Agile Scrum Crash Course: A Guide To Agile Project Management and Scrum Master Certification PSM 1

The content is well laid out and easy to understand. A good addition to online resources to gain insight and understanding of agile scrum, in preparation for the exam. A useful study guide

Straight to the point and very concise as scrum should be. Ideal for beginners that want a basic knowledge of scrum.

I bought this book to learn more about this method so I was prepared for a job, and It explains everything sooo well. Everyone learns differently, and sometimes all it takes is a certain way of explanation. This book explains and gives examples of all the key words in a few different ways, for example in 1 section they'll give 3 differently examples of how they explain what a keyword means, and the 3rd explanation I understood it fom how it was explained. Also, throughout the book when they move through the chapters they'll bring up something from a previous chapter because its related to this one, they'll re-explain things, like "remember this" from that previous chapter. I think its a great way to keep you remembering wat you've been reading and learning and repetition helps with learning. Its not too thick either - easy to understand and learn from! Perfect book.

Served the purpose acquired for

Alot of basic and general Agile Project Management terms used, although I'm coming from the perspective of a MSc in Project Management and 20+ years experience. I was disappointed that Story Points and Velocity were only briefly covered, since this can be foundational to determining the number of Sprints required. The Book is entitled 'Agile Scrum Crash Course' so may be useful to some individuals but as a senior project manager, I found it light on core concepts. Too much narrative on descriptive elements and not enough or sufficient practical applications, is my conclusion.

Good content

Easy read and definitely gives great overview of what agile is about. Definitely recommend to anyone that is wanting a quick read on agile.

Hardly a crash course, this book is literally all about getting your exams passed, not actually learning anything properly

This book is packed with all the information required to pass PSM 1, and it was very easy to read. You would be able to read it in one sitting. Thans Umer for your great work!!

You can learn alone from this book everything you need to know

Esta perfecto para empezar en el mundo del scrum!

Simply good. The way the author described is so simple that any one can understand what the agile scrum is....

First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and want to give a big applause to Mr. Umer Waqar, PMP, for releasing such a great book that could compile all of the necessary information about Agile and Scrum. I have known Mr. Umer Waqar since I took his Udemy PMP Class, and I could pass my exam thanks to his well-organized, systematic, and informative class materials, as well as, his teaching ability. When I heard that he has just published his book named "Agile Scrum Crash Course: A Guide To Agile Project Management and Scrum Master Certification PSM 1", I had no hesitation that his book would never disappoint me. After reading his book, it exceeded my expectation and was so proud of him, as well as cannot find the words to express how I am satisfied to get profound knowledge of Agile and Scrum thanks to him. The book consists of the main 4 sections, and the first one "The Basics of Agile and Scrum" gives you a general understanding of what is Agile and Scrum, and its related concepts. The last 3 sections such as "Scrum Events", "Scrum Team, and "Scrum Artifacts" can give you a detailed explanation of every single concept mentioned in the first section. For me, I had a chance to know lots of new concepts about IT project management such as Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, DOD, Story Points, Velocity, etc, which I was not aware of before reading the book. I would like to suggest readers be ready to take notes while reading the book since the book explains a lot of Scrum and Agile related terminologies and gave a detailed explanation to the new words. Almost every single sentences written on the books are impossible to be skipped and should be read and remembered carefully. Thanks to Mr. Umer Waqar's simple and easy-to-understand teaching ability, I believe you will have no difficulty to understand those methods. In one word, it was a real professional page-turner. Furthermore, this book could give noticeable and necessary advice for those who are taking a PSM Exam, and all of the examples given related to each topic were all well-thought. I am confident that this book can give readers a chance to apply those real-life-based examples to their work, businesses, and projects. For example, I knew and heard about Sprint Meetings a lot before, but I learned that each Sprint should create a piece that is Done, Usable, and Ready to release from this book, which was so worth of knowledge that I am going to use in the future. Finally, thank you very much, Mr. Umer Waqar, for teaching me how to manage projects very effectively in a modern and unpredictable era, as well as helping me to have a proper level of knowledge about Scrum and Agile through your wonderful book. These days, the importance of Agile and Scrum is getting increased day by day, and it was perfect timing to have a chance to read and review such a great book. I hope everybody can find this book so useful, informative, and full of knowledge. Please, enjoy the book, and I would like to wish luck to those who are taking a PSM exam, and I hope all of you can pass the exam because you have this book.