Title: The Enterprise and Scrum
Author: Ken Schwaber
Year: 2007
Pages: 152
It’s time to extend the benefits of Scrum – greater agility, higher-quality products, and lower costs – from individual teams to your entire enterprise.
However, with Scrum’s lack of prescribed rules, the friction of change can be challenging as people struggle to break from old project management habits.
The Enterprise and Scrum is a book written by Ken Schwaber, one of the co-creators of Scrum, that provides an overview of how to apply Scrum in large-scale, enterprise organizations.
As a result, I gave this book a rating of 7.5/10.
For me, a book with a note 10 is one I consider reading again every year. Among the books I rank with 10, for example, is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Overview of The Enterprise and Scrum
The Enterprise and Scrum is for those who want to use Scrum throughout their enterprise for product development.
Right now, you might have pockets within your enterprise that use Scrum, and they are more effective than elsewhere. You are at least partially convinced that using Scrum throughout the enterprise might be a way to make the whole enterprise more effective, but you could use some help in figuring out how to do so.
In The Enterprise and Scrum, agile-process revolution leader Ken Schwaber takes you through change management, explaining how to successfully adopt Scrum across your entire organization.
A cofounder of Scrum, Ken draws from decades of experience, answering your questions through case studies of proven practices and processes.
With them, you’ll learn how to adopt–and adapt–Scrum in the enterprise. And gain profound levels of transparency in your development processes.
The book covers the principles and practices of Scrum, and how to apply them to large-scale, enterprise organizations.
The author covers the key practices and strategies needed to successfully implement Scrum in enterprise organizations, including Scaled Scrum, Scaled Product Backlog, and Scaled Sprint Planning.
The book provides real-world examples and case studies from the author’s experience implementing Scrum in various enterprise organizations.
The book covers the importance of leadership, communication, and collaboration in the Scrum process.
The book includes practical tips, tools, and checklists to help enterprise organizations implement Scrum effectively.
My Book Highlights & Quotes
“… People subconsciously retard their own intellectual growth. They come to rely on cliches and habits. Once they reach the age of their own personal comfort with the world, they stop learning and their mind runs idle for the rest of their days. They may progress organizationally, they may be ambitious and eager, and they may even work night and day. But they learn no more…”
“… One of the Scrum rules is that work cannot be pushed onto a team; the Product Owner offers items for the iteration, and the team pulls as many as they decide they can do at a sustainable pace with good quality…”
In conclusion, The Enterprise and Scrum is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding and implementing Scrum in large-scale, enterprise organizations.
The author, Ken Schwaber, provides a comprehensive overview of the key practices and strategies needed to successfully implement Scrum in enterprise organizations and offers real-world examples and case studies to illustrate the concepts.
The Enterprise and Scrum also covers the importance of leadership, communication, and collaboration in the Scrum process, and includes practical tips, tools, and checklists to help enterprise organizations implement Scrum effectively.
It’s a must-read for anyone involved in large-scale software developers looking to improve their Scrum skills and knowledge in enterprise organizations.
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