Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

by Scott M. Graffius

Proper project management is essential in a business. The many moving parts need to be well oiled for a smooth ride. One therefore needs to be able to adapt to whatever unpredictable changes in the course of business. The traditional methodology of project management is sequential and focuses on predicting issues and having set ways to deal with them. The other project methodology is agile, which is a flexible, collaborative, and incremental process. 

This book is about an agile framework called scrum. The idea is to focus on making the team adaptive to change. The framework appreciates requirement volatility. This is the prevalence of customer wants and preferences to change. Scrum instills an understanding that sometimes changes cannot be fully understood or foreseen. Rather than try to predict and fully understand the changes, this framework prepares the team to appropriately deal with such changes. 

Agile scrum is more widely used in Software development but the author does a good job of generalizing it. Making it the go to framework for every project manager regardless of industry. The book highlights the versatility of scrum beautifully.  

The subject matter is a bit complex. However, Scott M. Graffius breaks it down to little chewable bits then delves deep into each taking it apart grain by grain. This method is greatly useful as it makes a daunting ideology easy to take in and implement. With this book, one can expertly introduce scrum into the business environment without fear of encountering a hurdle. It outlines all the basics in simple language and prose. The book is also greatly useful for people who are already using scrum. It makes for an excellent reference material.

Using visual aids in addition to text greatly enhances the material. It makes for a more interactive and engaging experience. It makes the process of understanding the subject matter smoother for everyone whether beginner or veteran. Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step by Step Instructions offers a myriad of supplemental resources. Materials that one can use in addition to the book to better understand and use the scrum framework. It walks one through every step from vision to team formation to creating the product narrative up to release. 

Unlike other books in the market on the same subject matter, this one offers an informal look into scrum without losing the practicality aspect. The tone is almost conversational thus does not feel like a textbook. It is interesting with numerous examples and insight into real world implementation of scrum. This is recommended for anyone looking to change the project management framework or work out knots in the system. It is even helpful for one who is looking for assurance that they are using scrum right. 

With this book, a leader can deliver results in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change. There will be consistent improvement and embracing of innovation. The company will enjoy a competitive advantage with the use of agile scrum as opposed to the traditional approach. Scott M. Graffius inhibits an in depth understanding of subject matter and instills the same in the reader