Agile User Stories Best Practices - April 2024

User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development

Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software. The best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real users. In User Stories Applied, Mike Cohn provides you with a front-to-back blueprint for writing these user stories and weaving them into your development lifecycle. You'll learn what makes a great user story, and what makes a bad one... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0321205685
• UPC: 785342205688
• ASIN: 0321205685
• ISBN: 0321205685
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional

Executable Specifications with Scrum: A Practical Guide to Agile Requirements Discovery

Most books about specifications still assume that requirements can be known up front and won’t change much during your project. In today’s “real world,” however, you must specify and build software in the face of high and continuing uncertainty. Scrum and other agile methods have evolved to reflect this reality. Now, there’s a complete guide to specifying software in agile environments when prerequisites are unclear, requirements are difficult to grasp, and anything about your project could change. Long-time agile coach and enterprise architect Mario Cardinal shows how to create exec... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0321784138
• UPC: 785342784138
• ASIN: 0321784138
• ISBN: 0321784138
• Brand: Brand: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional

Agile for Project Managers (Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management)

Agile project management is a proven approach for designing and delivering software with improved value to customers. Agility is all about self-directed teams, feedback, light documentation, and working software with shorter development cycles.The role of the project manager with agile differs significantly from traditional project management in th

• ASIN: B07L6ST7W5
• ASIN: B07L6ST7W5
• Manufacturer: Auerbach Publications

Lean vs. Agile vs. Design Thinking: What You Really Need to Know to Build High-Performing Digital Product Teams

As companies evolve to adopt, integrate, and leverage software as the defining element of their success in the 21st century, a rash of processes and methodologies are vying for their product teams' attention. In the worst of cases, each discipline on these teams -- product management, design, and software engineering -- learns a different model. This short, tactical book reconciles the perceived differences in Lean Startup, Design Thinking, and Agile software development by focusing not on rituals and practices but on the values that underpin all three methods. Written by Jeff Gothelf, the co-... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0999476912
• ASIN: 0999476912
• ISBN: 0999476912
• Manufacturer: Sense and Respond Press

Agile Project Management, A Complete Beginner's Guide To Agile Project Management!

In understanding methodologies and Agile Project Management, we look at the different techniques in which you can successfully develop management skills. As you know, it is quite important to adopt a multifaceted approach when it comes to management, to get your job done in a facile manner. Agile methodology is a multifaceted approach that finds its application in many different fields and can be considered an umbrella concept. Right from engineering to IT to business management, there are many areas where one can effectively apply the ideologies of agile management. Once you go through the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M4P73L2
• ASIN: B01M4P73L2

Product Management in Practice: A Real-World Guide to the Key Connective Role of the 21st Century

Product management has become a critical connective role for modern organizations, from small technology startups to global corporate enterprises. And yet the day-to-day work of product management remains largely misunderstood. In theory, product management is about building products that people love. The real-world practice of product management is often about difficult conversations, practical compromises, and hard-won incremental gains.In this book, author Matt LeMay focuses on the CORE connective skills--communication, organization, research, execution--that can build a successful product ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0778ZX2TX
• ASIN: B0778ZX2TX
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

• ASIN: B004J4XGN6
• ASIN: B004J4XGN6
• Brand: Currency
• Manufacturer: Currency

Test Driven: TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers

In test driven development, you first write an executable test ofwhat your application code must do. Only then do you write thecode itself and, with the test spurring you on, you improve yourdesign. In acceptance test driven development (ATDD), you usethe same technique to implement product features, benefiting fromiterative development, rapid feedback cycles, and better-definedrequirements. TDD and its supporting tools and techniques leadto better software faster.Test Driven brings under one cover practical TDD techniquesdistilled from several years of community experience. With examplesin Ja... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1932394850
• ASIN: 1932394850
• ISBN: 9781932394856
• Brand: Brand: Manning Publications
• Manufacturer: Manning Publications

Scrum: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Learn Scrum Step by Step

Does your business rely on a software development framework? Is your current method failing to help you achieve your aims? Have you considered Scrum as an alternative? Most business models need a software framework that can help them to be more efficient. In the past many such frameworks failed as they were conceived as stand-alone concepts that relied on individuals. But Scrum is different and relies on teamwork to achieve its goals.Now in this book, Scrum: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Learn Scrum Step by Step, you can discover what Scrum could do for your business, with chapters that f... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07P19QW9C
• ASIN: B07P19QW9C

Kanban: 3 Books in 1: Your Guide to the Basics+Beyond the Basics+Workflow Visualized: An Expert's Guide

