Title: Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Authors: Jeff Sutherland; J.J. Sutherland
Publication date (reference ed.): September 30, 2014 (Crown/Crown Currency, Penguin Random House). 10th-Anniversary updated edition in the UK: March 26, 2024 (Random House Business/Cornerstone).
Pages: 384 (hardcover PRH; note some listings vary by format/edition).
Value for PMs & founders (problem it solves)
A pragmatic, empirical way to increase throughput and reliability: short timeboxed sprints, small self-managing teams, transparency, and continuous improvement—reducing waste and getting earlier customer feedback than heavyweight, predictive planning.
Summary
The book covers Teams, Time, Waste, Planning reality, Happiness (as a leading metric), and Priorities—mixing principles with case stories across industries. The 10th-anniversary UK edition adds updated material.
3 community-reported takeaways (with sources)
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Ship in short cycles with working increments to get real feedback and cut waste. Shortform
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Track team happiness as a forward-looking KPI to guide improvements. StoryShots
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Small, cross-functional, self-organizing teams beat siloed structures; limit WIP and remove waste. Readingraphics
Buy online (FR & international)
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Penguin Random House (publisher page). PenguinRandomhouse.com
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Barnes & Noble (US). Barnes & Noble
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Bookshop.org (US/UK). Bookshop
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Amazon France (English edition). Amazon France
Author of Impact Factories / Co-founder of Shy Robotics and Product Whys / Head of Product at Dassault Systèmes / Engineer passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship
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