Scrum in Action - Softcover

Pham, Andrew; Pham, Phuong-Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143545913X ISBN 13: 9781435459137

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2011

Synopsis

SCRUM IN ACTION: AGILE SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT is a practical how-to guide for software project teams on how to successfully deploy an Agile software framework with Scrum. It is clearly and concisely written and is the first practical guide with real world situations written by corporate practitioners. This book describes many good project management techniques on how to get the most from project teams and bridges the gaps between many Scrum and project management books by addressing how to communicate with executives using financial terms, how to use an objective estimation technique, and where software architecture fits into Scrum.

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Features of Scrum in Action

• Provides a practical on-the-job guidebook for project teams with actionable information for real-world situations.


• Details solutions that can be used for any type of software projects.


• Includes forewords by Sanjiv Augustine, author of Managing Agile Projects, and Dan Pilone, author of Head First Software Development and Head First iPhone Development.


• Written by a highly experienced author team who are actual corporate practitioners, not just software trainers.


• Features new techniques to resolve current issues with Scrum; details the essentials a project team needs to know in order to begin and complete a Scrum software project.


• Solutions can be used for any type of software projects.


• Outlines specific sections applicable by role within project groups in the "If You Are..." section of the introduction: Management Team, Project Manager, Developer, etc.

About the Author

Andrew Pham is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), a Certified Product Owner (CSPO), and a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP). In addition to this, he is also a PMP (Project Management Professional), a longtime Architect for Java Technologies certified by Sun Microsystems, and an early OOAD (Object-Oriented Analysis and Design) UML professional certified by IBM. An elect-senior member with IEEE and member of the PMI, Andrew Pham has held top positions in project management, enterprise architecture, and software development in start-up, mid-sized and multi-billion-dollar corporations. An experienced Agile and Lean coach, Andrew has helped numerous companies successfully use Agile (Scrum) and Lean (kanban) on real-world projects as well as taught development teams both in the USA and abroad. An entrepreneur at heart, Andrew Pham is also President of Agile Enterprise Consulting, LLC, a consulting, training, and software development company.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 143545913X
• ISBN 13: 9781435459137
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320