure to read. Will be re-reading and making notes on some of the team games that drive up productivity in particular.

I got the demo introduction first for my Kindle and after blasting through that I quickly bought this, the full version. It's everything that the demo is but in detail and with examples. For me it was a great start to introduce full scrum in my work place. It's not an all around compendium, but when you need to get the full recipe to start playing with scrum, this gives you the full package.I'd like to thank the authors ;) ... THANKS !!! :)

Very short introduction, while good and easy to read in a single session, that does make it feel slightly overpriced. Nevertheless it's great if you've been told you need to 'do Scrum' and want an introduction to the jargon.Less evangelization than many other Scrum books, which is nice.

I think this the first time I've been moved to write a review but I thought this was great. Short, engagingly written and very practical. I head a marketing team and we're increasingly involved in driving technology. We're introducing agile to help manage this and this book gave me enough of a framework to have a sensible, credible discussion with the team of tecs and devs. I'd thoroughly recommend it.

Decent short summary. Laboured some topics that could have been converted in less space and didn't expand on some which could have used more detail.

Very readable and practical discussions of agile history, rationale, techniques and practical examples of how to put it to work to your immediate advantage.

I am new to project management, and I am also a college programmer. This is a well-organized recipe for team-building and finding project priority. Hope the project will go well./fingercrossed

Excelente livro, leitura leve e rápida.

The book goes with theory of agile that you should most important feature in minimum time by prioritising and estimating. :)Good crisp book to introduce elements of scrum

Il libro si apre con una efficace comparazione tra "waterfall" e sviluppo "agile". Poi passa ad un'esposizione molto interessante dei valori e dei principi agili (individui e interazioni al di sopra di processi e strumenti e così via). Dopodiché arriva la parte centrale del libro con la spiegazione dei ruoli (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Membro del team), delle cerimonie (Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Backlog Grooming, Story Time) e artefatti (Product Backlog , Sprint Backlog, Burn Charts, Task Board, Definition Of Done) che sono gli elementi portanti di Scrum. All'interno della parte centrale del libro c'è una buona spiegazione di cosa sono e come organizzare le User Story con suggerimenti pratici per crearle al meglio. A chiusura di questa parte centrale si trova una discussione su alcune strategie che aiutano a stimare le User Story.Un libro bene organizzato e facilmente leggibile per chi si vuole approcciare a Scrum.

This is a good handbook for team members. Whenever I am building a new team I buy a bunch of these and spread them around in the office for people to peruse if they are not that familiar with Scrum or haven't used it in a while.