The Power of Scrum Quotes

“Embrace the unknown! That’s where learning lies! If you’re too afraid to learn, you will never get any better. This is the key to being successful at Scrum: embrace change.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“Never do betas. Never do work that you don’t think is good. You either give your customer something good, or you don’t. There is no ‘try’.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“Scrum doesn't solve your problems; it just makes them painfully visible.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“It’s better that a project manager not become the Scrum Master of his project. When a former project manager steps into that role, there’s a fair chance that everyone will fall back into their old patterns. The developers will expect him to solve all their problems, and he’ll feel obligated to do so.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“I was the leader of this team. They had faith in me. I had to let go of the worry. Let go of the fear. I could curl up and cry at home. Not here.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“The Scrum Master ensures that daily stand-ups are held at a fixed time every day for up to 15 minutes.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“You aren’t going to fix problems in fifteen minutes—I don’t care how task-oriented you are.” “You’re right; that’s not what the stand-ups are for. They’re to point out problems—or what in Scrum we call ‘impediments’.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“Scrum doesn’t have project managers. Instead, the team is empowered. They’re responsible for the outcome, and they can manage themselves. The classic project manager ‘boss’ of the team isn’t needed in Scrum. The team plans each Sprint based on the priorities of the Product Owner. They divide the work among themselves, make progress transparent and monitor themselves.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum

“Man, what a day. Not the worst day of my life, but up there. Top five.”
― Jeff Sutherland, The Power of Scrum