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My Agile Journey with Scrum

A journey of one team, a lesson for all Agile teams.

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The Journey Within

Apeiron Solutions, once among the top emerging IT companies, is now struggling to retain customers and stay afloat. Its employees are frustrated with a crippling workload and unrealistic expectations. The last hope for its turnaround is the Mercury project. They must adopt Scrum, an Agile framework, to execute the project.
As the team matures with its understanding of Scrum, productivity increases, and optimism returns. Will that help the team successfully execute the project and bring Apeiron Solutions out of crisis?

The objective of this novel is to help readers – be they developers, testers, project managers, team leaders, or Agile enthusiasts – learn the principles and practices of Scrum in an engaging, practical way. It does not matter if you are new to Scrum, seeking to enhance your Scrum skills, or just want to read an engaging story of a bunch of techies; this book offers valuable insights woven into an unforgettable narrative.

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What’s Inside

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Scrum Essentials

Learn the foundational concepts that power high-performing Agile teams. This section introduces you to the core principles of Scrum in a way that's easy to understand—even if you're new to Agile. You’ll discover:

  • The three pillars of Scrum: Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation
  • Scrum roles explained through relatable characters: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers
  • Key artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment
  • Events like the Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Retrospective

Rather than listing definitions, these concepts are embedded naturally in the protagonist’s journey—making the learning feel effortless and engaging.

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Real-World Experience

Go beyond theory into the heart of real team dynamics. Through the eyes of the protagonist, you’ll see how Scrum plays out in practice:

  • Agile transformation in a fast-changing organization
  • Handling conflicts, resistance to change, and shifting priorities
  • Applying backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder collaboration
  • Understanding how team roles and trust evolve over time

This section brings Scrum to life with relatable challenges and authentic wins—mirroring the reality many teams face.

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Practical Tips

Each chapter leaves you with actionable insights you can apply directly to your own team. You'll pick up:

  • Techniques to avoid common Sprint pitfalls
  • Utilizing Sprint Retrospective to drive real improvement
  • Strategies to reduce spillovers while maintaining high product quality
  • Answer to questions like if we can extend a sprint or end the sprint early

Whether you're a Scrum Master, Product Owner, Developer—or just curious—these tips will guide, inspire, and empower your Agile journey.

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About the Author

Mobin Purushothaman is a software professional with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He started as a software developer and went on to play the roles of Project Manager and Scrum Master.

He has worked with organisations ranging from agile startups to multinational companies and is passionate about building and mentoring high-performance teams. He has spent over a decade practising and preaching Scrum and other Agile frameworks. With hands-on experience in the subject, his writing blends practical examples and theories in fiction to create characters and scenarios relatable to readers.

In this novel, his focus is to ensure readers enjoy a compelling narrative and get valuable lessons about the Scrum framework in a relatable and engaging way. Outside of his current work at a leading software service company in Bangalore, he enjoys travelling and photography.

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