Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))

In Large-Scale Scrum , Craig Larman and Bas Vodde offer the most direct, concise, actionable guide to reaping the full benefits of agile in distributed, global enterprises. Larman and Vodde have distilled their immense experience helping geographically distributed development organizations move to agile. Going beyond their previous books, they offer today's fastest, most focused guidance: "brass tacks" advice and field-proven best practices for achieving value fast, and achieving even more value as you move forward. Targeted to enterprise project participants and stakeholders, Large-Scale Scrum offers straight-to-the-point insights for scaling Scrum across the entire project lifecycle, from sprint planning to retrospective. Larman and Vodde help you: Implement proven Scrum frameworks for large-scale developments Scale requirements, planning, and product management Scale design and architecture Effectively manage defects and interruptions Integrate Scrum into multisite and offshore projects Choose the right adoption strategies and organizational designs This will be the go-to resource for enterprise stakeholders at all levels: everyone who wants to maximize the value of Scrum in large, complex projects. The Go-To Resource for Large-Scale Organizations to Be Agile Rather than asking, "How can we do agile at scale in our big complex organization?" a different and deeper question is, "How can we have the same simple structure that Scrum offers for the organization, and be agile at scale rather than do agile?" This profound insight is at the heart of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum). In Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS, Craig Larman and Bas Vodde have distilled over a decade of experience in large-scale LeSS adoptions towards a simpler organization that delivers more flexibility with less complexity, more value with less waste, and more purpose with less prescription. Targeted to anyone involved in large-scale development, Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS, offers straight-to-the-point guides for how to be agile at scale, with LeSS. It will clearly guide you to Adopt LeSS Structure a large development organization for customer value Clarify the role of management and Scrum Master Define what your product is, and why Be a great Product Owner Work with multiple whole-product focused feature teams in one Sprint that produces a shippable product Coordinate and integrate between teams Work with multi-site teams The Go-To Resource for Large-Scale Organizations to Be Agile Rather than asking, How can we do agile at scale in our big complex organization? a different and deeper question is, How can we have the same simple structure that Scrum offers for the organization, and be agile at scale rather than do agile? This profound insight is at the heart of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum). In Large-Scale More with LeSS, Craig Larman and Bas Vodde have distilled over a decade of experience in large-scale LeSS adoptions towards a simpler organization that delivers more flexibility with less complexity, more value with less waste, and more purpose with less prescription. Targeted to anyone involved in large-scale development, Large-Scale More with LeSS, offers straight-to-the-point guides for how to be agile at scale, with LeSS. It will clearly guide you to Foreword by Stephen DenningPrefaceChapter 1: More with LeSS 1 Chapter 2: LeSS 5 LeSS Structure Chapter 3: Adoption 53 Chapter 4: Organize by Customer Value 77 Chapter 5: Management 113 Chapter 6: Scrum Masters 135 LeSS Product Chapter 7: Product 155 Chapter 8: Product Owner 171 Chapter 9: Product Backlog 197 Chapter 10: Definition of Done 229 LeSS Sprint Chapter 11: Product Backlog Refinement 247 Chapter 12: Sprint Planning 275 Chapter 13: Coordination & Integration 285 Chapter 14: Review & Retrospective 313 More or LeSS Chapter 15: What's Next? 329 Recommended Readings 331 Appendix A: Rules 333 Appendix B: Guides 337 Index 339 More with LeSS -- LeSS -- LeSS structure -- LeSS product -- LeSS sprint -- More or LeSS. Craig Larman, Bas Vodde. Includes bibliographical references and index.