The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide: Challenges Every Scrum Team Faces and How to Overcome Them, 1st edition
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Foreword by Dave West xv
Foreword by Janna Bastow xvii
Preface xix
Introduction xxv
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Chapter 1. Scrum Master Anti-Patterns 1
Introduction 1
The Scrum Master According to the Scrum Guide 2
     Possible Reasons Why Scrum Masters Leave the Path 2
     Anti-Patterns from Acting as an Agile (Line) Manager 5
Scrum Master Anti-Patterns by Scrum Events 15
     The Sprint Planning 15
     The Sprint 17
     The Daily Scrum 20
     The Retrospective 22
Food for Thought 26
Conclusion 26
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Chapter 2. Product Owner Anti-Patterns 29
Introduction 29
The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide 30
     Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns 31
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns 40
     Sprint Anti-Patterns 42
     Product Owner Anti-Patterns during the Daily Scrum 46
     Sprint Review Anti-Patterns 50
Food for Thought 52
Conclusion 52
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Chapter 3. Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns 55
Introduction 55
The Role of the Developers in Scrum 56
Developer Anti-Patterns by Scrum Events 56
     Sprint Anti-Patterns 56
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Developers 66
     Anti-Patterns during the Daily Scrum 68
     Developer Anti-Patterns Concerning the Sprint Review 75
     Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of Developers 76
     Anti-Patterns at the Product Backlog Level 77
Food for Thought 81
Conclusion 81
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Chapter 4. Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns 83
Introduction 83
Common Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns 84
     Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns at the Organizational Level 84
     Sprint Anti-Patterns of the IT Management 96
     Incentivized Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns 98
     Stakeholder Anti-Patterns at Scrum Event Level 104
     Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns 105
     The Daily Scrum 105
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of Stakeholders 106
     The Sprint Review 106
     The Sprint Retrospective 107
Food for Thought 108
Conclusion 108
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Chapter 5. Sprint Anti-Patterns 109
Introduction 109
The Purpose of the Sprint 109
Sprint Anti-Patterns 111
     Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 111
     Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Developers 112
     Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 113
     Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 113
     Sprint Anti-Patterns of the IT Management 118
     Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of Stakeholders 121
Food for Thought 123
Conclusion 124
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Chapter 6. Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns 125
Introduction 125
Preparing the Sprint Planning 127
Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns 127
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Developers 127
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 132
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 134
     Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 138
Food for Thought 139
Conclusion 140
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Chapter 7. Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns 141
Introduction 141
The Purpose of the Daily Scrum According to the Scrum Guide 142
     Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns 143
     Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 143
     Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Developers 146
     Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 150
     Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 150
     Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Stakeholders 151
Food for Thought 154
Conclusion 155
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Chapter 8. Sprint Review Anti-Patterns 157
Introduction 157
The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Review 158
Sprint Review Anti-Patterns 159
     Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 159
     Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 162
     Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Developers 165
     Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Stakeholders 167
Food for Thought 174
Conclusion 175
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Chapter 9. Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns 177
Introduction 177
The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective 178
Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns 179
     Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 179
     Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 187
     Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Organization 191
Food for Thought 194
Conclusion 195
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Chapter 10. Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns 197
Introduction 197
The Product Backlog According to the Scrum Guide 198
Common Product Backlog Anti-Patterns 200
     General Product Backlog Anti-Patterns 200
     Product Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 207
     Product Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Developers 209
     Product Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 211
Food for Thought 212
Conclusion 213
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Chapter 11. Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns 215
Introduction 215
Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns 216
     Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 217
     Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Developers 220
     Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 225
Food for Thought 228
Conclusion 228
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Chapter 12. Increment Anti-Patterns 229
Introduction 229
     The Purpose of the Increment According to the Scrum Guide 230
Increment Anti-Patterns 231
     Increment Anti-Patterns by the Scrum Team 231
     Increment Anti-Patterns of the Stakeholders or the Organization 240
Food for Thought 242
Conclusion 242
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Chapter 13. Product Goal Anti-Patterns 245
Introduction 245
The Purpose of the Product Goal According to the Scrum Guide 246
Product Goal Anti-Patterns 247
     Product Goal Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 247
     Product Goal Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 251
     Product Goal Anti-Patterns of the Organization 254
Food for Thought 257
Conclusion 257
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Chapter 14. Sprint Goal Anti-Patterns 259
Introduction 259
How to Create Sprint Goals 260
Sprint Goal Anti-Patterns 261
     Sprint Goal Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 262
     Sprint Goal Anti-Patterns Induced by the Organization 267
     Sprint Goal Anti-Patterns by the Developers 269
     Sprint Goal Anti-Patterns by the Product Owner 271
Food for Thought 272
Conclusion 272
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Chapter 15. Definition of Done Anti-Patterns 273
Introduction 273
Creating a Successful Definition of Done 275
Definition of Done Anti-Patterns 277
Definition of Done Anti-Patterns of the Developers 278
Definition of Done Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 281
Definition of Done Anti-Patterns of the Organization 289
Definition of Done Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 290
Food for Thought 291
Conclusion 291
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Appendix A. How to Sabotage Scrum Masters and Product Owners at an Organizational Level 293
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Appendix B. Toolbox 305
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Index 369
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