The Professional Scrum Master Guide: The unofficial guide to Scrum with real-world projects

Go from absolute beginner to passing your exam the first time with this comprehensive guide. Filled with real-world illustrations, this book has been revised to align with the most recent Scrum standards, empowering you to become a Scrum Expert!

A new, expanded second edition is now available, featuring the latest Scrum insights and enhanced exam preparation resources.

Key Features

• Go from absolute beginner to exam-ready with detailed explorations of Scrum use-cases
• Understand the different applications of agile concepts, and how to best apply them to your business
• Discover expert tips and work with real-world examples to pass the certification exam the first time

Book Description

This book demonstrates the real-world applications of Scrum in a variety of scenarios, all with practical examples. You’ll understand why the structure of your Scrum team matters, and how to create and manage sprint and product backlogs. Each chapter concludes with relevance to the exam, reinforcing what you’ve learned as you work through the book and making sure you have an edge when it comes to earning your certificate.

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What you will learn

• Get to grips with Agile development and Scrum from the ground up
• Understand the roles and responsibilities within the Scrum team
• Discover how to conduct Scrum events and create Scrum artifacts
• Explore real-world scenarios and use cases for Scrum in action
• Develop an in-depth understanding of how to run a successful sprint to deliver results quickly
• Be fully prepared and able to pass your exam the first time

Who this book is for

Assuming no prior knowledge of Scrum, this book is for professionals who want to build a strong foundation in Scrum practices with the intention of passing the certification exam. If you're a product owner or project manager looking to stay relevant in an agile world, this book is essential to helping you become a Scrum expert.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Scrum
2. Scrum Theory and Principles
3. The Scrum Team
4. Scrum Events
5. Scrum Artifacts
6. Planning and Estimating with Scrum
7. The Sprint Journey
8. Facets of Scrum
9. Preparing for the PSM I Assessment

Fred Heath is a senior software engineer with around 24 years of experience. Fred has worked at every level of the software development life cycle and has used a multitude of technologies, platforms, and programming languages. His professional interests include programming in Ruby and Elixir, behavior-driven development, and semantic analysis. Fred holds B.Eng and M.Sc. degrees (Cardiff University) and is a Microsoft Certified Professional (SQL Server 2000), a certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM-1), and a certified Professional Agile Leader (PAL-I). He enjoys blogging about software development topics and is a frequent speaker at conferences and meetups.