Kurt Bittner
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Key Books
- Unlocking Business Agility with Evidence-Based Management: Satisfy Customers and Improve Organizational Effectiveness (The Professional Scrum Series)
- Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The: Continuously Delivering an Integrated Product with Multiple Scrum Teams (The Professional Scrum Series)
- The Professional Agile Leader: The Leader's Journey Toward Growing Mature Agile Teams and Organizations
To be clear, Kurt Bittner, is not an official supporter of Evolved; no support should be assumed. At the same time, we think curious people should be aware of their work.
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**Summary:**
Kurt Bittner is a leading author and editor of foundational books on Scrum, scaling agile, evidence-based management, and agile leadership. His works, including *The Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum*, *Unlocking Business Agility with Evidence-Based Management*, *The Professional Scrum Team*, and *The Professional Agile Leader*, offer practical frameworks, case studies, and actionable advice for teams and leaders seeking to achieve business agility and high performance.
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## Books
### 1. **The Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum: Continuously Delivering an Integrated Product with Multiple Scrum Teams**
**Authors:** Kurt Bittner, Patricia Kong, Dave West
**Description:**
This book introduces the Nexus Framework, Scrum.org’s approach to scaling Scrum for large and complex product development efforts. Bittner and co-authors provide practical guidance for coordinating multiple Scrum teams to deliver integrated products, covering Nexus roles, events, and artifacts, and offering real-world case studies and actionable advice for organizations seeking to scale agile practices while preserving Scrum’s core principles.
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### 2. **Unlocking Business Agility with Evidence-Based Management: Satisfy Customers and Improve Organizational Effectiveness**
**Authors:** Patricia Kong, Todd Miller, Kurt Bittner, Ryan Ripley
**Description:**
This book presents the Evidence-Based Management (EBM) framework, developed by Scrum.org, to help organizations use empiricism, experimentation, and rapid feedback to achieve business agility. Bittner and co-authors explain how EBM enables organizations to adapt their strategies based on data and outcomes, rather than activity or output, offering practical tools for measuring progress toward goals in a complex and changing world.
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### 3. **The Professional Scrum Team**
**Authors:** Peter Götz, Uwe M. Schirmer, Kurt Bittner
**Description:**
This book helps Scrum Teams and individuals bring the Scrum Framework to life in their daily work. Bittner and co-authors provide practical guidance for optimizing team and individual performance, implementing Scrum rules, and creating more value, with a focus on real-world application and continuous improvement.
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### 4. **The Professional Agile Leader: The Leader's Journey Toward Growing Mature Agile Teams and Organizations**
**Authors:** Ron Eringa, Kurt Bittner, Laurens Bonnema
**Description:**
This practical guide supports leaders in developing the skills and mindset needed to foster mature, agile teams and organizations. Bittner and co-authors combine case studies, actionable frameworks, and a narrative approach to illustrate the journey from traditional management to agile leadership, with a focus on servant leadership, self-management, and continuous learning.
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### 5. **Mastering Professional Scrum: A Practitioner’s Guide to Overcoming Challenges and Maximizing the Benefits of Agility**
**Authors:** Stephanie Ockerman, Simon Reindl, Kurt Bittner (Series Editor)
**Description:**
As series editor, Bittner contributed to this comprehensive guide that helps practitioners return to Scrum’s first principles and apply them professionally to achieve their transformative potential. The book addresses common challenges and provides practical advice for maximizing the benefits of Scrum.
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### 6. **The Economics of Iterative Software Development: Steering Toward Better Business Results**
**Authors:** Walker Royce, Kurt Bittner, Mike Perrow
**Description:**
This book explores the economic rationale for iterative and incremental software development. Bittner and co-authors offer insights into how iterative approaches reduce risk, enhance predictability, and deliver better business outcomes, guiding managers and practitioners.
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Schwaber, Ken, Patricia Kong, Kurt Bittner, Dave West, and Scrum.org. “Evidence-Based Management Guide.” Scrum.org, May 7, 2024. https://www.scrum.org/resources/evidence-based-management-guide
Description:
The 2024 version of the Evidence-Based Management (EBM) Guide from Scrum.org is a comprehensive framework for organizations to measure, manage, and increase the value derived from product delivery. EBM helps organizations improve outcomes, reduce risks, and optimize investments by focusing on empiricism, experimentation, and feedback.
The updated guide clarifies the relationship between mission, vision, and strategic goals. It expands on the use of Key Value Areas (Current Value, Unrealized Value, Time to Market, Ability to Innovate) as lenses for improvement. It introduces clearer definitions, improved explanations of the Experiment Loop, and new examples such as employee engagement as a measure.
The EBM Guide is intended for leaders, teams, and organizations seeking to make evidence-based decisions and foster continuous improvement under conditions of uncertainty.
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## Books
### 1. **The Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum: Continuously Delivering an Integrated Product with Multiple Scrum Teams**
**Authors:** Kurt Bittner, Patricia Kong, Dave West
**Publisher:** Addison-Wesley Professional
**Publication Date:** 2017
**ISBN:** 9780134682662
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### 2. **Unlocking Business Agility with Evidence-Based Management: Satisfy Customers and Improve Organizational Effectiveness**
**Authors:** Patricia Kong, Todd Miller, Kurt Bittner, Ryan Ripley
**Publisher:** Addison-Wesley Professional
**Publication Date:** 2024
**ISBN:** 9780138189945
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### 3. **The Professional Scrum Team**
**Authors:** Peter Götz, Uwe M. Schirmer, Kurt Bittner
**Publisher:** Addison-Wesley Professional
**Publication Date:** 2020
**ISBN:** 9780136523260
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### 4. **The Professional Agile Leader: The Leader's Journey Toward Growing Mature Agile Teams and Organizations**
**Authors:** Ron Eringa, Kurt Bittner, Laurens Bonnema
**Publisher:** Addison-Wesley Professional
**Publication Date:** 2022
**ISBN:** 9780136870926
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### 5. **Mastering Professional Scrum: A Practitioner’s Guide to Overcoming Challenges and Maximizing the Benefits of Agility**
**Authors:** Stephanie Ockerman, Simon Reindl, Kurt Bittner (Series Editor)
**Publisher:** Addison-Wesley Professional
**Publication Date:** 2019
**ISBN:** 9780134841522
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### 6. **The Economics of Iterative Software Development: Steering Toward Better Business Results**
**Authors:** Walker Royce, Kurt Bittner, Mike Perrow
**Publisher:** Addison-Wesley Professional
**Publication Date:** 2009
**ISBN:** 9780321509357
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Schwaber, Ken, Patricia Kong, Kurt Bittner, Dave West, and Scrum.org. “Evidence-Based Management Guide.” Scrum.org, May 7, 2024. https://www.scrum.org/resources/evidence-based-management-guide
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## Notable Articles and Blogs
### - **Scrum.org Blog and Resources**
Bittner regularly publishes articles and blogs on Scrum.org, focusing on agile transformation, evidence-based management, product roadmaps, time-to-market, and organizational agility.
Notable topics include:
- The importance of value stream mapping for improving time to market
- Using Unrealized Value in the Evidence-Based Management framework
- Measuring agility and progress in agile transformations
- Impact Mapping alterative approach