Has Kanban become the Kan-Bane of your organization?Are you still lost in the woods when it comes to Kanban? Is WIP driving you crazy?Are you ready to banish all these problems out of existence?By popular demand, in this book bundle, we present to you Gary Metcalfe's best selling series Kanban. All the way from learning what Kanban actually is to ABC classification to learning Kanban implementation in different environments, this book will walk you all the way from A to Z!You will also learn the following:Why your project team misses deadlines and how to fix this ASAP!The differences betwe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07PLBQFM1
• ASIN: B07PLBQFM1

Scrum: The Ultimate Intermediate Guide to Learn Scrum Step by Step

Do you want to increase speed and flexibility when delivering your product to customers?Are you already using Scrum as a method of achieving this?Do you want to increase this ability further? Scrum is an innovative method of using collaborative teamwork to adapt to emerging realities in business and it provides not just a more streamlined approach that delivers a better product, but it also increases team motivation while increasing returns on investment. You are probably already using Scrum to some effect but now you can improve on that with Scrum: The Ultimate Intermediate Guide to Learn Scr... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07SQF7RVQ
• ASIN: B07SQF7RVQ

Scrum Roles Flash Card Game

Fact Or Crap is the most fun way to learn the roles in Scrum! Developed by the Certified Scrum Trainers at The Braintrust Consulting Group, this challenging game will help prepare you for the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) exam in as little as five minutes per day. Practice with your whole team and try to stump each other. It's a great way to challenge your team's misconceptions about the roles in Scrum! The question on each card was specifically developed by Braintrust's Certified Scrum Trainers in order to test your knowledge and prepare you for the CSM exam. Each deck comes with 18 flash cards... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00R1UN56I
• UPC: 865066000049
• ASIN: B00R1UN56I
• Brand: The Braintrust Consulting Group
• Manufacturer: The Braintrust Consulting Group

The Agile Sketchpad - Training DVD

Number of Videos: 2 hours - 26 lessons Ships on: DVD-ROM User Level: Beginner Works On: Windows 7,Vista,XP- Mac OS XEver wondered what Agile development is all about? Or are you just a little hazy on the details and wished you knew more? If so, then this course is for you. You'll learn how to write great user stories, iterate through development processes, take part in stand-ups and retrospectives, pair program and much more. You won't just cover the practices, you'll go deep into why Agile matters so that you can make smarter decisions to help you deliver valuable software as soon as possible... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01F7L0VBY
• ASIN: B01F7L0VBY
• Brand: O'Reilly Media
• Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

User Stories Applied : For Agile Software Development

Thoroughly reviewed and eagerly anticipated by the agile community, User Stories Applied offers a requirements process that saves time, eliminates rework, and leads directly to better software. The best way to build software that meets

• UPC: 2501840
• Rating: 4.333

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide-Sixth Edition / Agile Practice Guide Bundle

To support the broadening spectrum of project delivery approaches, PMI is offering A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide) - Sixth Edition as a bundle with its latest, the Agile Practice

• UPC: 56129125
• Rating: 4.25

Agile Practice Guide

Agile Practice Guide - First Edition has been developed as a resource to understand, evaluate, and use agile and hybrid agile approaches. This practice guide provides guidance on when, where, and how to apply agile

• UPC: 56019746

Heroic Leadership : Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World

Shows how Jesuits have successfully grappled with the same challenges that test great companies today with an emphasis on their adopted values: self-awareness, ingenuity, love, and heroism.

• UPC: 3378981
• Rating: 4.5

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide-Sixth Edition / Agile Practice Guide Bundle (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE)

To support the broadening spectrum of project delivery approaches, PMI is offering A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide) - Sixth Edition as a bundle with its latest, the Agile Practice

• UPC: 764752017

Practices of an Agile Developer : Working in the Real World

Want to be a better developer? This book collects the personal habits, ideas, and approaches of successful agile software developers and presents them in aseries of short, easy-to-digest

• UPC: 3608871
• Rating: 3.0

Princess Writing Workbook Printing Practice Storybook with Paragraphs

Welcome to an enchanted land where writing practice is fun and fit for a princess. This princess book is much more than just a writing workbook: A decorative princess-themed border adds a visual element to

• UPC: 53641889

Handwriting Practice Paper: Preschool Writing Paper, Wide Lined Paper for Kindergarten includes Story Paper Pages Paperback

Handwriting Practice Paper: Preschool Writing Paper, Wide Lined Paper for Kindergarten includes Story Paper Pages Height : 0.21 In Length : 11.00 In Width : 8.50 In Weight : 0.56

• UPC: 510209201

On Being Presbyterian : Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories

9781596380196

• UPC: 4244045
• Rating: 4.5

The Heart of the Shaman : Stories and Practices of the Luminous Warrior

9781401952983

• UPC: 205943351
• Rating: 3.0