Top 5 Scrum Resources for Agile Software Development (2004-2017)

Top 5 Scrum Resources for Agile Software Development (2004-2017)

This list presents 5 influential English-language resources on Scrum for Agile software development, published between 2004 and 2017, excluding authors based in China. These resources are formatted according to GB/T 7714-2015 bibliographic style.

1. Sutherland, J., & Schwaber, K. (2017). The scrum guide: The definitive guide to scrum: The rules of the game. Scrum.org. This guide, written by the creators of Scrum, offers the definitive rules and guidelines for implementing Scrum effectively.

2. Cohn, M. (2004). User stories applied: For agile software development. Addison-Wesley Professional. This book provides a comprehensive guide to writing effective user stories, a key practice in Agile and Scrum for defining and managing software requirements.

3. Schwaber, K. (2004). Agile project management with Scrum. Microsoft Press. Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum, details the principles and practices of Agile project management using the Scrum framework.

4. Rubin, K. S. (2012). Essential scrum: A practical guide to the most popular agile process. Addison-Wesley Professional. This practical guide offers a deep dive into Scrum, explaining its core components and how they work together in real-world software development scenarios.

5. Sutherland, J. (2014). Scrum: The art of doing twice the work in half the time. Crown Business. In this book, Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum, presents a compelling argument for Scrum's effectiveness, arguing that it can dramatically improve productivity and reduce development time.