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Co-creator of Scrum Guide, founder of Scrum Inc, and a board member of several organizations.

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Summary: Jeff Sutherland is the co-creator of Scrum and a prolific author. His most notable works include Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, Software in 30 Days, The Scrum Guide, and The Scrum Papers. He has also published foundational academic papers and the Scrum@Scale Guide, and is a key contributor to the Agile Manifesto. His work has shaped modern Agile and project management practices worldwide. ## Books ### 1. **Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland **Description:** This international bestseller brings Scrum out of the software world and into mainstream business. Sutherland explains the origins, principles, and practices of Scrum, illustrating with real-world stories how organizations-from tech startups to the FBI-have used Scrum to radically improve productivity and quality. The book is filled with actionable tips for building teams, setting goals, and monitoring progress, and is praised for its engaging style and transformative insights. The 10th Anniversary Edition features new case studies, updated research, and fresh examples from fields as diverse as supply chain management, military, and AI[1][6]. --- ### 2. **Software in 30 Days: How Agile Managers Beat the Odds, Delight Their Customers, and Leave Competitors in the Dust** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber **Description:** Co-authored with Ken Schwaber, this book explains how Scrum enables organizations to deliver high-value software rapidly and reliably. It is aimed at business leaders and managers, providing a concise overview of Scrum's business benefits and practical guidance for Agile transformation[2]. --- ### 3. **The Scrum Guide** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber **Description:** The official definition of Scrum, co-authored and maintained by Sutherland and Schwaber. The Scrum Guide is freely available and sets the rules, roles, events, and artifacts of Scrum for practitioners worldwide. It is the canonical reference for the framework and is regularly updated to reflect best practices[2]. --- ## Notable Articles and Academic Papers ### 4. **The Scrum Papers: Nuts, Bolts, and Origins of an Agile Framework** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland **Description:** This collection gathers Sutherland’s seminal papers on the origins, mechanics, and evolution of Scrum. It includes the first published description of Scrum, lessons from the first Scrum teams, and key insights on scaling and empirical process control. The Scrum Papers are essential reading for anyone interested in the history and technical foundation of Scrum[4]. --- ### 5. **Agile Development: Lessons Learned from the First Scrum** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland **Description:** This paper recounts the development and implementation of the first Scrum team at Easel Corporation, detailing the challenges, experiments, and breakthroughs that shaped the Scrum framework[4]. --- ### 6. **Scrum Development Process** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber **Description:** This historic paper formally introduced Scrum to the software development community. Presented at OOPSLA’95, it established the core principles and practices that would become the foundation for Agile software development[2][3][4]. --- ### 7. **Academic and Technical Papers** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland (various co-authors) **Description:** Sutherland has published extensively on topics including object-oriented design, database architecture, biometrics, and scaling Scrum (Scrum@Scale). His bibliography includes peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports spanning four decades[3]. --- ### 8. **Scrum@Scale Guide** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland **Description:** This guide extends Scrum to the enterprise level, providing a lightweight framework for scaling Scrum across large organizations. It is freely available and reflects Sutherland’s ongoing research and experience with scaling Agile[5]. Publication References

