Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Who Should Read This Book
This Book Might Not Be for You If . . .
Organization of This Book
Conventions and Features in This Book
System Requirements
Downloads: Code Samples
Acknowledgments
Errata, Updates, and Book Support
Stay in Touch
Part I Scrumdamentals
Chapter 1 Professional Scrum
The Scrum Guide
The Pillars of Scrum
The Scrum Values
Professional Scrum
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 2 Azure DevOps
A Brief History
Delivering Continuous Value
Azure DevOps Services
Azure DevOps Server
Visual Studio
Azure DevOps Access Levels
GitHub and the Future
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 3 Azure Boards
Choosing a Process
The Scrum Process
Process Customization
Chapter Retrospective
Part II Practicing Professional Scrum
Chapter 4 The Pre-game
Setting Up the Development Environment
Setting Up Product Development
Pre-game Checklist
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 5 The Product Backlog
Creating the Product Backlog
Reporting a Bug
Refining the Product Backlog
Planning a Release
Story Mapping
Product Backlog Checklist
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 6 The Sprint
Sprint Planning
Sprinting in Azure Boards
Creating the Sprint Backlog
Sprint Activities
Sprint Planning Checklist
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 7 Planning with Tests
Azure Test Plans
Inspecting Progress
Acceptance Test-Driven Development
Automated Acceptance Testing
Acceptance != Acceptance Testing
Reusing Tests
Acceptance Testing Checklist
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 8 Effective Collaboration
Individuals and Interactions
Collaborative Development Practices
Chapter Retrospective
Part III Improving
Chapter 9 Improving Flow
Visualizing Flow
The Kanban Board
Managing Flow
Limiting WIP
Managing WIP
Inspecting and Adapting Workflow
Flow-Based Scrum Events
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 10 Continuous Improvement
Common Challenges
Common Dysfunctions
Becoming a Professional Scrum Team
Chapter Retrospective
Chapter 11 Scaled Professional Scrum
The Nexus Framework
Nexus Support in Azure DevOps
Chapter Retrospective
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