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This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. The Fast, Focused, Practical Guide to Excellence with Scrum The Great ScrumMaster: #ScrumMasterWay is your complete guide to becoming an exceptionally effective ScrumMaster and using Scrum to dramatically improve team and organizational performance. Easy to digest and highly visual, you can read it in a weekend...and use it for an entire career. Drawing on 15 years of pioneering experience implementing Agile and Scrum and helping others do so, Zuzana Šochová guides you step by step through all key facets of success as a ScrumMaster in any context. Šochová reviews the ScrumMaster’s responsibilities, introduces her powerful State of Mind model and #ScrumMasterWay approach, and teaches crucial metaskills that every ScrumMaster needs. Learn how to build more effective teams, manage change in Agile environments, and take fulladvantage of the immensely powerful ScrumMaster toolbox. Throughout, Šochová illuminates each concept with practical, proven examples that show how to move from idea to successful execution. Understand the ScrumMaster’s key role in creating high-performance self-organizing teams Master all components of the ScrumMaster State of Mind: teaching/mentoring, removing impediments, facilitation, and coaching Operate effectively as a ScrumMaster at all levels: team, relationships, and the entire system Sharpen key ScrumMaster cognitive strategies and core competencies Build great teams, and improve teams that are currently dysfunctional Drive deeper change in a safer environment with better support for those affected Make the most of Shu Ha Ri, System Rule, Root Cause Analysis, Impact Mapping, and other ScrumMaster tools Whether you’re a long-time Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or participating in your first Scrum project, this guide will help you leverage world-class insight in all you do and get the outstanding results you’re looking for. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available

The power of serving with agile project management: Why becoming the Servant Leader for your SCRUM team is the best decision you can make today If you buy the Kindle or paperback version, you will get the audio version for free! This publication is a bundle that contains 2 books: Agile Scrum Crash Course: Discover How to Get the Professional Scrum Master Certification PSM1 and Boost Your Team's Effectiveness With Agile Project Management Servant Leadership: Learn the Most Effective Soft Skills to Become a Servant Leader and Guide Your Team to Success Self-serving, autocratic, dictatorial leadership is so last century. If organizations want to move up in the world, they have to abandon the old leadership methods. These methods consist of strict hierarchy, allowing little to no room for the employees to grow within the company, and the value of human labor is driven to the lowest. This is the era of servant leadership. Renowned for its radical approach to leadership, the servant model can impact human satisfaction in any company, therefore increasing its productivity. Putting people in the first place, a servant leader deflects attention from himself and empowers every member of the team. By empowering others, the leaders find their power and become an authority. This fits totally with the Agile principles and values, and SCRUM is the best framework that you can use to help your team to accomplish great results, becoming a SCRUM master: the Servant Leader for your Agile team. You are in the right place because this book contains also a crash course that will prepare you for any question on the PSM1 (Professional SCRUM Master certification issued by scrum.org) test, and you will pass the test with flying colors! The purpose of this crash course is to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to Agile and Scrum. In an ever-changing technological world, having an understanding of Agile and Scrum as a whole will make you even more qualified to handle projects in this field. Here are some of the topics that this bundle covers: Learn to lead with care and compassion Establish real connections and relationships with your team Find an optimal balance between being a leader and a figure your team can discuss problems with Commit to the growth of your team and see how your team commits to helping you and the organization grow Create an organization that has a positive influence on the community Agile and Scrum basics Waterfall vs. Agile software methodology The main agile frameworks The 12 principles of agile The goal of timeboxes and sprints The SCRUM events: Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Retrospective The SCRUM accountabilities: Product Owner, SCRUM Master, Developers, and Stakeholders How to pass the PSM1 exam and a lot of sample questions And much more With these guides, you will be able to absorb a lot of information quickly and easily, and with proven test-taking strategies and expert tips, completing your test will be a piece of cake. If you want to become a Professional Scrum Master, and a great Servant Leader without any hassle, all you have to do is follow the guides and expert tips and advice found inside - it's that easy. So what are you waiting for? Scroll up, click on "Buy Now with 1-Click," and Get Your Copy Now!

Unlock Scrum success for beginners and experts alike with The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide, your key to understanding and elevating Scrum practices. Scrum is simple to understand but difficult to master. As a framework, Scrum is particularly challenging as there is no formal education tailored to these roles and no comprehensive set of practices readily available to those interested in applying it. The Scrum Guide 2020 describes its underlying principles only in the broadest strokes--from applying Scrum to complex adaptive problems to embracing self-management--but the Scrum Guide is not at all prescriptive about how Scrum Teams work. The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide compiles the most common challenges that every Scrum Team faces and how to remedy them. Stefan Wolpers uses the Scrum Guide as a template to structure the content, thus supporting the junior practitioner’s Scrum discovery journey (categorized by roles, events, artifacts, and commitments) while allowing the more experienced reader to use the book to reference individual problems or situations. Addresses Scrum anti-patterns for both novices and experienced practitioners Offers actionable insights into why Scrum implementations fall short and how to improve Covers real-time course corrections and improvements in Scrum practice Maximize Scrum success with this quick reference to the most common Scrum anti-patterns and how to resolve them. "Stefan Wolpers has a remarkable ability to highlight underlying traps and issues for stakeholders, teams, and process. Wolpers documents sources of waste and frustration, an amazing compendium of typical ways progress becomes blocked. Depressing! He doesn’t leave us there though. He also recommends insightful remedies. Uplifting!" --Diana Larsen, speaker, advisor, author, and co-developer of the Agile Fluency® Model Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