## Books ### 1. **Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland **Publisher:** Crown Business (US), Random House (UK), 2014; 10th Anniversary Edition, 2024 [1][6]. --- ### 2. **Software in 30 Days: How Agile Managers Beat the Odds, Delight Their Customers, and Leave Competitors in the Dust** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber **Publisher:** Wiley, 2012 [2]. --- ### 3. **The Scrum Guide** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber **First published:** 2010 (latest update: 2020) [2]. --- ## Notable Articles and Academic Papers ### 4. **The Scrum Papers: Nuts, Bolts, and Origins of an Agile Framework** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland **Publication:** Self-published PDF, 2021 (compilation of early and foundational Scrum papers) [4]. --- ### 5. **Agile Development: Lessons Learned from the First Scrum** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland **Publication:** Included in The Scrum Papers [4]. --- ### 6. **Scrum Development Process** **Authors:** Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber **Publication:** OOPSLA Business Object Design and Implementation Workshop, 1995 [2][3][4]. --- ### 7. **Academic and Technical Papers** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland (various co-authors) **Publication:** See [Dr. Jeff Sutherland’s Full Bibliography](https://www.scruminc.com/dr-jeff-sutherland-bibliography/) [3]. --- ### 8. **Scrum@Scale Guide** **Author:** Jeff Sutherland **Publication:** Scrum Inc., latest version 2023 [5]. **References:**[1] https://www.scruminc.com/new-scrum-the-book/[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sutherland[3] https://www.scruminc.com/dr-jeff-sutherland-bibliography/[4] http://jeffsutherland.org/scrum/scrumpapers.pdf[5] https://www.scruminc.com/jeff-suthlerland-launches-scrum-at-scale-guide/[6] https://www.waterstones.com/book/scrum/jeff-sutherland/j-j-sutherland/9781847941107 --- In addition, Harvard Business Review (HBR) 1. Embracing Agile • Reference: Rigby, Darrell K., Jeff Sutherland, and Hirotaka Takeuchi. “Embracing Agile: How to Master the Process That’s Transforming Management.” Harvard Business Review 94, no. 5 (May 2016): 40–50. • Description: This landmark HBR cover story explains what Agile really is, how it works, and how companies can master Agile at scale. Sutherland and co-authors provide practical frameworks, case studies, and address common misconceptions about Agile transformation. 2. Agile at Scale • Reference: Rigby, Darrell K., Jeff Sutherland, and Andy Noble. “Agile at Scale: How to Go from a Few Teams to Hundreds.” Harvard Business Review 96, no. 3 (May–June 2018): 88–96. • Description: This influential article details how large organizations can scale Agile beyond pilot teams, sharing lessons from leading companies and practical steps for enterprise-wide transformation. For a complete list including publications in other fields, see https://www.scruminc.com/dr-jeff-sutherland-bibliography/. Sources [1] Scrum The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time https://www.scruminc.com/new-scrum-the-book/ [2] Jeff Sutherland - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sutherland [3] Dr. Jeff Sutherland Bibliography | J Sutherland Academic Papers https://www.scruminc.com/dr-jeff-sutherland-bibliography/ [4] [PDF] THE SCRUM PAPERS: - Object Technology Jeff Sutherland http://jeffsutherland.org/scrum/scrumpapers.pdf [5] Jeff Sutherland Launches Scrum at Scale Guide https://www.scruminc.com/jeff-suthlerland-launches-scrum-at-scale-guide/ [6] Scrum by Jeff Sutherland, J.J. Sutherland - Waterstones https://www.waterstones.com/book/scrum/jeff-sutherland/j-j-sutherland/9781847941107 [7] List of books by author Jeff Sutherland - ThriftBooks https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/jeff-sutherland/1579892/ [8] Scrum Papers - http://scruminc.com/ development process https://www.scruminc.com/scrum-papers/ [9] The Scrum@Scale Guide | Dr. Jeff Sutherland - Scrum@Scale https://www.scrumatscale.com/scrum-at-scale-guide/ [10] Jeff Sutherland (Author of Scrum) - Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2290725.Jeff_Sutherland [11] Jeff Sutherland's Papers - Scrum Inc. https://www.scruminc.com/jeff-sutherlands-papers/ [12] Scrum - Penguin Books https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/418189/scrum-by-sutherland-jeff-sutherland-and-jj/9781847941107 [13] Books by Jeff Sutherland (Author of Scrum) - Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/2290725.Jeff_Sutherland [14] [PDF] Ken Schwaber & Jeff Sutherland - Scrum Guides https://scrumguides.org/docs/scrumguide/v2020/2020-Scrum-Guide-US.pdf [15] First Principles in Scrum - Leanpub https://leanpub.com/firstprinciplesinscrum [16] Jeff Sutherland books and biography | Waterstones https://www.waterstones.com/author/jeff-sutherland/492949 [17] List of books by author Jeff Sutherland https://www.betterworldbooks.com/author/jeff-sutherland/6987844 [18] Books by Jeff Sutherland - Bookclubs https://bookclubs.com/author/jeff-sutherland-1749 [19] [PDF] Jeff Sutherland, Co-Creator of Scrum and Creator of Scrum@Scale https://www.scruminc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Why-47-of-Agile-Transformations-Fail.pdf [20] [PDF] Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time https://www.agileleanhouse.com/lib/lib/News/More_Praise_for_Scrum_The_Art_of_Doing_T.pdf [21] [PDF] Jeff Sutherland, Co-Creator of Scrum and Creator of Scrum@Scale https://www.scruminc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Why-47-of-Agile-Transformations-Fail.pdf [22] Scrum Inc. Publications https://www.scruminc.com/about-us-2019/publications/ [23] The Updated 2020 Scrum Guide: Cleaner, Clearer, and more ... https://www.scruminc.com/updated-2020-scrum-guide-cleaner-clearer/ [24] Embracing Agile - Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2016/05/embracing-agile [25] Scrum The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time https://www.scruminc.com/new-scrum-the-book/ [26] Jeff Sutherland on Aggressive Scrum https://www.scruminc.com/jeff_sutherland_aggressive_scrum/ [27] [PDF] SCRUM Development Process - Object Technology Jeff Sutherland http://www.jeffsutherland.org/oopsla/schwapub.pdf [28] Agile at Scale - Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2018/05/agile-at-scale [29] This Book Captures 'The Essence' Of Scrum https://www.scruminc.com/this-book-captures-the-essence-of-scrum/ [30] Agile Thought Leadership - Scrum Inc. https://www.scruminc.com/scrum-blog/ [31] Story Points: Why are they better than hours? - Scrum Inc. https://www.scruminc.com/story-points-why-are-they-better-than/ [32] Jeff Sutherland's Post - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffsutherland_is-agile-dead-how-ai-and-extreme-agile-redefine-activity-7269370389728841728-K9TK Articles

## Additional Contributions - **Contributor to the Agile Manifesto (2001):** Sutherland was one of the 17 signatories of the Agile Manifesto, which established the core values and principles of Agile software development[2]. - **Blog and Thought Leadership:** Sutherland regularly publishes articles and thought pieces on Scrum Inc’s blog, sharing insights on Scrum, Agile transformation, and organizational change.