具体描述
Succeed with Scrum in Even the Largest, Most Complex Distributed Development Projects
This is the first comprehensive, practical guide for Scrum
practitioners working in large-scale distributed environments. Written
by three of IBM’s leading Scrum practitioners–in close collaboration
with the IBM QSE Scrum Community of more than 1000 members
worldwide–this book offers specific, actionable guidance for everyone
who wants to succeed with Scrum in the enterprise.
Readers will follow a journey through the lifecycle of a distributed
Scrum project, from envisioning products and setting up teams to
preparing for Sprint planning and running retrospectives. Each chapter
presents a baseline drawn from “conventional” Scrum, then discusses
additional issues faced by distributed teams, and presents specific
best-practice solutions, alternatives, and tips the authors have
identified through hard, empirical experience.
Using real-world examples, the book demonstrates how to apply key
Scrum practices, such as look-ahead planning in geographically
distributed environments. Readers will also gain valuable new insights
into the agile management of complex problem and technical domains.
作者简介
Elizabeth Woodward is a Senior Software Consultant with IBM Quality
Software Engineering under the Corporate Headquarters Office of
Innovation and Technology. She has served as the project manager or
development leader on more than 100 globally distributed projects for
IBM and other development companies. Elizabeth coaches distributed
software development teams to improve efficiency and effectiveness of
their development practices. She has co-chaired the IBM Academy of
Technology Conference on Agile Methods, teaches courses on Disciplined
Agile Development, and co-leads the IBM Agile Community.
Steffan Surdek is a User Experience Lead and Agile Champion in IBM.
He has worked in the software development industry for over fifteen
years as a software developer, architect, project manager, and team
leader. Steffan has managed and coordinated large-scale projects with
teams distributed in as many as five countries–India, Egypt, Israel,
China, and Canada. He coaches distributed agile teams, is a co-leader of
the IBM Agile Community, and teaches Disciplined Agile Development
workshops. He is an active member of the Montreal Agile Community and
has written on agile methods and globally distributed development for
developerWorks and Dr. Dobbs Journal. In his spare time, he does some
writing on his website at www.surdek.ca.
Matthew Ganis is an IBM Senior Technical Staff Member and ibm.com
site architect. Matt was was co-founder of the Agile@IBM Community and
was an early adopter of agile within IBM. He currently teaches
Disciplined Agile Development and has published numerous articles and
papers on the use of agile methods within ibm.com–both within its
traditional web development and the development/support of their Second
Life Island. Matt has been the co-chair and chair of the Academy of
Technology’s Agile Conferences for the past two years and is a Certified
Scrum- Master and Practitioner. Outside of IBM, Matt serves on the
editorial board of the International Journal of Agile and Extreme
Software Development and is a steering committee member of New York
City’s Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) chapter.
目录信息
• Recognizing and fixing the flaws Scrum may reveal in existing processes
• Engaging in more efficient Release and Sprint planning
• Conducting intense, brief daily Scrum meetings in distributed environments
• Managing cultural and language differences
• Resolving dependencies, performing frequent integration, and
maintaining transparency in geographically distributed environments
• Successfully running remote software reviews and demos
• Brainstorming what worked and what didn’t, to improve future Sprints
This book will be an indispensable resource for every team leader,
member, product owner, or manager working with Scrum or other agile
methods in any distributed software development organization.
