Jeff Sutherland

Jeff Sutherland, Founder and Chair of Scrum Inc., is the inventor and co-creator of Scrum. He launched the first Scrum team in 1993 and has shepherded its growth into almost every industry: finance, healthcare, higher education, and telecom. Dr. Sutherland is the Scrum Trainer (CST) we work with for the Certified Scrum Master training in The Netherlands.

His most recent book, Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide.” 

A former US Air Force “Top Gun,” Dr. Jeff Sutherland of Scrum Inc., is the inventor and co-creator of the Scrum framework. Developed in 1993, Scrum has since been adopted by the vast majority of software development companies around the world. 

Realizing that its benefits extend well beyond software, Jeff pioneered the application of this lightweight framework to several other industries including: automotive, biotech, finance, and telecom. As the Founder and Chair of Scrum Inc. Jeff is committed to implementing Scrum and the scaling of Scrum across the enterprise. Dr. Sutherland continues to teach and share best practices with organizations around the globe. In 2018, he developed and published The definitive Guide to the Scrum@Scale Framework.   

Upcoming courses

Certified LeSS Practitioner training

Master the art of scaling Scrum with our Certified LeSS Practitioner training and lead multiple teams with the LeSS framework.

Bas Vodde

Agile Scaling
LeSS
3 days
In Person

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12 Nov, 2025

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€2625

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Professional Scrum Product Owner – Advanced (PSPO-A) (PSPO 2)

Follow the Professional Scrum Product – Advanced training course to maximize and obtain a PSPO 2 certificate.

Jesse Houwing

Product Management
Product Owner
2 days
In Person

Next:

13 – 14 Nov, 2025

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€1595

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Power BI in a Day

Learn how to turn your data sources into immersive visuals using Microsoft Power BI.

Lysanne van Beek

Data Analytics
Data Visualization
Microsoft
PowerBI
1 day
In Person

Next:

13 Nov, 2025

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€725

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Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK)

Maximize performance and productivity with Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) training. Improve flow for Scrum Teams.

Jesse Houwing

Agile
Kanban
Scrum Master
2 days
In Person

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17 – 18 Nov, 2025

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€1525

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Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Take your Scrum mastery to new heights with our Certified Scrum Master Training. Learn how to facilitate, coach, and lead Agile teams to success.

Gino Shahidi

Scrum
Scrum Alliance
2 days
In Person

Next:

17 – 18 Nov, 2025

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€1595

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