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-| [[Accelerate - Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World - John P Kotter|"Accelerate - Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World"]] | John Kotter | Transformation; Change | Management | | Medium |
+| [[turn_the_ship_around_-_a_true_story_of_turning_followers_into_leaders_-_david_marquet|"Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders"]]| David Marquet | Transformation; Leadership | Management | | Medium | Yes |
-| [[the_rollout_a_novel_about_leadership_and_building_a_lean-agile_enterprise_with_safe_by_alex_yakyma|"The Rollout: A Novel about Leadership and Building a Lean-Agile Enterprise with SAFe"]] | Alex Yakyma | Transformation | Management | | High |
+| [[Accelerate - Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World - John P Kotter|"Accelerate - Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World"]] | John Kotter | Transformation; Change | Management | | Medium | Yes |
-| [[learning_agile-_understanding_scrum_xp_lean_and_kanban_-_andrew_stellman_jennifer_greene|"Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban"]] | Andrew Stellman; Jennifer Greene | BasicAgile | ScrumMaster | | High |
+| [[the_rollout_a_novel_about_leadership_and_building_a_lean-agile_enterprise_with_safe_by_alex_yakyma|"The Rollout: A Novel about Leadership and Building a Lean-Agile Enterprise with SAFe"]] | Alex Yakyma | Transformation | Management | | High | Yes |
-| [[rolling_rocks_downhill_-_the_agile_business_novel_-_clarks_ching|"Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Agile Business Novel"]] | Clarks Ching | BasicAgile | Management | | High |
+| [[learning_agile-_understanding_scrum_xp_lean_and_kanban_-_andrew_stellman_jennifer_greene|"Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban"]] | Andrew Stellman; Jennifer Greene | BasicAgile | ScrumMaster | | High | |
-| [[Scrum Guide - Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland|"Scrum Guide"]] | Ken Schwaber; Jeff Sutherland | BasicAgile | ScrumMaster | | Medium |
+| [[rolling_rocks_downhill_-_the_agile_business_novel_-_clarks_ching|"Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Agile Business Novel"]] | Clarks Ching | BasicAgile | Management | | High | Yes |
-| [[This is Lean - Resolving the Efficiency Paradox - Niklas Modig|"This is Lean - Resolving the Efficiency Paradox"]] | Niklas Modig | BasicLean | Management | | High |
+| [[Scrum Guide - Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland|"Scrum Guide"]] | Ken Schwaber; Jeff Sutherland | BasicAgile | ScrumMaster | | Medium | Yes |
-| [[implementing_beyond_budgeting-_unlocking_the_performance_potential_by_bjarte_bogsnes_-_bjarne_bogsnes|"Implementing Beyond Budgeting: Unlocking the Performance Potential"]] | Bjarte Bogsnes | Finance | Management | | Medium |
+| [[This is Lean - Resolving the Efficiency Paradox - Niklas Modig|"This is Lean - Resolving the Efficiency Paradox"]] | Niklas Modig | BasicLean | Management | | High | Yes |
-| [[strategize_-_product_strategy_and_product_roadmap_practices_for_the_digital_age_-_roman_pichler|"Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital Age"]] | Roman Pichler | Planning | ProductOwner | | Medium |
+| [[implementing_beyond_budgeting-_unlocking_the_performance_potential_by_bjarte_bogsnes_-_bjarne_bogsnes|"Implementing Beyond Budgeting: Unlocking the Performance Potential"]] | Bjarte Bogsnes | Finance | Management | | Medium | Yes |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/Management-3-0-Leading-Developers-Developing-ebook/dp/B004ISL6JY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450279721&sr=8-1&keywords=management+3.0|"Management 3.0"]] | Jurgen Appelo | Management | Management | | Medium |
+| [[strategize_-_product_strategy_and_product_roadmap_practices_for_the_digital_age_-_roman_pichler|"Strategize: Product Strategy and Product Roadmap Practices for the Digital Age"]] | Roman Pichler | Planning | ProductOwner | | Medium | |
-| [[conflict_resolution_-_daniel_dana|"Conflict Resolution"]] | Daniel Dana | TeamPerformance | ScrumMaster | | Medium |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/Management-3-0-Leading-Developers-Developing-ebook/dp/B004ISL6JY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450279721&sr=8-1&keywords=management+3.0|"Management 3.0"]] | Jurgen Appelo | Management | Management | | Medium | Yes |
-| [["Superforecasting - The Art and Science of Prediction" - Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner|"Superforecasting - The Art and Science of Prediction"]] | Philip E. Tetlock; Dan Gardner | Planning | ProductOwner; Management | | Easy |
+| [[conflict_resolution_-_daniel_dana|"Conflict Resolution"]] | Daniel Dana | TeamPerformance | ScrumMaster | | Medium | |
-| [["Designing Organizations - Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels" - Jay R. Galbraith|"Designing Organizations - Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels"]] | Jay Galbraith | Transformation; Organization | Management | | Medium |
+| [["Superforecasting - The Art and Science of Prediction" - Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner|"Superforecasting - The Art and Science of Prediction"]] | Philip E. Tetlock; Dan Gardner | Planning | ProductOwner; Management | | Easy |  |
-| [[bridging_the_communication_gap_-_specification_by_example_and_agile_acceptance_testing_-_gojko_adzic|"Bridging the Communication Gap: Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing"]] | Gojko Adzic | Quality; Testing | Team | | Medium |
+| [["Designing Organizations - Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels" - Jay R. Galbraith|"Designing Organizations - Strategy, Structure, and Process at the Business Unit and Enterprise Levels"]] | Jay Galbraith | Transformation; Organization | Management | | Medium | |
-| [[manage_your_project_portfolio_-_increase_your_capacity_and_finish_more_projects_-_johanna_rothman|"Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects"]] | Johanna Rothman | Portfolio | ProductOwner; Management | | Easy |
+| [[bridging_the_communication_gap_-_specification_by_example_and_agile_acceptance_testing_-_gojko_adzic|"Bridging the Communication Gap: Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing"]] | Gojko Adzic | Quality; Testing | Team | | Medium | Yes |
