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    Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition
    Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition
    Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition
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    Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition

    By Tom Henricksen

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    About this ebook

    Learn the basics in one sitting. We cover the Scrum Framework and all the parts.

    • Parts of the Sprint
    • Setting up User Stories
    • How to get started with Scrum
    • Handle the challenges you encounter

    This will get you up and running in no time.
    Now revised and expanded for the Second Edition.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Henricksen
    Release dateOct 7, 2024
    ISBN9798227609038
    Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition
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    Tom Henricksen

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      Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition - Tom Henricksen

      Tom Henricksen

      Agile Basics in 60 Minutes - 2nd Edition

      Copyright © 2024 by Tom Henricksen

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

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      Contents

      Preface

      I. PART ONE

      1. Why Are Changes Needed? Failings of the Old Way

      2. Agile Manifesto

      3. Scrum Origins

      4. Is Agile Dead?

      5. The Benefits of Agile

      II. PART TWO

      6. The Basic Foundation

      7. Scrum Roles

      8. The Sprint

      9. Daily Scrum or Standup

      10. Sprint Demo

      11. Sprint Retro

      12. Sprint Planning

      13. Sprint Backlog

      III. PART THREE

      14. User Stories

      15. Acceptance Criteria

      16. Story Points

      17. User Story Struggles

      IV. PART FOUR

      18. Grooming and Estimation

      19. Product Backlog

      20. Backlog Grooming

      21. Epics

      22. Working Agreements and Definition of Done

      23. Definition of Ready

      24. Information Radiators

      About the Author

      Preface

      It has been a few years since I published the original. I thought it was time to update and expand this work. Many things have changed since then. Of course, the core principles remain.

      As you start your journey this will help you understand the basics. You can get started quickly and make progress. Remember the most important piece is to keep moving forward. You will make mistakes and that is okay.

      I have organized this to make it more approachable. Each part contains a specific section that you will need. Read and then come back to it as you have questions.

      I

      Part One

      In this first part, we cover some basics about why the agile movement came about. Then we discuss the origins of Scrum and where Agile is today. Finally, we cover some benefits.

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      Why Are Changes Needed? Failings of the Old Way

      Photo by Florian Klauer on Unsplash

      Software development has had some historically monumental failures. In 2011, a financial

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