Kirjahaku

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.

Transitioning into Agile Project Management and Digital Delivery professional space became a prominent trend across industries over the past 5 years. Competitive job market is becoming saturated with candidates who do not fully understand how modern recruitment for Agile roles works - at least in Australia. They present their professional Resumes filled with mixed messages, absurd qualifications, using language only sends their job application straight into the bin, missing out on opportunities that otherwise should be within their reach. Lack of this specific knowledge is reducing your chances of getting hired as a Scrum Master, or for any other job within Agile Delivery space. Written primarily for aspiring professionals who want to enter the world of Agile Project Management and Digital Delivery, but lack the right knowledge or specific insights yet, this book is an attempt to share my personal findings and summarise research made as part of becoming a Professional Scrum Master.This includes plenty of my subjective yet educated opinions on a number of topics surrounding general theme of presenting yourself as the most appealing Agile job candidate, providing advice on how to capitalize on your current professional background, understanding your skill gaps and available options, pivoting towards a Scrum Master role within Agile Digital Delivery as efficiently as possible. *** YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT ***- What requirements apply to Scrum Master role candidates these days;- How to deal with Recruiters and get your application through their initial filter;- How different companies see Scrum Master roles and responsibilities;- What are Agile Hybrid roles, and why should it concern Scrum Masters;- How to do your research and other preparation properly;- How to write a good to-the-point Cover Letter, and do you need one at all;- How to reformat your Resume and present it the best possible way;- What interview questions a new Scrum Master can expect, and the best ways to respond.*** TABLE OF CONTENTS ***1 - What is Agile Delivery Like?2 - Job Transitioning Challenges3 - The Wall of Recruiters4 - The Right Knowledge5 - The Interview Process6 - The Classic Scrum Master Role7 - Scrum Master Role Hybrids (...)8 - Having the Right Experience9 - No Experience - Now What?10 - Value of a Certification11 - Basics of Transitioning12 - Transitioning from Engineer to Scrum Master13 - Transitioning from Business Analyst14 - Transitioning from Project Manager15 - Transitioning from Other Roles16 - Scrum Master Resumes17 - The 15 Second Rule18 - Attributes of a Good SM resume (...)19 - Scrum Master CV Template20 - Writing a Cover Letter21 - The Cover Letter Template22 - Company Research23 - What information do you need?24 - Research methods (...)25 - Project work vs. Smaller Task Flow26 - Preparing for the Interview27 - Interview questions (...)28 - What Are Behavioral Questions29 - Misunderstood "Servant-Leader"30 - Tools You Use31 - Physical Walls vs. Electronic Walls*** AUTHOR's PODCAST ***https: //itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/lean-and-mean-agile-podcast/id1269551866*** YOUTUBE CHANNEL ***http: //bit.ly/JoinAgileVideos*** Visit JOINAGILE.COM and subscribe for Free occasional Newsletter, new book announcements, and other promotions ***