Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware - English


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As a supplement to the Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware (ISBN: 978 94 018 0765 4) publication, you are advised to obtain the publication Agile Scrum Handbook (ISBN: 978 94 018 0759 3). The Courseware is accredited and can be used for the Agile Scrum Foundation certification from EXIN. There are also sample exams added to the material, complete with assignments and strong visuals to support the delegates' didactic learning. This course was created by the author of the official manual for the certification program. This course will help educate you on Agile & Scrum as well as common practices and techniques such as: ❶ The course focuses on understanding the real meaning and use of Agile and Scrum in a straightforward and consistent manner. It also runs through the different types of projects where Agile or Scrum works best. Knowledge gained here is designed to help you figure things out quicker in the real world. ❷ The course is a complete guide to the core Scrum framework based on the 2020 edition of the Scrum Guide. It covers the roles and responsibilities, events, scrum artifacts and comes complete with a short section about scaling Scrum. ❸ There's a chapter on eXtreme Programming, which is an opportunity to explore some of the more essential Agile practices and techniques, such as Test-Driven Development and Pair-Programming in an more integrated manner. ❹ An overview of the DSDM® methodology that focuses primarily on an approach to managing scope and fixed-price contracts in a more structured manner. ❺ There's also a general overview of Kanban.




Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware


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This Courseware package consist out of two publications, Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware (ISBN: 978 94 018 0 305 2) and Agile Scrum Foundation (ISBN: 978 90 018 0279 6). The Courseware is accredited and suited for the Agile Scrum Foundation certification and exam from EXIN. Besides assignments and strong visuals to support the didactic learning of the delegates there are also assignments and a sample exams added to the material wish have all been created by the author who has also written the Agile Scrum Foundation publication (the official publication for the EXIN certification) . This course will educate you as well as common practices and techniques like; ❶ Instead of praising Agility, the course focuses on understanding the real meaning of it in a straightforward and consistent way and reviews the types of projects where it may work and where it may not. This foundation will help you find your way in real world daily problems. ❷ The course is a complete guide to the core Scrum framework, based on the Scrum Guide (Nov 2017 edition). It covers all roles and responsibilities, events, and artefacts, with a short section about scaling Scrum. ❸ There's a chapter on eXtreme Programming, which has been used as an excuse to explore some of the most important Agile practices and techniques, such as Test-Driven Development and Pair-Programming, in an integrated way. ❹ an overview of the DSDM(R) methodology, which is mainly focused on its approach to managing scope and fixed-price contracts in a structured way. ❺ There's an overview of Kanban and ScrumBan




Global Standards and Publications Edition 2023 - 2024


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Van Haren Publishing is the world’s leading publisher in best practice, methods and standards within IT Management, Project Management, Enterprise Architecture and Business Management. We are the official publisher for some of the world’s leading organizations and their frameworks including: BIAN, CATS, DID Foundation, Half Double Institute, Agile Consortium, IACCM, IAOP, IPMA, ISM, LSSA, Nederlandse AI Coalitie, PMI, The Open Group. This catalog will provide you with an overview of our learning solutions and training material but also gives you a quality summary on internationally relevant frameworks. Van Haren Publishing is an independent, worldwide recognized publisher, well known for our extensive professional network (authors, reviewers and accreditation bodies of standards), flexibility and years of experience. We make content available in hard copy and digital formats, designed to suit your personal preference (iPad, Kindle and online), available through over 2000 distribution partners (Amazon, Google Play, Managementboek and Bol.com, etc.).




Lean UX


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UX design has traditionally been deliverables-based. Wireframes, site maps, flow diagrams, content inventories, taxonomies, mockups helped define the practice in its infancy.Over time, however, this deliverables-heavy process has put UX designers in the deliverables business. Many are now measured and compensated for the depth and breadth of their deliverables instead of the quality and success of the experiences they design. Designers have become documentation subject matter experts, known for the quality of the documents they create instead of the end-state experiences being designed and developed.So what's to be done? This practical book provides a roadmap and set of practices and principles that will help you keep your focus on the the experience back, rather than the deliverables. Get a tactical understanding of how to successfully integrate Lean and UX/Design; Find new material on business modeling and outcomes to help teams work more strategically; Delve into the new chapter on experiment design and Take advantage of updated examples and case studies.




