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Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process Kenneth S. Rubin. 2013. Addison-Wesley (http://www.pearsonhighered. com). 452 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-704329-3
CSQE Body of Knowledge areas: III.A Lifecycles and process models; II Software Quality Management; IV Project Management; V.E.4 Software Metrics Analysis
Just when I thought I had read every possible interpretation and experience story based on Scrum comes a unique book from Ken Rubin that presents both experiences and guidance in a whole new light. Rubin takes a unique approach to presenting the popular delivery model, which in turn makes this book an "essential" read for managers and their teams. I have heard conflicting views from teams about Scrum -ranging from its too simple and flexible (and thereby it cannot be applied in regulated environments) to it not being adequately prescriptive and therefore not easy to adopt. Rubin has provided some elaborate discussions that will address both of these camps. While I cannot provide an elaborate review of the book here, I wanted to highlight a few chapters and topics I found very interesting. Overall, Rubin's presentation style is very simple, easy to follow and ready to implement. The book uses a very different notation and style for the many visuals, which play a significant role in improving the overall reader experience and value proposition.
Chapter 3 is a great...