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Good read so far. It's all about a mindset change.
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Chicago Gold
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading for All PMs & Agile Professionals
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
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This book offers both textbook theory and practical examples of Scrum application. I especially enjoyed the history. It also helped me realize that executives need to be fully onboard and trained or it will not work correctly. I am pushing this book on everyone I know to adapt the mindset.
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John D. Hogan
5.0 out of 5 stars Make your team act like a team
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2020
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Scrum has become the defacto standard management style in many industries. But in my experience, not many companies do a good job getting Scrum off the ground. They don't put sufficient effort indoctrinating employees on why the company is adopting Scrum and how it will benefit employees and the company. As a result, there isn't true buy-in, and the usual chaos and disfunctional practices continue.

I know this is true, because I've experienced it first-hand serveral times. I've been a software developer and consultant for over 25 years. In the last 10 years or so, several of the teams I've been on were forced to work with Scrum. We'd get a meeting or two with management and maybe a week of training on Scrum basics. But I never understood why we're adopting it and how it would help me.

I didn't like scrum and don't think my team members did either. I believe we resented all the transparency, daily scrum, sprint deadlines seemed threatening, .... No one liked Scrum, and no-one bought into it.

Reading this book changed all these negative perceptions for me. Jeff explains the "why" in such a way that provides the underlying motivations and understanding. I could now see what's in it for me, which is exciting. I was able to finally understand that Scrum is a fundamental shift the top down management style I've known to a bottom up approach. Bottom up means the I (and the team) now have a voice in guiding product direction, what will be worked on, and improvements I and the team will make.

If I was putting a team together today and adopting Scrum, the first thing I'd do is buy a copy this book for every member of the team, and make if required reading.
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Ed Statue
4.0 out of 5 stars A Study on Megalomania; but still worth reading
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
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If you would believe all that Jeff Sutherland claims in his book, then you'd believe he won the Vietnam war singlehandedly, cured cancer, prevented the US economy from collapsing, and invented the ATM.

Though his will and magnificence alone, he buried General MacArthur, shouting, "There can be only one!"

His son fixed NPR, taking it from a middling lemonade-stand outfit to the national, public, and radio organ it is today. His son fixed it using Scrum (the only child Jeff truly cares for) and according to the transitive property of progeny accomplishment, Jeff actually fixed it.

Jeff actually revamped how the New York Times, Washington Post, and Tiger Beat produce their content, and without him, we'd be getting all of our news from Twitter and Facebook posts oh wait-

When Jeff thinks about how great he is, a single tear wells in his eye. Much like the phoenix's, Jeff's tears are known for their curative and life-restoring abilities.

He has stared into the face of God and said, "had you used Scrum to design these animals, we wouldn't have mosquitos. None of the stakeholders want them. Change or die."

Jeff is also partnered with OpenView Venture Partners. I know this because he mentions it as often as possible. Did you get that? "OpenView Venture Partners", where Imagination Meets Life (tm). Is this book basically an advertisement for OpenView Venture Partners?
Whoa, did someone say OpenView Venture Partners?

Long story short, if you can look past the auto-fellatio, this book offers a good introduction to the Agile framework, its history, and many interesting examples of its use across industries.

But I honestly feel like I need to go read Donald Trump and Kanye's autobiographies to remember what (relative) humility sounds like.
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John Price
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to get you excited about Scrum
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2016
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This is a great overview of Scrum and its power and simplicity when applied in the real world; not just in software teams but in charity work, government and education contexts. I've been a Scrum Master, developer, trainer, and coach for 10 years and I found it compelling. After reading some of the other Amazon reviews, I'd like to set some expectations for anyone thinking of reading it. What it isn't:

* A detailed Scrum manual for software teams. There's a short overview in the appendix, but this material is covered in plenty of other places, such as the Scrum Guide at (...), or the excellent Essential Scrum by Ken Rubin and the series of related Addison-Wesley books.
* A guide to troubleshooting Scrum or resolving common pitfalls in Scrum software teams. There's nothing here about handling unruly Product Owners, or whether SAFe is an appropriate extension for your company.

What it is:

* A fantastic, story-driven overview of how Scrum came to be, real-world situations where it has turned projects around, and why you should consider adopting it. If you are a C-level executive or other leader who wants to be "sold" on all this Scrum/agile/lean stuff you've heard about, read this. Note the endorsement by Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup. The two books are good companions and written for a similar audience.
* For current Scrum practitioners, a fun read and refresher on why we're doing this thing called Scrum. It's easy to get lost in the day-to-day of backlog refinement, shipping increments and handling team impediments and forget about the spirit of the whole thing. Scrum is about getting out of the way of teams and letting them deliver above and beyond what's possible in command-and-control organizations.

Bottom line: This is a great companion book to others that explain Scrum in more detail, but it's more about the ideas behind it and the exciting possibilities it offers for people working on projects anywhere.
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Monica de la Rosa
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy recomendable
Reviewed in Mexico on January 7, 2024
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Honesto, directo. Me ha aportado mucho.
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Lauren
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book that unpacks Scrum in an easy and enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2024
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If you're in IT this is a must read foundational book for modern management of IT change. What sets this book apart is how it interweaves personal and case study stories into the foundations which undescore Scrum, ensuring that readers don't just blindly follow the methodology, but rather understand the 'why' behind the methodology. Got the book for my entire team and we've reviewed it as part of our internal discussions. So it's equally easy reading so much so that anyone could read it and enjoy it and not feel to bogged down by the methodology discussed.
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DanSierraSam79
5.0 out of 5 stars What a marvellous book!
Reviewed in India on December 18, 2023
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Picked this book up for a university assignment on Scrum and thought it would be filled with boring Scrum 'theory'. However, the author introduces Scrum by sharing first-hand experience and which made for a really interesting read. If you're interested to learn more about Scrum, then please add this book to your Kindle library!
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Diogo
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Brazil on May 10, 2021
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Leitura sobre SCRUM. Recomendo para quem quer se inserir em Gestão Ágil.
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Christian Krammer
5.0 out of 5 stars Eines der besten Bücher, das ich je gelesen habe
Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2023
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Generell, nicht nur auf Softwareentwicklung oder Scrum bezogen. Es gibt nicht nur einen guten Überblick, wie Scrum begonnen hat, sondern auch unzählige Beispiele für dessen Anwendung und wie man Scrum am Besten umsetzt. Zudem ist das Buch unterhaltsam geschrieben und gibt auch generell Ideen, wie man sein Leben – und damit das Leben anderer – besser meistern und verbessern kann. Dieses Buch sollte jede/jeder lesen, egal in welcher Profession sie/er arbeitet.
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