Tag Archives: Scrum

Book Review: Scrum Insights for Practitioners by Hiren Doshi

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Gopinath

The Scrum framework as described in Scrum Guide (available for free at ScrumGuides.org)  by its creators Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland is apparently simple, lightweight and minimally prescriptive in terms of rules, people roles and artifacts. It is rather easy … Continue reading →

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Guideline : How to Audit an Agile Project ?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Gopinath

Organizations certified as ISO 9001 compliant need to conduct Internal Audits of their processes at planned intervals. The objective is to determine whether the  processes followed in their projects are effective and are in compliance to the requirements defined in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Agile Estimating and Planning

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Gopinath

Authors:      Mike Cohn Published:   2005 Publisher:   Prentice Hall Paperback: 368 pages This book is perhaps the most cited reference on estimation and planning by agilists. It is not just about “how to estimate and plan an Agile project”. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Agile Product Management with Scrum – Creating Products that Customers Love

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Roman Pichler Published: 2010 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional A Product Owner (PO) is one of the key roles in Scrum framework. POs are responsible for maximizing the value of the product being developed and the work of the development team. … Continue reading →

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Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Mike Cohn Published: 2010 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley India Pvt. Ltd Scrum is a deceptively simple agile framework for developing software products in a complex and dynamically changing environment. Theoretically understanding the framework is easy but successfully implementing and reaping … Continue reading →

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Agile Project Management with Scrum

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Gopinath

Author: Ken Schwaber Published: 2004 Publisher: Microsoft Press Buy from Flipkart Scrum framework is simple but appearances can be deceptive ! Implementing Scrum in an organization is not a trivial exercise. The mindset of managing and executing projects in a … Continue reading →

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