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The Professional Scrum Master Guide

The Professional Scrum Master Guide

By : Fred Heath
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The Professional Scrum Master Guide

The Professional Scrum Master Guide

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By: Fred Heath

Overview of this book

This book demonstrates the real-world applications of Scrum in a variety of scenarios, all with practical examples. You’ll understand why the structure of your Scrum team matters, and how to create and manage sprint and product backlogs. Each chapter concludes with relevance to the exam, reinforcing what you’ve learned as you work through the book and making sure you have an edge when it comes to earning your certificate. The statements made and opinions expressed herein belong exclusively to Packt Publishing Ltd and are not shared by or represent the viewpoint of Scrum.org. This training does not constitute an endorsement of any product, service or point of view. Scrum.org makes no representations, warranties or assurances of any kind, express or implied, as to the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, availability or currency of the content contained in this presentation or any material related to this presentation. In no event shall Scrum.org, its agents, officers, employees, licensees or affiliates be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business information, or loss of information) arising out of the information or statements contained in the training. Any reliance you place on such content is strictly at your own risk.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Section 1:The Scrum Framework
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Section 2:Scrum in Action
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Section 3:The PSM Certification
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Index

The pillars of empiricism

Just like a house needs pillars in order to be supported and withstand bad weather or earthquakes, so does a development framework need pillars to support it and make it resistant to adverse effects. For an empirical approach, such as Scrum, these pillars are Inspection, Adaptation, and Transparency.

The pillars of empiricism are summarized in the following diagram:

Figure 2.1 – The pillars of empiricism

Let's examine what each of these pillars means.

Inspection

As mentioned in Chapter 1, Introduction to Scrum, Scrum Teams produce certain artifacts. According to the Scrum Guide, Scrum practitioners should inspect Scrum Artifacts when these are being produced. Inspections should be honest and thorough, but they should not take over or obstruct the development work.

We have actually already mentioned one of these artifacts: the Increment. Increments, as well as the other artifacts that we'll examine in...

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