Scaling Scrum Across Modern Enterprises

Preface

Scrum is the ascendant leader in Agile practices and the primary topic of this book. But Scrum did not come about on its own, nor by accident. Nor is it the only game in town.

From the beginning, there were other Agile methodologists whose works contributed mightily to Agile-based development values and principles, as outlined in the Agile Manifesto. Many of those early Agile methodologists and practitioners developed so-called "lightweight" software development life cycle practices to overcome the deficiencies of the traditional linear-sequential and plan-driven Waterfall development model.

Scrum became the leader in this industry as a framework that encapsulates the customer-centric, iterative, and incremental development practices ...