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读完这本书后，我最大的感受是，它不仅为我提供了一套处理分布式Scrum的“方法论”，更重要的是，它重塑了我对“团队协作”的底层哲学认知。它强调的不是如何更高效地“开会”，而是如何更有意义地“工作”。那种对“慢思考”和“深交流”的推崇，在当今这个追求“即时响应”的时代，显得尤为珍贵和有远见。这本书没有承诺一个能解决所有问题的银弹，它诚实地指出了分布式环境下必然存在的摩擦和代价，但它提供了一套成熟的、可操作的“心理韧性建设指南”，教我们如何与这些摩擦共存并从中提炼出价值。我感觉自己不再是机械地执行流程，而是开始以一种更具主人翁精神的方式去设计和优化我们团队的协作景观。这本书带来的启发，已经内化为我日常决策的一部分，它的价值，是无法用简单的“推荐”二字来衡量的。
评分这本书的封面设计简直是视觉的盛宴，那种深邃的蓝色调配上简洁的白色字体，立刻就给人一种专业且沉稳的感觉。我当时在书店里一眼就被它吸引住了，光是拿在手里的质感就不同凡响，纸张的厚度和油墨的细腻度都透露出出版方对细节的极致追求。我原本对“分布式”这个概念还停留在比较模糊的层面，但光是这本书的排版和章节结构的逻辑性，就让我对其内容充满了期待。那种精心设计的留白，让阅读过程丝毫没有压迫感，即便是面对可能晦涩的技术主题，也能保持心境的平和。而且，书中引用的案例图表，用色大胆却又不失严谨，这在我看来，比那些只顾堆砌文字的同类书籍高明了许多。它不仅仅是一本书，更像是一件设计精美的工艺品，让人愿意反复摩挲品味。我至今都保留着塑封未拆封的第一版，它放在我的书架上，本身就是一种无声的宣言，代表着对高效敏捷实践的敬意。那些关于流程图的绘制风格，那种清晰到令人发指的箭头走向和模块划分，简直是艺术品，让人一看便知其用心良苦。
评分坦白说，我刚翻开目录时，内心是有些许不安的。敏捷和Scrum的议题本就包罗万象，如果再牵扯到“分布式”这一复杂度倍增的维度，我担心它会陷入空泛的理论泥潭，或者充斥着过于理想化的空中楼阁。然而，作者的处理方式极为高明，他们似乎深谙普通从业者在面对跨时区、跨文化团队时的那种抓耳挠腮的痛点。开篇的几章，并没有急于抛出复杂的框架，而是用非常接地气的口吻，描绘了几种最常见、最令人头疼的远程协作场景。我记得其中一个关于“每日站会效率低下”的描述，简直就是照着我们团队过去一年的会议记录写的，那种强烈的共鸣感，让我瞬间放下了所有的戒备心，完全沉浸其中。它不是在“教导”你，而是在“理解”你，这种对读者困境的深刻洞察，是很多技术书籍所缺乏的。它仿佛一个经验丰富的老前辈，在你耳边低语，分享那些只有在无数次踩坑之后才能领悟的真谛，语气里没有一丝说教的傲慢，只有真诚的引导。
评分这本书的叙事节奏掌握得极为精准，它成功地在宏观理论和微观实践之间搭建了一座坚实的桥梁。你不会感觉自己像是在阅读一本冷冰冰的教科书，反倒更像是在参与一场层层递进的深度研讨会。每当引入一个新的概念——比如“异步沟通协议的建立”或者“虚拟工作空间中的信任构建”时，作者总会立刻提供一个与之相对应的、可以在当天下午就付诸实践的小工具或检查清单。这种即时反馈的机制，极大地增强了阅读的有效性。我个人尤其欣赏它在风险识别部分的处理，它没有使用那些吓人的术语来制造焦虑，而是将“风险”具象化为一个个具体的“失联事件”和“信息孤岛的形成”，这种贴近日常工作经验的描述，让人在感到警醒的同时，也更容易接受后续的规避策略。这种由浅入深，由表及里的讲解手法，让原本复杂的流程管理变得清晰易懂，仿佛有一位耐心的导师，时刻在你身边提供最优解的思路导引。
评分关于技术工具链的论述部分，我觉得是全书的亮点之一，但它处理得非常微妙，没有落入推销特定软件的俗套。作者似乎非常警惕过度依赖工具带来的“敏捷幻觉”。他们关注的焦点始终是“人与人之间的信息流转效率”，而不是“哪款看板软件最好用”。他们将各种协作工具的功能特性，抽象为对特定沟通瓶颈的解决方案，比如，某个工具的特性如何帮助解决“决策记录的不可追溯性”问题。这种高级别的抽象能力，使得这本书的生命力远超那些紧跟热点工具的指南。即使未来软件迭代，核心的沟通原则依然适用。我记得书中提到一个关于“跨文化语境下的反馈循环校准”的章节，那部分内容对全球化团队的文化差异进行了极为细致的分析，提供了一套近乎于人类学研究的观察框架，这远远超出了我阅读一本“Scrum指南”的预期，让人不禁拍案叫绝。
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