Scrum Insights for Practitioners


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Hiren Doshi, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer & Coach in his book, Scrum Insights for Practitioners: The Scrum Guide Companion helps the practitioners master the Scrum framework by gaining in-depth practical insights and helps answer questions like: What are some common myths, mysteries, and misconceptions of Scrum? The Scrum Guide recommends three to nine members in a Development Team, but we have fifteen members. Is this Scrum? Can you share some tactics to do effective Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Product Backlog Refinement? My designation is development manager. Does this mean I have no role in Scrum? How is Scrum Empirical? Can Scrum Master and Product Owner be the same person? We don't have a Scrum Master. Are we still practicing Scrum? What does Self-Organization really mean? How does Scrum embrace the four values and twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto? Please share a case study on Scrum based product development? Recommendations for the book from the Scrum champions Take advantage of Hiren's vast experience and avoid making the common errors people make as they begin their journey. This book contains a wealth of practical information that will be useful to readers as they work to implement the basic theory found in The Scrum Guide-Steve Porter, team member, Scrum.org In his book Scrum Insights for Practitioners, Hiren has extended the core rules of The Scrum Guide with practices he has found useful. Hiren answers questions regarding Scrum that potentially remain unanswered even after one reads The Scrum Guide. Hiren dismantles common misconceptions about Scrum, regardless of the source of such misconceptions. Hiren elaborates on basic information provided in The Scrum Guide, as well as on the principles underlying Scrum-Gunther Verheyen, Author of "Scrum - A Pocket Guide, a Smart Travel Companion" Hiren Doshi has written a fine companion to The Scrum Guide, filling in some of the intentional gaps left in the Scrum framework. Using this companion along with The Scrum Guide will undoubtedly improve the outlook for those teams that internalize its teachings."-Charles Bradley, ScrumCrazy.com This book will help you understand the nuances of Scrum. It takes a very practical approach toward implementing Scrum without compromising on its values and principles. A useful and handy reference for Scrum practitioners!-Gopinath R, Agile coach and practitioner




Scrum - A Pocket Guide


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This pocket guide is the one book to read for everyone who wants to learn about Scrum. The book covers all roles, rules and the main principles underpinning Scrum, and is based on the Scrum Guide Edition 2013. A broader context to this fundamental description of Scrum is given by describing the past and the future of Scrum. The author, Gunther Verheyen, has created a concise, yet complete and passionate reference about Scrum. The book demonstrates his core view that Scrum is about a journey, a journey of discovery and fun. He designed the book to be a helpful guide on that journey. Ken Schwaber, Scrum co-creator says that this book currently is the best available description of Scrum around. The book combines some rare characteristics: • It describes Scrum in its entirety, yet places it in a broader context (of past and future). • The author focuses on the subject, Scrum, in a way that it truly supports the reader. The book has a language and style in line with the philosophy of Scrum. • The book shows the playfulness of Scrum. David Starr and Ralph Jocham, Professional Scrum trainers and early agile adopters, say that this is the ultimate book to be advised as follow-up book to the students they teach Scrum to and to teams and managers of organizations that they coach Scrum to.




Agile for responsive organizations - A Pocket Guide


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Agile is a philosophy that ensures business results, especially in this rapidly changing world. The foundation for the focus on result is based on continuous improvement of customer satisfaction, Customer Excellence! The ideas originated in the world of software development, but is more widely applicable. This book is about applying Agile from team level to the level of the whole organization. It is the guide in the transformation to a structured Agile way of working and a reference for those who already are Agile and want to take it to the next step. The book provides a good foundation for the `Certify to inspire 'program of the Agile Consortium with certification at the level of Agile Foundation, Practitioner and Master. This pocket guide is intended for anyone who is, or will get involved in the transformation to Agile. The book is particularly aimed at managers, team members and coaches. Topics covered: Agile at organization level; Agile (project) management, Scrum combined with PRINCE2®, measuring the transformation, coaching styles, Agile, Lean and continuous improvement, distributed teams, directing self-organizing teams, Agile and governance, and of course the book contains many practical tips. The authors are Certified Agile Masters and their years of experience with Agile transformations are brought together in this book. The answers to the many questions of managers, teams and others are also included in this book. The result is a convenient and practical overview of the Agile approach from team-level up to organizational level as well as the main issues that you encounter in the transformation to an agile organization.




