Chapter 23
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding support for successful scrum transitions
Getting involved with scrum communities
Accessing resources for ongoing scrum learning
Many organizations, websites, blogs, and companies exist to provide information about and support for scrum. To help you get started, we’ve compiled a list of key resources that you can use to support your journey with scrum.
The Scrum Alliance is a not-for-profit professional membership organization that promotes understanding and use of scrum. The alliance achieves this goal by promoting scrum training and certification classes, hosting international and regional scrum gatherings, and supporting scrum user groups. The Scrum Alliance site is rich in blog entries, white papers, case studies, and other tools for learning and working with scrum. Scrum Alliance certifications include
The Agile Alliance is the original global agile community, with a mission to help advance the 12 Agile Principles and common agile practices, regardless of approach. The Agile Alliance site has an extensive resources section that includes articles, videos, presentations, and an index of independent agile community groups across the world.
Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber, co-creators of scrum, offer The Scrum Guide: The Definitive Guide to Scrum: The Rules of the Game in more than 30 languages at http://scrumguides.org. The Scrum Guide is available in both online and PDF formats and is free to use. In fewer than 20 pages, the guide outlines scrum theory and defines each scrum role, artifact, and event.
Scrum.org provides tools and resources for scrum practitioners to deliver value through assessments and certifications, including
Jeff Southerland and his team offer scrum training, resources, and certifications, including Scrum at Scale.
Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP) are methods of describing design practices within fields of expertise and often have conferences organized around them for shared learning. ScrumPLoP publishes patterns written by scrum professionals, many of which were written by Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of scrum. These practical patterns have been used successfully by organizations to get started with scrum.
http://scaledagileframework.com
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a knowledge base for implementing agile practices and one framework for implementing scrum at scale. Use the interactive “Big Picture” graphic on the landing page to click through to see highlights of the roles, teams, activities, and artifacts.
SAFe is a registered trademark of Scaled Agile Inc.
Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) is a scrum-scaling method that provides two frameworks, known as LeSS and LeSS Huge. Like SAFe, LeSS provides a graphic interface that highlights the frameworks.
InfoQ is an independent online community with a prominent scrum section offering news, articles, video interviews, video presentations, and minibooks, all written by scrum domain experts. The resources at InfoQ tend to be high-quality, and the content is unique and relevant to the issues facing scrum teams.
Visit our blog to get the latest insights on practices, tools, and innovative solutions emerging from our work with Global 1,000 companies and the dynamic agile community.
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You can use the online Cheat Sheet as a companion to this book as you start implementing the scrum framework outlined in the preceding chapters. You’ll find helpful resources there for staying on track with scrum. Visit www.dummies.com and search for this book’s title.