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Your new developer just wasted her entire first day trying to answer a simple question that wasn't written down anywhere. Sound familiar? The single biggest source of waste in any tech organization is ambiguity. Critical knowledge is trapped in a few senior developers' heads, bugs are repeated because past decisions are forgotten, and team velocity is drained by a constant stream of interruptions. The problem isn't the code; it's a failure to communicate. This book is your guide to building a culture of clarity. Technical Communication for Scrum Masters is a non-technical playbook for ...

He was taught to hide. He was taught to apologize. He learned to lie just to survive. Now, he's teaching a generation how to win. In the heavy, suspicious air of post-9/11 America, a young Pakistani immigrant in St. Louis learned a painful lesson: his identity was a liability. To avoid conflict, he erased himself, telling a stranger he was from India in a moment of fear that would haunt him for years. This was the ghost of St. Louis—a symbol of the invisible cage of fear, apology, and self-censorship that was built around a generation of Muslim Americans. But that was not the end of the ...

Ever feel lost in your team’s Daily Stand-up when the conversation turns to endpoints, JSON payloads, and 500 errors? You’re an expert facilitator and a master of the Agile process, but there’s an invisible wall between you and the technical heart of your team. You know they're blocked, but you don't know why—and you can't truly help. This book is your key to breaking down that wall. APIs for Scrum Masters is a short, simple guide written specifically for non-technical leaders. This is not a coding manual. It is a leadership playbook that translates the 20% of API knowledge you need...

Are you tired of feeling unprepared and nervous for your coding interviews? Do you want to stand out from the competition and land your dream job as a software developer or coder? Look no further! "Be a Champion in a Coding Interview" is the ultimate guide to interview success that will transform you into an interview superstar. Unleash a treasure trove of insights with this groundbreaking book from a renowned coach and bestselling author. Its pages reveal a compilation of 100 finely-tuned, top-notch queries and expert answers. These queries are strategically designed to assess your ...

The Definitive Bridge to Peace: What Christians and Muslims Share About Jesus Christ. For centuries, the world's two largest faiths have been defined by theological walls. Now, renowned scholar Syed Imon Rizvi (expert in the Quran, Bible, and authoritative Hadith) presents a revolutionary, meticulously cited masterpiece that tears those walls down. Drawing directly from the Holy Quran, the New Testament, and the authoritative Shia Hadith, Rizvi illuminates the undeniable truth: Jesus (Īsā al-Masīh) is the key to global spiritual unity. Inside, discover the shared, authenticated truth of:...

Your team just delivered a "perfect" Sprint. The feature was flawless, the stakeholders were thrilled. Three months later, you discover almost nobody is using it. What went wrong? Your team was a perfect "feature factory." They were masters of output (shipping code), but they were completely blind to the outcome (solving a real customer problem). Their Definition of Done ended at the shipping dock, with no feedback loop to tell them if their hard work actually mattered. This book is your guide to building that crucial feedback loop. Product Analytics for Scrum Masters is a simple, non-...

Your team just built a brilliant new feature. A month later, you get a shocking five-figure cloud bill. What happened? The cloud has given development teams incredible power, transforming a six-week hardware procurement process into a five-minute task. But with this power comes a new, invisible dimension of risk: cost, security, and scalability. As a Scrum Master, you hear your team talk about "spinning up instances," "S3 buckets," and "serverless functions," but you can't see the operational and financial impact of these decisions. This book is your guide to the cloud-powered landscape. ...

Your team just launched a wildly successful feature. So why is it losing the company thousands of dollars every month? Welcome to the double-edged sword of the cloud. Your team has been given the power to build and innovate faster than ever before, but they've also been handed a corporate credit card with no spending limit. Without a culture of financial accountability, even the most successful products can become dangerously unprofitable. This book is your guide to building that culture. FinOps for Scrum Masters is a simple, non-technical playbook that demystifies the world of cloud ...

Your journey to becoming an elite SAP Champion starts here. This is the definitive, end-to-end guide to mastering the most critical IT project in the world today: the S/4HANA transformation. The move from SAP ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA is not just a technical upgrade; it is a high-stakes business revolution. But how do you lead it successfully? How do you navigate the complex choices between Greenfield, Brownfield, and the pragmatic Hybrid approach? How do you manage the immense risk, inspire your team, and deliver real, tangible value? This book is your answer. Authored by the renowned experts, ...

Ever seen a "simple button" story derail an entire Sprint? Your team estimated it as a small task, but days later, the front-end is blocked waiting for the back-end, and the back-end is bogged down in unexpected complexity. The story fails, and everyone is frustrated. The problem wasn't the button; it was a failure to see the two distinct worlds of work required to make it function. This book is your map to those two worlds. Front-End & Back-End for Scrum Masters is a simple, non-technical guide that uses a powerful "restaurant analogy" to demystify the structure of modern web applications....

