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

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

Price last update: 11/03/2024

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The definitive book on the Scrum methodology from its co-creator and the CEO of Scrum, Inc., Jeff Sutherland.
Scrum is the revolutionary approach to project management and team building that has helped to transform everything from software companies to the US military to healthcare in major hospitals. In this bestselling productivity bible, its originator, Jeff Sutherland, explains precisely and step-by-step how it operates - and how it can be made to work for anyone, whether you're working from the office or from home.He explains how to define precisely what it is that you are seeking to achieve, how to set up the team to achieve it, and how to monitor progress until the project is successfully completed. Filled with practical examples drawn from all types and organisation,
Scrum
will make you rethink the fundamentals of successful management - and show you how to get things done.Every organisation, whatever its size, constantly has to come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budget. Scrum shows you how.
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'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. 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
'
Scrum
is mandatory reading for any leader, whether they're leading troops on the battlefield or in the marketplace.
The challenges of today's world don't permit the luxury of slow, inefficient work. Success requires tremendous speed, enormous productivity, and an unwavering commitment to achieving results. In other words,
success requires
Scrum
.'
- U.S. General BARRY McCAFFREY'Jeff Sutherland is the master of creating high-performing teams.
The subtitle of this book understates Scrum's impact. If you don't get three times the results in one-third the time, you aren't doing it right!'
- SCOTT MAXWELL, Founder & Senior Managing Director, OpenView Venture Partners
'This deceptively simple system is the most powerful way I've seen to improve the effectiveness of any team.
I started using it with my business and family halfway through reading the book. - LEO BABAUTA, creator of
ZEN HABITS
'[Scrum]
dramatically increases productivity while reducing employees' frustrations with the typical corporate nonsense.
This book is the best description I've seen of how this process can work across many industries.
Senior leaders should not just read the book - they should do what Sutherland recommends.'
- PROFESSOR JEFFREY PFEFFER, Stanford Business School; co-author of
THE KNOWING-DOING GAP
Recenzja
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
Required reading.
The Times (Book of the Week)
Engaging, persuasive and extremely practical
...
Scrum
provides a simple framework for solving what seem like intractable and complicated work problems. Its hard to make forward progress when you cant 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
This book contains immense practical value that could be transformative for your company. If you have a project that requires people to accomplish, your first act should be to read and be guided by Scrum.
Stephen Lundin, New York Times bestselling author of Fish: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Performance
Scrum is mandatory reading for any leader, whether theyre leading troops on the battlefield or in the marketplace.
The challenges of todays world dont permit the luxury of slow, inefficient work. Success requires tremendous speed, enormous productivity, and an unwavering commitment to achieving results.
In other words success requires Scrum.
General Barry McCaffrey
O autorze
Jeff Sutherland is the founder and Chairman of Scrum Inc. The father of Scrum and one of the original signers of the Agile Manifesto, Sutherland's work and ideas have truly changed the way the world works. He is a world-renowned thought leader, speaker and writer on innovation, productivity and how to unleash human potential.