Sprint

How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz

Hardcover, 288 pages

Published March 8, 2016 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:: 978-1-5011-2174-6

(16 reviews)

From three partners at Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies.

Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution?

Now there’s a surefire way to answer these important questions: the sprint. Designer Jake Knapp created the five-day process at Google, where sprints were used on everything from Google Search to Google X. He joined Braden Kowitz and John Zeratsky at Google Ventures, and together they have completed more than a hundred sprints with companies in mobile, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and more.

A practical guide to answering critical business questions, Sprint is a book for teams of any size, from …

From three partners at Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies.

A practical guide to answering critical business questions, Sprint is a book for teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100s, from teachers to nonprofits. It’s for anyone with a big opportunity, problem, or idea who needs to get answers today.

3 editions

Marcus Österberg reviewed Sprint by Jake Knapp

Review of 'Sprint' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Oerhört bra! Antagligen det bästa jag läst i ämnet. Mycket praktiskt orienterad, dels med tilltalet om att det nog är du som läsare som behöver göra vissa saker, men också med tips om hur du får andra att förstå det du vill göra (och just läst i boken).
Boken kan potentiellt vara det enda du behöver för att vara en trygg person som driver ett team igenom en designsprint. Men om inte annat är den fantastisk för dig som ska delta i en designsprint och kan vara den som hjälper facilitatorn på traven, eller redan innan dess är beställarkompetensen att hyra in en facilitator.

Rekommenderar precis alla som jobbar med tjänstedesign och designtänkande att läsa denna bok!

alexcurtin reviewed Sprint by Jake Knapp

Review of 'Sprint' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The terminology a bit different then the standard agile sprint. It offers a pretty detailed process for getting a prototype tested to evaluate any big unknown in the matter of a week. Even if you don't go with the full methodology, a lot of the brainstorming/meeting tricks seem pretty useful.