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The Scrum Culture

Introducing Agile Methods in Organizations

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  • Provides a comprehensive, yet to the point guide to introduce Scrum in an organization
  • Emphasizes and explains the role of cultural aspects in organizational change
  • Presents many real-life examples and a case study on the application of the Scrum concepts in practice

Part of the book series: Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. The Scrum Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Scrum Culture Definition

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 3-16
  3. The Theory of Introducing Scrum

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Different Shapes of Scrum in the Enterprise

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 19-27
    3. Different Starting Points

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 29-32
    4. Considerations for Scrum Introductions

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 33-39
    5. Scrum Introduction Overview

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 41-44
  4. The Practical Application of Kotter’s Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Creating a Sense of Urgency

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 47-53
    3. The Guiding Coalition

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 55-61
    4. Vision and Strategy

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 63-66
    5. Communicating the Change Vision

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 67-69
    6. Empower Your Employees on a Broad Basis

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 71-81
    7. Generate Quick Wins

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 83-109
    8. Consolidate Gains and Initiate Further Change

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 111-114
    9. Anchor New Approaches into the Corporate Culture

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 115-119
    10. Introducing Scrum into Large Teams

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 121-129
  5. Case Study

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Introducing Scrum

      • Dominik Maximini
      Pages 133-176

About this book

This book is a guide for managers, Scrum Masters and agile coaches who are interested in agile organizational methods and who are planning to introduce Scrum at their own company. Scrum is not only a product development framework but can also be used to structure activities for agile and lean organizational development.

Divided into six major parts, the book first introduces and defines the Scrum Culture briefly. It explains its relevance, highlights a number of pain points typical for first encounters with Scrum, and embeds it in an introduction to organizational change. This is complemented with many real-life examples that help to apply the concepts to readers’ own specific contexts. The second part describes the principles of introducing Scrum in detail, while the third part embarks on the practical application of these principles, drawing on a wealth of experience gathered in many successful introduction projects. Part four focuses on a detailed case study of a Scrum transformation before part five provides the scientific background information and study details that led to the findings in part one. In closing, part six offers a number of appendices with extensive information on Scrum and its principles.

The second edition of this book has been updated throughout and fundamentally re-organized for better readability. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Novatec Consulting GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany

    Dominik Maximini

About the author

Dominik Maximini, MBA, is one of scrum.org's professional scrum trainers and Senior Managing Consultant at NovaTec Consulting GmbH in Germany. He helps organizations of all sizes and branches to increase their competitiveness and reaction time through the introduction of adequate agile methods. Ken Schwaber, co-inventor of Scrum, says about him: "I have had the opportunity to work with Dominik. He is skilled in Scrum, and more important - applying it to the challenges of software development. I hope others have the same opportunity."

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eBook USD 54.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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