www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info What Readers Are Saying About The Dream Team Nightmare Engaging and fun to read, the Dream Team Nightmare is jam-packed with fresh ideas and techniques that are easy to adopt It’s also a great springboard for follow-up reading on the bigger ideas, such as systems thinking I would heartily recommend it to everyone to share with their teams ➤ Victoria Morgan-Smith, Scrum master The Dream Team Nightmare is a breath of fresh air in comparison to other books out there on project theory and process It provides you with a wealth of information to make better decisions on your project ➤ James Major, project manager, Network Rail The Dream Team Nightmare is a crash course in Agile I strongly recommend it to all readers involved in building software products, from technical to product people ➤ Dyan Corutiu, software developer The Dream Team Nightmare is an innovative and entertaining read that helped me learn some new ideas and techniques, had me thinking about how I work, and kept me wanting to continue the adventure ➤ Karl Scotland, agile coach, Rally Software www.it-ebooks.info The Dream Team Nightmare is packed with tips and concrete techniques for how to just about everything an agile coach does Portia’s entertaining book is totally unlike any other agile book you’ve ever read ➤ Liz Sedley, author of Agile Coaching This is the most fun read I’ve had in a long time I anticipate that it will have the same dramatic effect for agile methods as The Goal did for systems thinking You should read it at least twice: once for enjoyment and a second time for deeper learning ➤ Matt Gelbwaks, transformation coach, North Main LLC The Dream Team Nightmare shows in a gentle-yet-concrete way how an Agile coach works A great book for anyone working to introduce agile to others ➤ Michael McCullough, founder of Tastycupcakes.org, executive technical director at Quadrus Development The game of life is to try, learn, and adapt through small and frequent experiments The palette of problems and creative solutions will surprise experienced agile practitioners as well as new enthusiasts ➤ Staffan Nöteberg, author of Pomodoro Technique Illustrated www.it-ebooks.info The Dream Team Nightmare Boost Team Productivity Using Agile Techniques Portia Tung The Pragmatic Bookshelf Dallas, Texas • Raleigh, North Carolina www.it-ebooks.info Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where those designations appear in this book, and The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals The Pragmatic Starter Kit, The Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Pragmatic Bookshelf, PragProg and the linking g device are trademarks of The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC Every precaution was taken in the preparation of this book However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, 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Snow Dragon For making dreams come true www.it-ebooks.info Contents Acknowledgments Preface How to Use This Book Part I — Begin the Adventure Part II — Appendices A1 Who’s Who ix xi xiii 261 263 A2 LinkedIn: Jim Hopper 265 A3 Glossary 269 A4 Bedtime Reading 279 283 A5 Tools and Exercises Reference www.it-ebooks.info ix Acknowledgments The colorful story of The Dream Team Nightmare has come to life thanks to all the people and teams I’ve worked with and learned from in the past decade Special thanks to everyone who has encouraged me to have fun and keep writing, including Michael McCullough, Paul Field, Staffan Nưteberg, Ưzlem Yuce, Matt Gelbwaks, Liz Sedley, Lesley Rantell Seldon, Karl Scotland, Jenni Jepsen, James Major, Carsten Ruseng Jakobsen, Ben Seldon, Carolyn Donovan, Claire Hannon, Victoria Morgan-Smith, Graham Lee, Filippo Macchiettini, Antti Kirjavainen, David Peterson, Dan Talpău, Monika Koscian, Steve Hollings, Thorsten Kalnin, Alissa Fingleton, Maria Bortes, Dyan Corutiu, Tamas Jano, Ioana Jano, Chris Hogben, Kate Newdigate, Simon Parkinson, Sandro Mancuso, Pete Thomas, Mazda Hewitt, Vera Peeters, Pascal Van Cauwenberghe, Jenni Jepsen, Yves Hanoulle, Steve Holyer, Derek Graham, Clarke Ching, Phil Trelford, Markku Ahman, Kevlin Henney, Olaf Lewitz, Pat Kua, Eoin Woods, Simon Brown, Nat Pryce, Jens Hoffmann, Benjamin Tung, Linda Yung, Bill Tung, Annie Luk, Chantal Ellam, Sara Lewis, Sharmila Sabaratnam, Steven Smith, and Chris Bird Thank you also for your endless gifts of feedback Last, but not least, many thanks to the Pragmatic Bookshelf team for introducing me to the art of publishing www.it-ebooks.info report erratum • discuss xi Preface Welcome to The Dream Team Nightmare, an agile adventure As an agile adventurer, you’ll meet a whole host of characters in lots of different scenarios You’ll be faced with many challenges, and your success will depend on the quality of the decisions you make During this agile adventure, you get to decide what to Once you’ve made your choice, turn to the corresponding section to find out what happens next Keep reading until you have to make your next decision Repeat these steps until you reach the end of your adventure Each adventure is a test of your skills, knowledge, and experience Unlike in the real world, if at first you don’t succeed, you can start all over again They say luck is when opportunity meets preparation Be prepared and good luck! www.it-ebooks.info report erratum • discuss ...www.it-ebooks.info What Readers Are Saying About The Dream Team Nightmare Engaging and fun to read, the Dream Team Nightmare is jam-packed with fresh ideas and techniques that are... www.it-ebooks.info ix Acknowledgments The colorful story of The Dream Team Nightmare has come to life thanks to all the people and teams I’ve worked with and learned from in the past decade Special thanks... www.it-ebooks.info The Dream Team Nightmare Boost Team Productivity Using Agile Techniques Portia Tung The Pragmatic Bookshelf Dallas, Texas • Raleigh, North Carolina www.it-ebooks.info Many of the designations