Scrum for the AI era
Put an AI agent on your Scrum Team. Keep Scrum in charge.
Scrum gives you clarity. AI gives you speed. Our team runs an AI agent on a live Jira board with a role, working agreements and a Definition of Done. Agent Bootup brings that setup to your team.
From Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum and Scrum@Scale
New book by Jeff Sutherland · On Leanpub
Hermes: Organizations as Swarming Agents
Dr. Jeff Sutherland’s new book on how organizations work when humans and AI agents operate together as one system, and how Scrum keeps that system aligned.
The book is published on Leanpub and grows over time. New chapters are added as the work develops, and readers receive every update.
More from Jeff Sutherland
First Principles in Scrum: OpenClaw Scrum and Scrum@Scale
The mathematics of self-organization for hybrid human-AI teams.
Get your copy →
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Updated 10th anniversary edition, with J.J. Sutherland.
Get your copy →The build series
See an AI teammate at work
AI Agent as a Real Teammate: eight field reports from a real Scrum Team working with an AI agent in Jira. What worked, what broke, and what the team changed.
Documented in public on a live Jira board.
Read the complete seriesAgent Bootup · Free beta
Add an AI agent to one of your Scrum Teams
Read how we did it, then run it on your own board. On our own team, completed points rose from 44 to 76 a Sprint over nine weekly Sprints, measured in Jira.
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About
Learn from the co-creator of Scrum
Dr. Jeff Sutherland created Scrum to give teams clarity and control in complex work. Today he and his team focus on helping people use AI to sharpen their judgment, streamline their work and collaborate more effectively.
Sharper thinking
See patterns faster and approach problems with a clearer mind.
Better planning
Organize work so AI becomes an advantage, not a distraction.
Confident decisions
Use AI to evaluate options and move forward.
Stronger teamwork
Build workflows that keep everyone aligned and in sync.
Build your foundation
More ways to work with AI and Scrum
Scrum Sage
Fast, AI-powered guidance to clarify decisions and unblock your work.
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The Essentials
Key books, talks and case studies to build your Scrum and AI foundation.
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Consultations
Tailored coaching to improve focus, alignment and delivery.
Book →AI practitioner
Use AI intentionally, ask better questions and structure your workflows with Scrum.
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What teams achieved with structure and speed
Real examples of teams that improved clarity, speed and results using Scrum, the same capabilities people now need to work alongside AI.
