"Our job as Scrum professionals is to continually improve our ability to use Scrum to deliver
products and services that help customers achieve valuable outcomes. This book will help you to
improve your ability to apply Scrum."—From the Foreword by Ken Schwaber co-author of
ScrumMastering Professional Scrum is for anyone who wants to deliver increased value by using
Scrum more effectively. Leading Scrum practitioners Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl draw on
years of Scrum training and coaching to help you return to first principles and apply Scrum
with the professionalism required to achieve its transformative potential.The authors aim to
help you focus on proven Scrum approaches for improving quality getting and using fast
feedback and becoming more adaptable instead of "going through the motions" and settling for
only modest improvements.Whether you’re a Scrum Master Development Team member or Product
Owner you’ll find practical advice for facing challenges with transparency and courage
overcoming a wide array of common challenges and continually improving your Scrum
practice.Realistically assess your current Scrum practice and identify areas for
improvementRecognize what a great Scrum Team looks like and get thereFocus on "Done"—not
"sort-of-Done" or "almost-Done"Measure and optimize the value delivered by every Product
IncrementImprove the way you plan develop and growClear away wider organizational impediments
to agility and professionalismOvercome common misconceptions that stand in the way of
progressRegister your book for convenient access to downloads updates and or corrections as
they become available. See inside book for details.
