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    Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

    Written by Jeff Sutherland

    Narrated by J.J. Sutherland

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    About this audiobook

    For those who believe that there must be a more agile and efficient way for people to get things done, here is a brilliantly discursive, thought-provoking book about the leadership and management process that is changing the way we live.
     
    In the future, historians may look back on human progress and draw a sharp line designating "before Scrum" and "after Scrum." Scrum is that ground-breaking.  It already drives most of the world's top technology companies. And now it's starting to spread to every domain where leaders wrestle with complex projects.
     
    If you've ever been startled by how fast the world is changing, Scrum is one of the reasons why. Productivity gains of as much as 1200% have been recorded, and there's no more lucid - or compelling - explainer of Scrum and its bright promise than Jeff Sutherland, the man who put together the first Scrum team more than twenty years ago.
     
    The thorny problem Jeff began tackling back then boils down to this: people are spectacularly bad at doing things with agility and efficiency. Best laid plans go up in smoke. Teams often work at cross purposes to each other. And when the pressure rises, unhappiness soars. Drawing on his experience as a West Point-educated fighter pilot, biometrics expert, early innovator of ATM technology, and V.P. of engineering or CTO at eleven different technology companies, Jeff began challenging those dysfunctional realities, looking  for solutions that would have global impact.
     
    In this book you'll journey to Scrum's front lines where Jeff's system of deep accountability, team interaction, and constant iterative improvement is, among other feats, bringing the FBI into the 21st century, perfecting the design of an affordable 140 mile per hour/100 mile per gallon car, helping NPR report fast-moving action in the Middle East, changing the way pharmacists interact with patients, reducing poverty in the Third World, and even helping people plan their weddings and accomplish weekend chores. 
     
    Woven with insights from martial arts, judicial decision making, advanced aerial combat, robotics, and many other disciplines, Scrum is consistently riveting. But the most important reason to read this book is that it may just help you achieve what others consider unachievable - whether it be inventing a trailblazing technology, devising a new system of education, pioneering a way to feed the hungry, or, closer to home, a building a foundation for your family to thrive and prosper.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 30, 2014
    ISBN9780804165822
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    • 4/5
      Scrum pioneer Jeff Sutherland responded to the suggestion his son, J.J. Sutherland did to collaborate on a book on the truly remarkable journey Scrum has taken them on since 1993. The shippable product, Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time is challenging critics and cynics alike. More can be done faster and cheaper. Other than presenting just another text book on Scrum, Sutherland's narrative emphasizes the backgrounds and reasons for assembling what we now know as Scrum.From Toyota Production System, Lean Manufacturing, professors Takeuchi and Nonaka, the first endeavors of Sutherland and co-creator Ken Schwaber to Deming's Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and the problems with Gannt charts. It's good to know the origins and the initial stages of implementation. Scrum nowadays not only is used for software development. The book highlights great examples of eduScrum at Dutch schools (makes me proud as Dutch reviewer), micro credit enterprises in Uganda, as well as churches (thanks to Jeff's wife Arline) and journalism in the Middle-East (J.J. Sutherland). Scrum is not wishing for a better world, or surrendering to the existing. It's a actionable way to implement change. Change or die. Since humans want to be great, not only pursuit happiness, but be successful, Scrum is provided as efficient way to get things done faster and cheaper than using waterfall, gate-phased approaches, or having specialists working in silos. You'll learn why Japanese cars are built more efficiently than German cars. Sutherland draws from his own 30+ years experience as a West Point-educated fighter pilot, robotics, engineering, and martial arts to contemporary companies like Valve and his own Scrum Inc. From Toyota Prius to wedding planners. And of course, all elements of Scrum are woven into the story line. Too good to be true? Still not convinced? Read first this book, reflect on your current production process and figure out what you're missing.
    • 5/5
      The concepts in this book are potentially powerful. I hope to try and implement Scrum into my work and life. The book describes the method but I must admit that I am still a little unclear about its application. It sounded like many efforts with some diversity were considered Scrum.
    • 5/5
      A great book that's filled with lots of real word examples to get its many practical point across. An eye opener for project managers. The practices have been around for over 20 years, but haven't been widely known outside software development.Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic Book, very nice stories, many other subjects involved inside this book, I strongly recommend to hear and be ready to save and check on internet everything because it can be handy for you forward.
    • 5/5
      Great book. I had a lot to learn from this!
    • 5/5
      Amazing presentation. You dont want to stop listening. Brilliant book.
    • 5/5
      We're doing scrum the wrong way. Must read/listen for scrum teams
    • 4/5
      A really great book that gives you a general view of Agile, and some results of implement Agile in different industries.
    • 4/5
      A light read about a concept I had already received education in. Jeff Sutherland paints practical applications of using Scrum outside of software development with ease. I enjoyed listening to it.
    • 5/5
      An incredibly enjoyable journey into the Why of Scrum by listening to an array of elucidating Scrum projects!
    • 5/5
      This book provides real life examples of how scrum transcends the traditional software applications, and how it can be a solid management philosophy for various applications in life. A must read for those who aim to improve a teams performance or even their individual approach towards tackling projects.
    • 5/5
      Excelente contenido que se puede aplicar a diferentes áreas de trabajo.
    • 4/5
      A powerful tool to anyone and everyone trying to manage projects of any sort--or simply their life. Also: well-written. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      Excellent content and wonderfully narrated. Would highly recommend.
    • 5/5
      great book, that tells about the origin of scrum by the creater
    • 5/5
      Very interesting book! Gives a great insight of SCRUM, the author and live examples of where SCRUM has been successfully implemented. In a analytical view I would like to look into deeper where SCRUM has not been successful, as failure gives the best opportunity for learning. Being part of large corporations I have experienced more or less all the disadvantages and failures that is brought up in the book and I now realize that the intention of previous structures where good but no one lead it into practice!
    • 5/5
      Endlich mal ein Buch welches Scrum auch in Kontexten außerhalb der Software beschreibt. Das ist wirklich sehr hilfreich.
    • 5/5
      This is an amazing management technique and I hope it reaches universities across the globe as fast as possible
    • 5/5
      Amazing book and knowledge about scrum, thank you for your teaching
    • 3/5
      Yes yes I loved this book but Ik I really really wish he would have taught us how to do scrum. The May examples were nice but I really wanted to learn how to do scrum in depth tbh.
    • 3/5
      There are surely better SCRUM books to buy. The author, CEO of Scrum, Inc. (it's his story, co-authored with his son), is a bit self-congratulatory, and his cheerleading for SCRUM often comes across like he's plugging a miracle weight loss regimen. That said, it did get me excited about some scrummy ideas, and inspire me to try to put some into practice.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      crear acrílico book
    • 1/5
      Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
    • 2/5
      I had high expectations for this book, but it left me feeling kinda blah about it.

      Maybe I have business self-help book overload, I just wasn't blown away by this.

      The majority of the book got skimmed as I wasn't sucked into reading each word and looking for the gold nuggets, the magic bullet.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A fantastic introduction to Scrum written by the creator of Scrum. Gives the history of Scrum, how to do Scrum, and shows applications outside the software development arena. This is a must-read for anyone involved in project management, software development, personal productivity improvement and even education. Great reader, the author's son, makes it an easy listen.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great overview of Scrum with examples
    • 5/5
      This book makes me think differently about the way my office operates. I will be implementing these changes immediately. It's logical, inspiring, and it will change the world!

      1 person found this helpful