This book is a guide for managers, Scrum Masters and agile coaches who are interested in agile organizational methods and who are planning to introduce Scrum at their own company. Scrum is not only a product development framework but can also be used to structure activities for agile and lean organizational development. Divided into six major parts, the book first introduces and defines the Scrum Culture briefly. It explains its relevance, highlights a number of pain points typical for first encounters with Scrum, and embeds it in an introduction to organizational change. This is complemented with many real-life examples that help to apply the concepts to readers’ own specific contexts. The second part describes the principles of introducing Scrum in detail, while the third part embarks on the practical application of these principles, drawing on a wealth of experience gathered in many successful introduction projects. Part four focuses on a detailed case study of a Scrum transformation before part five provides the scientific background information and study details that led to the findings in part one. In closing, part six offers a number of appendices with extensive information on Scrum and its principles. The second edition of this book has been updated throughout and fundamentally re-organized for better readability.

Embark on a Profound Journey to "Mastering Scrum Framework" In a world where agility and collaboration drive project success, mastering the Scrum framework is essential for creating high-performing teams that deliver value with precision and efficiency. "Mastering Scrum" is your definitive guide to navigating the intricacies of Scrum principles, roles, and practices. Whether you're a project manager, team lead, developer, or business professional, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in adopting Scrum practices and achieving transformative results. About the Book: "Mastering Scrum" takes you on a transformative journey through the intricacies of the Scrum framework, from foundational concepts to advanced techniques. From Scrum events and artifacts to roles and responsibilities, this book covers it all. Each chapter is meticulously designed to provide both a deep understanding of Scrum principles and practical applications in real-world scenarios. Key Features: · Foundational Understanding: Build a strong foundation by comprehending the core principles of the Scrum framework, including iterative development, self-organization, and collaboration. · Scrum Roles and Responsibilities: Explore the roles of Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team, understanding their unique contributions and interactions. · Scrum Events: Dive into Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, learning how to maximize their effectiveness. · Sprint Backlog and Product Backlog: Master the art of managing Sprint and Product Backlogs, ensuring clear communication, prioritization, and incremental delivery of value. · Continuous Improvement: Gain insights into embracing continuous improvement within the Scrum framework, using retrospectives to drive innovation and adaptability. · User-Centered Design: Learn how to incorporate user-centered design principles into Scrum practices, ensuring that products and solutions align with user needs. · Scaling Scrum: Explore strategies for scaling Scrum across large organizations, addressing challenges and ensuring consistent delivery of value. · Agile Leadership: Understand the role of Agile leadership in fostering a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and accountability within Scrum teams. · Challenges and Trends: Discover challenges in Scrum adoption, from resistance to change to maintaining momentum, and explore emerging trends shaping the future of Scrum. Who This Book Is For: "Mastering Scrum" is designed for project managers, team leads, developers, business professionals, students, and anyone passionate about adopting Scrum practices. Whether you're aiming to enhance your skills or embark on a journey toward becoming a Scrum expert, this book provides the insights and tools to navigate the complexities of implementing Scrum. © 2023 Cybellium Ltd. All rights reserved. www.cybellium.com

