"Agile Scrum" Now Available to Wider Audience Through More Retailers, Bookstores, Libraries, Academic Institutions, and Distributors




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Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions
(Scott M. Graffius, author; Chris Hare and Colin Giffen, technical editors) helps teams deliver products and services in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement—which supports innovation and drives competitive advantage. Reactions to the book have been incredibly positive. It has won 17 first place awards.

I've been proud to have Amazon as the exclusive channel for Agile Scrum. Last month I received an email from a bookstore who wanted to carry the publication and asked about ordering it for resale. And on Monday of this week, a different bookstore called and had the same question. However, under the exclusive arrangement, distribution was limited to Amazon, and the bookstores were not able to get Agile Scrum for resale. To make the book available to those sellers—and others—I transitioned it to Expanded Distribution.

Both the print and ebook formats of Agile Scrum will still be available at Amazon, just not exclusively. Expanded Distribution provides access to a larger audience through more online retailers, bookstores, libraries, academic institutions, and distributors. With the change, Agile Scrum is now available for order through the following channels (in addition to Amazon):

  • Bookstores and Online Retailers - available to online and offline retailers such as Barnes & Noble and to distributors such as Ingram and the National Association of College Stores, Inc. (NACSCORP).
  • Libraries and Academic Institutions - offered through Baker & Taylor to libraries and academic institutions.
  • CreateSpace Direct - available to certified resellers through the CreateSpace Direct wholesale website.

The move to Expanded Distribution was initiated on July 5.

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Agile Scrum is offered in ebook/Kindle format (ASIN: B01FZ0JIIY) in:

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Agile Scrum is sold in paperback (ISBN-13: 9781533370242) in:

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ Aruba from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
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Australia from Amazon.com.au
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Bahamas from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada from Amazon.ca
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Fiji from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France from Amazon.fr
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany from Amazon.de
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India from Amazon.in
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland from Amazon.co.uk
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy from Amazon.it
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan from Amazon.co.jp
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico from Amazon.com.mx
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ Monaco from Bokus.com (via Sweden)
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands from bol.com
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand from Fishpond.co.nz, Amazon.com (via USA), and Booktopia.com.au (via Australia)
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine from The Book Depository (via UK/Australia)
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Get your copy today!


Review copies of Agile Scrum are available to members of broadcast, print or online media. Visit http://bit.ly/REVIEW-COPY.

For more information on the book and to connect on social:

- Digital press kit https://AgileScrumGuide.com
- Trailer http://bit.ly/ASG-TRAILER
- Video channel https://bit.ly/ASG-CHANNEL
- Amazon https://amzn.to/2fVA3lW
- Twitter http://bit.ly/ASG-TWITTER
- Facebook https://bit.ly/ASG-ON-FB
- Instagram https://bit.ly/ASG-INSTA
- Pinterest http://bit.ly/ASG-PIN
- Blog https://bit.ly/AGILE-BLOG

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“Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions” Wins First Place in Business at Pacific Book Awards

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Scott M. Graffius of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ had consulting engagements with a division of a global entertainment business. A fantastic agile transformation experience and result with that client was the inspiration for Scott's book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions. This is an update on the book.

Agile Scrum won first place in the Business category at the 2018 International Pacific Book Awards. A press release from Scott M. Graffius, the author of the book, is located here. Additionally, the text from the release is presented below.

Los Angeles, CA — Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions (Scott M. Graffius, author; Chris Hare and Colin Giffen, technical editors) won first place in the Business category of the 2018 International Pacific Book Awards. The annual program is sponsored by Pacific Book Review—a literary review outlet, and a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the National Education Association. The competition was open to English-language books in print, e-book, and audiobook formats worldwide. The judging panel included professionals with expertise in the categories over which they presided, as well as experts from the fields of editing, reviewing, and publishing. Books were evaluated on innovation, originality, and readability. Results will be announced to booksellers, publishers, public and academic librarians, wholesalers, distributors, and agents through the sponsor's site, Publishers Weekly, and additional outlets.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices engage sequential development, while agile models involve iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to best meet their business needs—and successfully manage projects, innovate, and prosper at astounding speed.

Scott released
Agile Scrum to provide those interested or involved in innovation, product development, project management, software development or technology management with a roadmap to implement Scrum, the most popular agile framework. It helps technical and non-technical teams deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement—which supports innovation and drives competitive advantage.

Reactions to
Agile Scrum have been incredibly positive. Earlier honors include 16 first place wins from national and international competitions: the 5th Annual Beverly Hills International Book Awards (for Business-General, and also for Technology), 2016 London Book Festival (for Business), Fall 2016 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards (for Business), 2017 Feathered Quill Book Awards (for Informational), 2016 New Apple Book Awards (for Technology), 2017 Independent Press Award (for Technology), 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards (for Technology), 2017 Pacific Rim Book Festival (for Business), 2017 Bookvana Awards (for Green/Conscious Business), 2017 Book Excellence Awards (for Technology), 2017 Best Book Awards (for Business Reference), 2017 New York City Big Book Awards (for Technology), 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards (for Science & Technology), 2017 Human Relations Indie Book Awards (for Workplace), and the 2018 Florida Book Festival (for Business).



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About the Author

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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, CSP, CSM, CSPO, ITIL, LSSGB is a project management expert, consultant, international speaker, and author. He founded and is CEO of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions, an Inc. Verified Business, which helps organizations better solve their problems and capitalize on opportunities via world-class project management related services. Results include more consistent realization of business outcomes, faster delivery speed, improved on-budget performance, higher satisfaction, and more. A fantastic agile transformation experience and result with a client in the entertainment industry was the inspiration for Scott's book, Agile Scrum. He is a former vice president of a provider of diverse consumer products and services over the Internet including social networking and internet access. Before that, Scott worked in organizations with businesses ranging from advanced technology products and services to business services, retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, and entertainment. He has experience with consumer, business, reseller, government, and international markets, as well as experience spanning 20 countries.

His full bio is available here.

Connect with Scott on:


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About the Book

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Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is offered in digital and print formats.

The ebook (ASIN: B01FZ0JIIY) is available in:


The
paperback (ISBN-13: 9781533370242) is for sale at:


Specs are detailed at
AgileScrumGuide.com.

Review copies of
Agile Scrum are available to members of broadcast, print or online media. Visit bit.ly/REVIEW-COPY.

Visit
AgileScrumGuide.com to learn more about the book. For information on the Pacific Book Review and their international awards program, visit pacificbookreview.com.

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