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Agile Software Development with SCRUM, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (October 11, 2001) © 2002

  • Ken Schwaber Advanced Development Methods
  • Mike Beedle
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For courses on Agile Software Development, Extreme Software Development or Advanced Software Engineering covering one of those topics.

The Agile software process allows companies to implement extreme programming quickly and immediately and to begin producing software incrementally in as little as 30 days. Scrum is the fastest, easiest to implement, and most widely accepted Agile process. This book shows readers how to use Scrum to quickly and seamlessly implement extreme programming while producing software. Readers will come to understand a new approach to systems development projects that cuts through the complexity and ambiguity of complex, emergent requirements and unstable technology to iteratively and quickly produce quality software.

  • Thorough description of Scrum practices.

    • Illustrates how Agile processes work and how to manage them.

  • Large number of end-to-end case studies.

    • Shows a wide range of people and projects have been successful using Scrum.



1. Introduction.


2. Great Ready for Scrum!


3. Scrum Practices.


4. Applying Scrum.


5. Why Scrum?


6. Why Does Scrum Work?


7. Advanced Scrum Applications.


8. Scrum and the Organization.


9. Scrum Values.

Ken Schwaber is president of Advanced Development Methods (ADM), a company dedicated to improving the software development practice. He is an experienced software developer, product manager, and industry consultant. Schwaber initiated the process management product revolution of the early 1990's and also worked with Jeff Sutherland to formulate the initial versions of the Scrum development process.

Mike Beedle, an experienced software development practitioner, is the founder and CEO of e-Architects, Inc., a management and technical consulting company that helps its clients develop software in record time. Beedle has contributed to thousands of software projects for the last 20 years, and has used, recommended, and guided others to implement Scrum since 1995.

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