When managers or entrepreneurs have to manage a team, the pressure for results and deadlines determines everything. And, since you are under pressure, you in turn pressure your team in various ways. You order that your instructions be strictly followed. You demand that deadlines be met without delays. You give lessons on how things are done. You criticize and judge if someone makes a mistake. It's what you've learned. It's what you're used to. But you know that all this is an exhausting effort, both for you and for the people who work with you. You are in constant tension, always stressed. Your team is forced to work overtime. They make an effort that exhausts them. Then they make mistakes. These errors must be corrected, so you put yourself under tension again. Apathy and demotivation appear. Performance is getting less and less. The environment is not good. Why does all this happen? Very simple: because pressure is not the way. Pressure is a way of exerting violence with words. You don't consider yourself a violent person, okay. But without realizing it, you are exercising verbal and psychological violence that leads nowhere. This makes it impossible to get true commitment from your team. It is impossible to get the people who work with you to truly be a team. They will only be a group. In a group there is a boss who orders and pressures, and some subordinates who obey. A team is something else: everyone is committed because they participate in the decisions. True leadership consists of that: creating a climate of complicity and collaboration. The pressure becomes unnecessary, and the results improve substantially. They come naturally. How do you get a group to become a team? That's what "Agile Coaching for Scrum Masters" is about. It is the guide that will help you free yourself from orders and pressure. It is the guide that will introduce you to management skills that you did not know: those that will make you communicate in a completely different way. These are the skills that make teams work: The ability to listen empathetically and without intending to be right. You will be able to understand what is happening to your team while maintaining objectivity. The ability to ask powerful questions. You will get the team to participate in the decisions and make them their own. The ability to come up with solutions to problems, without judging anyone. You will find specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound solutions. I know very well what I'm talking about, as I have extensive professional experience in training and managing teams, applying these skills. I haven't invented them. They come from two areas: one of them is Agile, a way of working that has revolutionized teamwork, human resources management, and commercial management. That is why leading companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, ING Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, etc. apply it. The other is team coaching. A coach is a trusted person who inspires and motivates another, who accompanies them in their reflections so that they reach their full potential. When you learn to act like this you will see that your group becomes a team. For my part, I have various degrees and certificates in both fields. I would like to refer to one, in which Agile and team coaching come together: in 2020 I obtained the master's degree “Coaching & Mentoring Fundamentals for Agile” from the European Coaching School in Spain. I have also written several books on various topics, including "Scrum for Non-Techies,” an introduction to team management through Agile. The time has come for you to change your skin. If you want to form and manage teams based on trust, complicity and collaboration, you are one step away from achieving it.

About a decade ago, most people, especially those not involved in IT, knew nothing about Agile. However, fast-forward ten years, and almost all organizations and enterprises know a bit about Agile. The agile transformation has in fact begun in most organizations, but others are unsure about where and how to start. Most people who have experience with Agile agree on one particular thing: it is a better way of working. The scrum master plays a significant role in Agile transformation by helping the team work the Agile way, ensuring that the team is well organized and that each member is always serving the greater good of the team and helping the team overcome challenges.A Scrum Master is a teacher, leader, and a change agent, capable of building a team that can govern its own affairs and ultimately making the team capable of operating without the scrum master's intervention. However, not all scrum masters take delight in these roles, instead considering their designation a way of moving up the ladder. Then there are those who desire to be heroes via the role, while others maintain the vision of becoming a scrum master, perhaps inspired by another scrum master, for the inspirational goodwill that the role may offer. Situations abound where managers pick any available person to become a scrum master. I have seen some people succeed in this job and seen others grow weary and run out of the zeal it takes to continue. I have also seen some really thrive while others get exhausted, de-motivated, and eager to just run away. There is more to becoming a good scrum master than zeal, focus, and motivation. Becoming a good scrum master goes beyond being determined, inspired, and excited to succeed. It requires soft skills and leadership plus a solid understanding of Agile, its principles, and practices. A good scrum master has the courage and will to learn despite challenges. The path can prove challenging, bumpy, and uneasy, but a good scrum master maintains courage and the will to learn. This book acts as a guide toward acquiring the necessary knowledge and the requisite skill set to succeed as scrum master. I have been privileged to coach and train several scrum masters, executives, product owners, and teams in different countries and industries, so I offer here real-life experiences. In fact, most of the scenarios explained in this book are actual cases, but I have changed the names of individuals and organizations in order to protect anonymity.

Learn the nuts and bolts of scrum—its framework, roles, team structures, ceremonies, and artifacts—from the scrum master’s perspective. The Art of Scrum details the scum master’s responsibilities and core functions in planning and facilitating the ceremonies and artifacts of a scrum team: sprint planning, sprint execution, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. It analyzes the scrum master’s interactions with other scrum roles, including the product owner, development team members, other scrum masters, and the agile coach. Scrum Master Dave McKenna catalogs the three skill sets that you must master to be successful at binding teams and unleashing agility: soft skills, technical skills, and contingency skills. You’ll benefit from the author’s examination of these skill sets with insights and anecdotes drawn from his own experience as an engineer, agile coach, and scrum master. He illustrates common mistakes scrum masters make, as well as modeling successful strategies, adaptations to changes, and solutions to tricky problems. What You'll Learn: How scrum masters facilitate the agile ceremonies How scrum masters align scrum teams to sprint goals and shield them from interference How scrum masters coach product owners to build a backlog and refine user stories How scrum masters manage contingencies such as intra-team conflicts, organizational impediments, technical debt, emergent architecture, personnel changes, scope creep, and learning from failure. Who This Book Is For: The primary readership is scrum masters, product owners, and dev team members. The secondary readership is scrum stakeholders, including executive sponsors, project managers, functional and line managers, administrative personnel, expert consultants, testers, vendors, and end users. The tertiary readership is anybody who wants to know how build an agile team that consistently delivers value and continuous improvement.