Finally, understand what your developers are actually doing—without learning to code yourself. Are you a Scrum Master, Project Manager, or Agile Coach who feels lost when developers start discussing technical implementation? Do sprint planning sessions become confusing when the conversation turns to code architecture? Are you struggling to estimate story complexity because you can't see what's happening beneath the surface? You're not alone. And you don't need to become a developer to solve this problem. The Non-Coder's Guide to Reading Code is the first book specifically designed for non...

"Interview Success Unleashed: 100 Questions, 100 Answers, & Infinite Opportunities for Project Managers" is your ultimate resource to ace project management job interviews with confidence and expertise. This comprehensive guide, written by a renowned Project Manager, Agile Coach, and Amazon's bestselling author, provides project management professionals with the essential tools and strategies to succeed in any interview scenario. Inside these pages, you'll discover a carefully curated collection of 100 powerful and insightful interview questions, tailored specifically for project management...

If you're a project manager in the SAP™ world, you know how challenging it can be to keep up with the ever-changing demands of the industry. That's why "Mastering the 14 Qualities: How to Become a Top SAP Project Manager" is the must-have guide for anyone looking to succeed in this field. With many years of experience in SAP project management and expertise in ★SAP Activate Methodology, the author provides practical tools and techniques for managing SAP projects with ①distributed teams, ②integrating SAP ERP with other systems, ③performing data migration, and ④implementing ...

Is your technology department a collection of brilliant, disconnected teams? Are your most important projects constantly stalled, waiting on dependencies between Data Science, Cloud, SAP, and Salesforce? If you're an IT Project Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach, you know this pain. The old ways of managing projects are failing in the face of modern complexity. What you need is a new blueprint—a new way to run your factory. The Digital Factory is a practical, no-nonsense playbook for transforming this chaos into a high-output, integrated assembly line for delivering value. Forget the ...

Tired of dense, boring textbooks that make learning SQL feel impossible? Ready to gain the single most valuable skill in the data world, fast? The truth is, the high-paying careers of Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and Data Scientist all have one thing in common: they are built on a rock-solid foundation of SQL. Without it, you are locked out. This book is your key. SQL: Zero to Hero is not just another reference manual. It is a carefully designed, fast-track training program that cuts through the fluff and delivers the job-ready skills you need. Built by an expert trainer, this "bootcamp in ...

"Mastering the 14 Qualities: How to Become a Top Kaizen Coach" is the definitive guide for individuals seeking to excel as Kaizen coaches and transform their organizations into centers of continuous improvement. With over two decades of experience across diverse industries, Syed, an expert author, renowned as a leading Agile and Kaizen coach and Amazon’s bestselling author of numerous management books, shares invaluable insights and practical strategies that are essential for success in the ever-evolving world of Kaizen. Discover the fundamental principles and philosophy behind Kaizen, ...

Looking to become a top change manager? Look no further than "Mastering the 14 Qualities: How to Become a Top Change Manager." Written by an experienced and expert change manager, this book is a comprehensive guide that covers everything you need to know to succeed in the field of change management. The book includes a detailed explanation of the ✓14 qualities that every top change manager should possess, as well as ✓a step-by-step guide for the change process. You will also learn about ✓major change management models and all major and important ✓tools and techniques used in the ...

STOP GUESSING. START KNOWING. Do words like methodology, epistemology, and phenomenology make you feel that research is reserved for elite academics? It's time to break that barrier. Research from Scratch is the definitive anti-jargon handbook for anyone who wants to turn curiosity into credible evidence. Authored by the "Simplifier-Educator" Syed Imon Rizvi, this guide strips away the intimidating language of academia and rebuilds the scientific method into a simple, universal, and instantly actionable 6-step process. Whether you are a university student facing your first thesis, a ...

Unlock the Power of Scrum with "Agile Mastery: The Ultimate Playbook for Scrum Success"! In today's fast-paced business world, organizations are constantly searching for ways to deliver value efficiently and adapt to changing market demands. Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum, have emerged as game-changers, enabling teams to navigate complexity, foster collaboration, and drive innovation. In this comprehensive reference guide, you will discover 90 essential tools, techniques, roles, events, and artifacts for Scrum project management. From backlog refinement to sprint planning, from ...

Your company's most critical sales report just lied to the CEO. The pipeline was "green," but the data was stale. How did this happen? Welcome to the world of data engineering, where the product isn't just software—it's the trusted information that drives the entire business. For many Scrum Masters, the data pipeline is a complete mystery. You see the team working, but you don't understand the unique challenges of extracting, transforming, and delivering data that your stakeholders can rely on without question. This book is your guide to the invisible factory. Data Pipelines for Scrum ...