Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview
  • Scrum

  • The art of doing twice the work in half the time
  • By: Jeff Sutherland
  • Narrated by: JJ Sutherland
  • Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (578 ratings)

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Scrum

By: Jeff Sutherland
Narrated by: JJ Sutherland
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

The definitive account of the Scrum methodology from its cocreator 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 health care in major American hospitals. In this major new book, its originator, Jeff Sutherland, explains precisely and step by step how it operates - and how it can be made to work for anyone, anywhere.

Take the FBI's attempt to digitize its records, for example. As with so many software projects, the first attempt failed, having taken four years and cost over $400 million. Then the FBI turned to Scrum and, just over a year later, unveiled a functioning system that cost less than a tenth of the first project and employed a tenth of the staff.

And it's not just grand projects that Scrum can help with. 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. It 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 of organisations, it will make you rethink the fundamentals of successful management - and show you how to get things done however everyday or ambitious, however small or large your organisation.

©2016 Jeff Sutherland (P)2016 Penguin Random House UK
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Scrum Mastery cover art
Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition cover art
Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations cover art
The Phoenix Project cover art
The DevOps Handbook, Second Edition cover art
Doing Agile Right cover art
The Lean Startup cover art
Project Management for Dummies cover art
Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow cover art
Scrum Master Certification cover art
Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework cover art
The Unicorn Project cover art
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team cover art
Simply Brilliant cover art
The Goal cover art
Toyota Production System cover art

What listeners say about Scrum

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    424
  • 4 Stars
    118
  • 3 Stars
    23
  • 2 Stars
    9
  • 1 Stars
    4
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    366
  • 4 Stars
    89
  • 3 Stars
    22
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    3
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    330
  • 4 Stars
    111
  • 3 Stars
    26
  • 2 Stars
    7
  • 1 Stars
    8

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

New to Scrum but WOW!

I've spent years wondering if work could improve and whether I can continue in my industry if it can't. I took a punt and went for this audio book. What a difference this has made, the book was well written, with valid case studies and narration that kept me interested. I've listened to the book twice now and completed the Scrum Master course.

I'm yet to put my learnings into practice but it's still early days.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Eye Opener

As a seasoned Project Manager I found this book inspiring and helpful especially in communication skills of topics that people tend to avoid like when there are schedule delays or budget overruns. Highly recommend this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

now I wanna try scrum

I am sacred of how convincing autor was at showing how good scrum is. It makes me want to try scrum in the project that I am working On. I highly recommand this listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable and practical

Simple, jargon free, and something I intend to practice within the workplace.

I am now looking for a companion audible book that builds upon Scrum to help me become a great Scrum Master.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic

I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. I enjoyed the stories too !

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great application beyond just software

I've been looking into SCRUM for a while and considering taking a course. This book has sold it to me. Loads of real-life examples beyond just the traditional IT and software development that I'm used to.

It does miss on quite a few application tips and detailed how-tos for some of the applications beyond software, however, you can take that as a challenge to apply and learn yourself.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would definitely recommend

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Essential reading to help teams enjoy their work

The narration was engaging! The book is demonstrating that results and an ethical workplace culture are not contradictory goals - quite to the contrary. Liked the back-up by studies and science - great examples. Essential reading for inspiration and direction - however the journey to empower teams and establish this mindset in larger organisations is in reality a long and tough path..but the important thing is to get started.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great story telling.

I read an inflamatory review of this book telling that it is too self indulging. At times it feels like the scrum will solve world hunger, find a cure for all diseases and make every human clever. But in general this book is full of examples why scrum works and why when done properly it will make your job more enjoyable. JJ Sutherland narrating is great and the supporting stories very engaging.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Changed the way I think about work

Incredibly insightful book that points out everywhere we go wrong in the way we work and how to improve with simple language and practical examples

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Engaging Read

Really enjoyable and informative. This is not a how to book but rather gives examples from the author experience on how the methodology developed and the thoughts and reasoning behind them. It made me question how I could work more effectively and deliver my projects more efficiently

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!