Scrum and XP from the Trenches - 2nd Edition

Scrum and XP from the Trenches - 2nd EditionThis book aims to give you a head start by providing a detailed down to earth account of how one Swedish company implemented Scrum and XP with a team of approximately 40 people and how they continuously improved their process over a years time. Under the leadership of Henrik Kniberg they experimented with different team sizes, different sprint lengths, different ways of defining done, different formats for product backlogs and sprint backlogs,

This book aims to give you a head start by providing a detailed down-to-earth account of how one Swedish company implemented Scrum and XP with a team of approximately 40 people and how they continuously improved their process over a yearÕs time.

Under the leadership of Henrik Kniberg they experimented with different team sizes, different sprint lengths, different ways of defining ÒdoneÓ, different formats for product backlogs and sprint backlogs, different testing strategies, different ways of doing demos, different ways of synchronizing multiple Scrum teams, etc. They also experimented with XP practices Ð different ways of doing continuous build, pair programming, test driven development, etc, and how to combine this with Scrum.

This second edition is an annotated version, a ÒdirectorÕs cutÓ where Henrik reflects upon the content and shares new insights gained since the first version of the book.