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1. Best business book ever!
   This is possibly the best book I’ve ever read on operating a successful business. The credentials of the author and contributing review writers are impressive and impeccable. The principles revealed in this book are guaranteed to produce results! Companies that operate on SCRUM principles—are, not surprisingly, the companies that have the most dedicated and satisfied employees and customers, and achieve the greatest, long-lasting records of success. I honestly don’t know how one operates a successful business WITHOUT reading and implementing this book! This is a clear, easy read. I will be purchasing multiple copies to “gift” to others!!!

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2. Great book to get you excited about Scrum
   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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3. refreshing look at scrum and the impact it can have
   This book isn’t your typical scrum developer’s resource. It casts a much broader vision for scrum than just software. This book provides a refreshing look at scrum and the impact it can have for companies, teams, and individuals. I’d consider it a leadership resource!The stories, and there are many, make it enjoyable to read, and perhaps an even better book to listen too. I have the ebook, a gifted hard copy, and the audio version: all three. The format that I recommend to start with is the audible version. Jeff’s son JJ does a terrific job and brings the book and stories to life with his narration. Just be prepared to stop the tape a bunch to jot down the thought you just heard. Then again, if you like highlighting like me, you can’t wrong with one of the print versions. The ebook is well formatted.. It looks better in color (iPad) than monochrome (kindle) due to the graphics. Of course there’s something unique and special about having a good book in hard back. Not to many scrum books are in hard back. This one you’ll find the graphics are in gray scale. If it was in color, this would be a new brainer. But which ever format you choose, I think you’ll be glad to have this for your library.

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4. Valuable for anyone leading a team
   Jeff Sutherland co-created Scrum, a team-oriented method of software development, back in 1993 after working in a variety of tech companies. He recognized the way so many companies work is deeply broken. Scrum is now used by the vast majority of software companies and countless companies working in other product development fields. In his new book, Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, Sutherland aims to take Scrum to the masses. The “masses” in this case being, well, everyone: non-profits, governments, educational systems, start-ups, and men checking items off their weekend “honey-do lists.”Sutherland writes in an engaging, straightforward manner. He loves stories and hates technical jargon, and the book is fun to read even when though I didn’t find every principle directly applicable to my situation. Speaking of application, no matter who you are, if you are in any kind of team leadership role—and I mean any kind—you will find value in this book. I highlighted pages like crazy, dreaming of ways I could implement the ideas.The real value of Scrum is how quickly you could put Sutherland’s ideas into practice, and how quickly you would see real results. Also, the research and stories Sutherland provides to support his ideas are fascinating. Fascinating, but in many ways superfluous as the principles of Scrum are so common sense it’s ridiculous. Yeah, why don’t we work like this, I found myself thinking. Can an idea be so common sense and yet as counter-intuitive as Scrum seems to be? A frustrating, but intriguing paradox.As I stated above, if you lead a team, in any capacity, that is trying to accomplish a goal in as little time as possible, Scrum can help you. It’s worth a read.Please Note: This book was gifted as a part of the Blogging for Books Reviewers Program in exchange for my unbiased review of this work. This has in no way influenced my opinion or review of this work.

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5. A New Staple
   I usually dislike non-fiction business books but thought this was great. It was engaging, and clear. The author used analogies to help with comprehension of the principles described and did a great job of circling back to those same analogies and anecdotes which made overall retention of the information provided easier and more enjoyable.

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6. Honesto, directo. Me ha aportado mucho.

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7. I haven’t read the book yet but looking forward to reading as it came highly recommended

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8. … auch leicht zu lesen/verstehen

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9. interesting book to read, very enjoyable reading, the best book from which to start learning more about the scrum methodology

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10. From 2005 onwards a new procedural way of building and deploying software was invented and introduced. This is Scrum an Agile framework. While not limited to software development its being used in various industries/ scenarios.This book is a must read for any body in the IT Industry, part of scrum team and more importantly this book is for anybody(project managers) who wants to streamline processes, get more valuable work and reduce waste, risk.This book gives the why behind the Scrum Framework, The how can be read in the “Official Scrum Guide”.The Author who is the founder of Scrum shares his own experience and journey on how he found issues in typical processes of companies and what could be made better both on a procedural level and also the emotional and psychological level of employees. All the learnings in his career led him to device Scrum and promote it. This books sums it up!A good read to cement the Scrum concepts and take it to long term memory:1. Accountabilities- Scrum Master, Product Owner, Developers)2. Artefacts-Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment3. Commitments- Product Goal, Sprint Goal, Definition of Done4. Events-Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective5. 3 Pillars of Empiricism- Transparency, Adaption and Inspection.6. Scrum Values- CCFOR- Courage, Commitment, Focus, Openness and Respect

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