97 Things Every Scrum Practitioner Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Exper...

From the Preface

I am pleased to present to you these 97 essays about Scrum. This is not a book from which to learn Scrum. Instead, it offers insights into the rules and roles of the Scrum framework and their purpose, as well as tactics, strategies, and patterns to apply with Scrum, stories from the trenches, and some perspectives on Scrum that go beyond...Scrum.

Although Scrum (which debuted in 1995) gradually became the most adopted definition of Agile (which came about in 2001), there remain plenty of important challenges for us Scrum practitioners. Not only do we face the ongoing task of correcting the many misunderstandings that exist regarding Scrum—we also keep looking for the best possible ways and channels to provide information for those who are new to Scrum, and for those who want to improve their understanding of the Scrum framework.

Thanks to the wide adoption of Scrum, with millions of practitioners around the world, there is an enormous wealth of knowledge and real-life expertise available.

At the same time, there are countless people and organizations new to Scrum who are looking for insights, advice, and stories, and there are practitioners hoping to get deeper insights. With this book, we aspire to connect the world of seasoned practitioners to the world of seekers.

Scrum is known to be simple, yet not easy. Scrum is a simple framework designed to address complex challenges, with complex product development being an important subset of such challenges. Scrum leaves much room to apply diverse practices and tactics and can wrap many such practices and tactics. What better way than collecting and making available stories from leading Scrum practitioners to depict the many shapes that Scrum can take?

Here, you will learn how seasoned practitioners have dealt with problems and challenges, and what they believe is an important Thing for you to know. Stand on their shoulders. Improve your understanding of Scrum based on their insights. Be inspired to find your own way of Scrum by applying, tuning, and tweaking how these practitioners have used it.

The collective intelligence expressed in these 97 essays represents an immense variety of ideas. You might not like every single one or agree with all of them. You might find contradictions, deviant perspectives, and forms of ambiguity. Welcome to the world of complexity that Scrum helps us navigate: a world where little is black and white.

May you find plenty of value to better navigate the complexity of your particular situation.