Mastering Professional Scrum


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“Our job as Scrum professionals is to continually improve our ability to use Scrum to deliver products and services that help customers achieve valuable outcomes. This book will help you to improve your ability to apply Scrum.” –From the Foreword by Ken Schwaber, co-author of Scrum Mastering Professional Scrum is for anyone who wants to deliver increased value by using Scrum more effectively. Leading Scrum practitioners Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl draw on years of Scrum training and coaching to help you return to first principles and apply Scrum with the professionalism required to achieve its transformative potential. The authors aim to help you focus on proven Scrum approaches for improving quality, getting and using fast feedback, and becoming more adaptable, instead of “going through the motions” and settling for only modest improvements. Whether you’re a Scrum Master, Development Team member, or Product Owner, you’ll find practical advice for facing challenges with transparency and courage, overcoming a wide array of common challenges, and continually improving your Scrum practice. Realistically assess your current Scrum practice, and identify areas for improvement Recognize what a great Scrum Team looks like and get there Focus on “Done”–not “sort-of-Done” or “almost-Done” Measure and optimize the value delivered by every Product Increment Improve the way you plan, develop, and grow Clear away wider organizational impediments to agility and professionalism Overcome common misconceptions that stand in the way of progress Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.




APM Competence Framework


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Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware - Nederlands


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Naast de publicatie, Agile Scrum Foundation Courseware – Nederlands (ISBN: 9789401803564) adviseren wij bij dit materiaal gebruik te maken van het boek Agile Scrum Handboek (ISBN: 9789401803502) Dit is een eenvoudige, gemakkelijk te begrijpen gids voor iedereen die het Agility concept en het Scrum framework wil leren. Het behandelt de onderliggende concepten en principes, samen met Scrumrollen en -verantwoordelijkheden, gebeurtenissen, artifacts en schalingsbenaderingen, evenals algemene praktijken en technieken. ❶ In plaats van lof te uiten voor Agility, concentreert het boek zich op het begrijpen van de ware betekenis ervan op een eenvoudige en consistente manier en bekijkt het de soorten projecten waar het werkt en waar dat mogelijk niet werkt. Dit fundament helpt je de weg te vinden in dagelijkse problemen in de echte wereld. ❷ Het boek is een complete gids voor de kern van het Scrum framework, gebaseerd op de Scrum Guide (editie nov 2017). Het behandelt alle rollen en verantwoordelijkheden, events en artifacts, met een korte sectie over het schalen van Scrum. ❸ Er is een hoofdstuk over eXtreme Programming, dat is gebruikt als excuus om een aantal van de belangrijkste Agile-werkwijzen en -technieken, zoals Test Driven Development en Pair Programming, op een geïntegreerde manier te verkennen. ❹ Het vierde hoofdstuk is een overzicht van de DSDM® methodiek, dat voornamelijk gericht is op de aanpak en het beheer van scope- en fixed-price contracten op een gestructureerde manier. ❺ In het laatste hoofdstuk is er een overzicht van Kanban en ScrumBan. Dit boek is in lijn met het certificeringsprogramma van EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation. Agility-concept en het Scrum framework wil leren. Het behandelt de onderliggende concepten en principes, samen met Scrumrollen en -verantwoordelijkheden, gebeurtenissen, artifacts en schalingsbenaderingen, evenals algemene praktijken en technieken. ❶ In plaats van lof te uiten voor Agility, concentreert het boek zich op het begrijpen van de ware betekenis ervan op een eenvoudige en consistente manier en bekijkt het de soorten projecten waar het werkt en waar dat mogelijk niet werkt. Dit fundament helpt je de weg te vinden in dagelijkse problemen in de echte wereld. ❷ Het boek is een complete gids voor de kern van het Scrum framework, gebaseerd op de Scrum Guide (editie nov 2017). Het behandelt alle rollen en verantwoordelijkheden, events en artifacts, met een korte sectie over het schalen van Scrum. ❸ Er is een hoofdstuk over eXtreme Programming, dat is gebruikt als excuus om een aantal van de belangrijkste Agile-werkwijzen en -technieken, zoals Test Driven Development en Pair Programming, op een geïntegreerde manier te verkennen. ❹ Het vierde hoofdstuk is een overzicht van de DSDM® methodiek, dat voornamelijk gericht is op de aanpak en het beheer van scope- en fixed-price contracten op een gestructureerde manier. ❺ In het laatste hoofdstuk is er een overzicht van Kanban en ScrumBan. Dit boek is in lijn met het certificeringsprogramma van EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation.