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The definitive account of the Scrum methodology from its cocreator and the CEO of Scrum, Inc., Jeff Sutherland. Scrum is the revolutionary approach to project management and team building that has helped to transform everything from software companies to the US military to health care in major American hospitals. In this major new book, its originator, Jeff Sutherland, explains precisely and step by step how it operates - and how it can be made to work for anyone, anywhere. Take the FBI's attempt to digitize its records, for example. As with so many software projects, the first attempt failed, having taken four years and cost over $400 million. Then the FBI turned to Scrum and, just over a year later, unveiled a functioning system that cost less than a tenth of the first project and employed a tenth of the staff. And it's not just grand projects that Scrum can help with. Every organisation, whatever its size, constantly has to come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budget. Scrum shows you how. It explains how to define precisely what it is that you are seeking to achieve, how to set up the team to achieve it, and how to monitor progress until the project is successfully completed. Filled with practical examples drawn from all types of organisations, it will make you rethink the fundamentals of successful management - and show you how to get things done however everyday or ambitious, however small or large your organisation.

Puffin Classics match beloved stories with brand new introductions by some of today's most popular authors, along with bonus material perfect for encouraging discussion among friends. This set includes sixteen books that remain some of today's most cherished classics: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Introduction by Darren Shan The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Introduction by Richard Peck Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Introduction by Chris Riddell Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Introduction by Meg Rosoff The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Introduction by Melvin Burgess Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, Introduction by Diana Wynne Jones Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, Introduction by Jonathan Stroud King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green, Introduction by David Almond A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Introduction by Adeline Yen Mah Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Introduction by Louise Rennison Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Introduction by Garth Nix The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Introduction by Sophie Dahl Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Introduction by Eoin Colfer White Fang by Jack London, Introduction by Richard Adams The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Introduction by Brian Jacques The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Introduction by Cornelia Funke

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.\nA SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is one of the most beloved and bestselling series in fantasy, and A DANCE WITH DRAGONS quickly became a major hardcover phenomenon. For here is more of the dark, epic fantasy that has led Time magazine to call Martin 'The American Tolkien.' Functioning hand-in-hand with its companion volume, A FEAST FOR CROWS, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS picks up the tales of those both in the north of the kingdom and across the seas, completing a picture, reuniting a narrative arc, and ushering in a whole new era for the history of the Seven Kingdoms.

Let's give a shout-out to 50 awesome Australian women with these easy-to-read biographies of their incredible achievements. From Cathy Freeman to Turia Pitt, Edith Cowan to Julia Gillard, Cate Blanchett to Olivia Newton-John, plus rally car drivers, molecular biologists, and more, this book is a celebration of women in all fields, from all walks of life, and from Australia’s past and present. Brought to life by colorful illustrations from female artists, Shout Out to the Girls is the ultimate inspirational read for young and old.