ScrumButs: The Dangers of Customizing Scrum [Audio CD]

Ken Schwaber (Author), Kevin Aguanno (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

The use of Scrum is rapidly spreading, and the occurrence of "ScrumBut" is equally rapid. A ScrumBut is when an organization adopting Scrum has changed Scrum, under the logic of "We use Scrum, but we've had to change it because in our organization we ... "

Listen to this 60-minute interview with Ken Schwaber, the co-creator of the Scrum method, as he gives an overview of ScrumButs and then answer questions about some common Scrum Buts that he has encountered. Hear from the expert the dangers of customizing Scrum inappropriately and the problems that arise from an incomplete Scrum implementation.

Purchase this 60-minute recording to learn about ScrumButs and how you can avoid them.

Agenda
* What is a ScrumBut?
* What are the most common inappropriate customizations and incomplete implementations?
* What risks and problems result?
* What are the safest ways to tailor Scrum?

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About the Author

Ken Schwaber is a Scrum evangelist. He founded the Agile Alliance and the Scrum Alliance, is a signatory of the Agile Manifesto, and is President of the Scrum Alliance. He has been in software and product development for over thirty years, in positions ranging from dishwasher to cook. He and his family live in Lexington Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Multi-Media Publications Inc. (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155489042X
• ISBN-13: 978-1554890422
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,974,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Would be better with a more Challenging Interviewer, September 1, 2009

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JustAFilmGuy "JustAFilmGuy" (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

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This is a 60-minute recording of a conference call with Ken Schwaber, as interviewed by Kevin Aguanno. I feel this could be better, because while Kevin does keep the discussion going, I feel it would be better if Kevin had actually challenged some of the "opinions as fact" that come from Ken and other Scrum evangelists. Listen to the CD and you'll understand what I mean. From this CD, I don't get the feeling that Kevin has much substantive Scrum experience, so why he's interviewing Ken is not clear to me. I do think this CD is worth a listen, although the twenty dollar price is debatable. In future, lets get to the point immediately, since we've already heard the history of Scrum and what Scrum is about and how Scrum is simple. The substantive material doesn't really start until 19 minutes in. For example, at around 20:00, Ken quickly lists about a dozen ScrumButs...but we don't get much explanation of why they are bad for Scrum, since Kevin never challenges anything Ken says. (For example, Ken states that "Waterfall" ruined our profession, which is a trendy opinion, but is nonsense considering the enormous successes of many Waterfall projects. Ken then describes about "55 % using Agile, with 45% using Waterfall". Okay...so what happened to all the other methodologies? And where did that statistic come from?)

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great to have an audio book on Scrum, January 17, 2010

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Tyrone T. Crockett (Rowlett, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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I am a CSM, and it is great to finally have an audio resource on Scrum. I wish there was more.