Publisher's Synopsis
Being a fresh Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner or a Business Analyst can be most daunting when it comes to scheduling and facilitating your first few Agile Ceremonies, especially if you don't know the development team and the Business stakeholders very well yet.This book explains every detail you need to know to gain confidence in conducting those Agile events and ceremonies, like a real pro! After all, we all fake it until we make it - at least to some degree! - as overused and corny as this statement sounds. Among other things, this book will teach you about: 1 - The importance of Backlog Refinement and two main variants of this activity; 2 - How to plan your Sprint with the team, especially with not cross-functional teams and when no historic velocity data is available, and while the Management still requires some form of a delivery forecast; 3 - The best practices of running an efficient Daily Scrum or a Stand-up; 4 - How to plan and facilitate a useful Sprint Review that would bring everyone together, and ensure that your Customer and Business Stakeholders are on the same page; 5 - The two types of Retrospectives you could introduce to your teams; 6 - Agile Energizers and Ice-Breakers, what are they and when should you use one?If you are at a career crossroads, deciding to try and move into the Agile Project Management and Delivery space, my other book - Get Hired as Scrum Master - might help you as well. Please search for it or see in the related titles from the same author.
