Scrum

The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

By: Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland

Narrated by: J.J. Sutherland

By the man who helped invent the red-hot management process known as "Scrum", Scrum unveils what is wrong with the way we currently do work, and how a simple set of principles, applied in exactly the right sequence, can accelerate productivity and quality as much as 1,200 percent.

Scrum (which gets its name from the formation in rugby in which the whole team locks its arms to gain control of the ball) is the reason that Amazon can launch a new feature on its website every day. It's why the Red River Army Depot in Texas was able to roll out armored Humvees 39 times faster than before. It's how the FBI finally created a massive terrorist-tracking database.

The reason for the rapid embrace of Scrum across so many disciplines is simple: organizations that implement Scrum typically double productivity and quality—and sometimes the increase can be as much as 12-fold. But the promise of Scrum as a project management tool extends far beyond business. Much as Atul Gawande did in The Checklist Manifesto, Sutherland shows how this unique approach to problem solving and team optimization has nearly universal application.

At bottom, Scrum is about coming together with your team, looking at what you're doing, and course correcting. It may be the key to solving some of this era's most intractable problems.

Please note: The author has intentionally omitted three consecutive pages of the 256-page print edition from this audiobook.

©2014 Jeff Sutherland (P)2014 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Full of engaging stories and real-world examples. The project management method known as Scrum may be the most widely deployed productivity tool among high-tech companies. On a mission to put this tool into the hands of the broader business world for the first time, Jeff Sutherland succeeds brilliantly.”—Eric Ries, New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup

“Engaging, persuasive and extremely practical . . . Scrum provides a simple framework for solving what seem like intractable and complicated work problems. It’s hard to make forward progress when you can’t see your impediments clearly. Sutherland offers a lens to remedy that. Amazingly, this book will not only make your life at work and home easier, but also, better and happier.”—Shawn Achor, New York Times bestselling author of Before Happiness and The Happiness Advantage

“Jeff Sutherland has written the essence of Scrum for the masses. This book elevates Scrum from a fix-it tool to a way of life.”—Hirotaka Takeuchi, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School

Dont get it if ur not into quality and project management

Dont get it if ur not into quality and project management as the book is a tool for that

Decent Concepts

Any additional comments?

The concepts in the book were decent. I just couldn't shake the feeling that this was a 7 hour sales pitch for his consulting firm.

Eye opening!

A great listen. Will pursue additional resources on Scrum, and specifically implementation. Simple yet powerful.

A read for every human

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book is for everyone because it will help everyone improve themselves and the processes around them! I want efficient friends, this would be great to recommend to a friend in order to encourage their overall growth and success.

Have you listened to any of JJ Sutherland’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not ever listened to an audio book before this, and I will say, this might be the ONLY book someone would ever need to start their career on the right path.

Any additional comments?

For humans to truly thrive, we always need to improve ourselves but have fun while doing so. Scrum shows the reader how life can be an efficient, effective and joyous journey. The practices of yesteryear are deflated. Enter the battlefield. Enter, Scrum. Thank you Audible!

Best business book I've read in my M.B.A. classes.

Well written, well read and interesting. Applicable in life even outside of business. Great stories!

This book is life changing!!😀😂

The book it was amazing I'm going to listen to it multiple times to make sure that I gather all the information that I can

Best scrum explanation ive heard

The way the book is written and the way the it is narrated made it so easy to understand and follow. i was fully engaged and got the a great understanding on scrum.

excelente libro!

genial introduccion al tema de scrum y la filosofía detras del método. claro, conciso y amigable.

History, philosophy, psychology, stories...

History, philosophy, psychology, stories... This book digs into different areas covering a wide range of topics, and is easy to listen to without getting bored or trying to grasp too many things at once. The focus is Scrumm, but the context is more broad. if you're looking for a more succinct, direct book, you might not like it. But I thought it was great.

Awesome

This is exactly what I've been looking for for my organization. I can't wait to implement this with my team.