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The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook

By : Stacia Viscardi
Book Image

The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook

By: Stacia Viscardi

Overview of this book

A natural and difficult tension exists between a project team (supply) and its customer (demand); a professional ScrumMaster relaxes this tension using the Scrum framework so that the team arrives at the best possible outcome."The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook" is a practical, no-nonsense guide to helping you become an inspiring and effective ScrumMaster known for getting results.This book goes into great detail about why it seems like you're fighting traditional management culture every step of the way. You will explore the three roles of Scrum and how, working in harmony, they can deliver a product in the leanest way possible. You'll understand that even though there is no room for a project manager in Scrum, there are certain “management” aspects you should be familiar with to help you along the way. Getting a team to manage itself and take responsibility is no easy feat; this book will show you how to earn trust by displaying it and inspiring courage in a team every day."The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook" will challenge you to dig deep within yourself to improve your mindset, practices, and values in order to build and support the very best agile teams.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 1. Scrum – A Brief Review of the Basics (and a Few Interesting Tidbits)

The purpose of this chapter is to review the history, basics, philosophy, benefits, and a few interesting tidbits about Scrum. A well-balanced, effective ScrumMaster understands both the principles and the practices of Scrum. I have discovered over the years that people often realize the true nature of the ScrumMaster; unfortunately, the role is consistently misperceived and downplayed as a mere "iteration manager" or "Agile project manager". Along with your reading of the referenced source materials, this chapter will provide you with the foundational information necessary to navigate the murky waters of organizational change—the real task of the ScrumMaster.