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The Professional Scrum Master Guide

By : Fred Heath
Book Image

The Professional Scrum Master Guide

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)
1
Section 1:The Scrum Framework
7
Section 2:Scrum in Action
11
Section 3:The PSM Certification
15
Index

Planning ahead with the product roadmap

There is a common misconception about Scrum and Agile methods in general: they don't apply or require any planning. Nothing could be further from the truth. Agile and Scrum both rely on good planning – it's a fundamental part of the Agile philosophy. The main differences between traditional planning and Agile planning are as follows:

  • Agile planning happens regularly in an iterative and incremental manner.
  • Agile planning prefers detailed short-term plans and abstract long-term plans.

We have already learned about the Sprint planning event, which happens at the start of each Sprint. In this section, we will examine how medium- and long-term planning is dealt with in Scrum. To learn about this, we need to understand what drives a Scrum product. So, let's discuss product roadmaps.

Envisioning the product journey with a product roadmap

A product usually begins its lifecycle as an idea or a vision. In...