-| [[team_of_teams_-_new_rules_of_engagement_for_a_complex_world_-_general_stanley_mcchrystal|"Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World"]] | Stanley McChrystal | Organization; Culture | Management | | Medium |
+| [[manage_your_project_portfolio_-_increase_your_capacity_and_finish_more_projects_-_johanna_rothman|"Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects"]] | Johanna Rothman | Portfolio | ProductOwner; Management | | Easy | Yes |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Product-Process-Development-2nd-ebook/dp/B00IPNN1Z0/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1442529993&sr=1-3&keywords=lean+product+development|"Lean Product and Process Development"]] | Allen Ward | Lean; Planning | ProductOwner; Management| Excellent book - recommended - on the application of lean ideas to product development process | Medium |
+| [[team_of_teams_-_new_rules_of_engagement_for_a_complex_world_-_general_stanley_mcchrystal|"Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World"]] | Stanley McChrystal | Organization; Culture | Management | | Medium | Yes |
-| [[agile_extension_to_the_babok_guide_-_iiba|"Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide"]] | IIBA | Planning | ProductOwner | | Hard |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Product-Process-Development-2nd-ebook/dp/B00IPNN1Z0/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1442529993&sr=1-3&keywords=lean+product+development|"Lean Product and Process Development"]] | Allen Ward | Lean; Planning | ProductOwner; Management| Excellent book - recommended - on the application of lean ideas to product development process | Medium | Yes |
-| [[getting_value_out_of_agile_retrospectives_-_luis_conclaves_and_ben_linders|"Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives"]] | Luis Conclaves; Ben Linders | Retrospectives | ScrumMaster | | Medium |
+| [[agile_extension_to_the_babok_guide_-_iiba|"Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide"]] | IIBA | Planning | ProductOwner | | Hard | |
-| [[the_five_dysfunctions_of_a_team_-_patrick_lencioni|"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"]] | Patrick Lencioni | Team; Culture | ScrumMaster; Management | | Easy |
+| [[getting_value_out_of_agile_retrospectives_-_luis_conclaves_and_ben_linders|"Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives"]] | Luis Conclaves; Ben Linders | Retrospectives | ScrumMaster | | Medium | |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions-ebook/dp/B00L4CK0M6/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=|"Complexity - A Very Short Introduction"]] | John Holland | Complexity | ScrumMaster; Management | One of the basis of Scrum is complex systems. This book gives a pretty good introduction to the understanding of complex systems in general. Not directly useful perhaps, but helps provide a framework for thinking. | Hard |
+| [[the_five_dysfunctions_of_a_team_-_patrick_lencioni|"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"]] | Patrick Lencioni | Team; Culture | ScrumMaster; Management | | Easy | Yes |
-|  [[“The Lean Machine- How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development” - Dantar P. Oosterwal|“The Lean Machine- How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development”]] | Dantar P. Oosterwal | Transformation; Change | Management |  Brilliant book, just brilliant, if you are trying to understand how to implement "lean" type thinking approach to the problem of new product development. | Medium |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/Complexity-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions-ebook/dp/B00L4CK0M6/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=|"Complexity - A Very Short Introduction"]] | John Holland | Complexity | ScrumMaster; Management | One of the basis of Scrum is complex systems. This book gives a pretty good introduction to the understanding of complex systems in general. Not directly useful perhaps, but helps provide a framework for thinking. | Hard | |
-| [[https://leanpub.com/actionableagilemetrics|"Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability"]] | Daniel S. Vacant | Planning; Metrics | ScrumMaster; Management | There are two uses of this book 1) to understand a small set of metrics which, if tracked correctly, will help you improve your process and 2) to understand how to interpret scatterplots, cumulative flow diagrams and so on, what to look for and how to address. Book is a little "anti-Scrum" (or rather anti point based estimating) but still a valuable addition to understanding your delivery system. | Medium |
+| [[“The Lean Machine- How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development” - Dantar P. Oosterwal|“The Lean Machine- How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development”]] | Dantar P. Oosterwal | Transformation; Change | Management | Brilliant book, just brilliant, if you are trying to understand how to implement "lean" type thinking approach to the problem of new product development. | Medium | Yes |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational-ebook/dp/B001PBSDIE/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443731303&sr=1-2&keywords=scaling+agile|"Scaling Lean and Agile Development: Thinking and Organization Tools"]] | Craig Larmon; Bas Vodde | Transformation | Management | This books looks at the process of scaling more from the viewpoint of the original Scrum thinking, that of complexity science. It doesn't specify a lot of practices, by rather suggest experiments with sections labelled "try". | Hard |
+| [[https://leanpub.com/actionableagilemetrics|"Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability"]] | Daniel S. Vacant | Planning; Metrics | ScrumMaster; Management | There are two uses of this book 1) to understand a small set of metrics which, if tracked correctly, will help you improve your process and 2) to understand how to interpret scatterplots, cumulative flow diagrams and so on, what to look for and how to address. Book is a little "anti-Scrum" (or rather anti point based estimating) but still a valuable addition to understanding your delivery system. | Medium | |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product-ebook/dp/B00NF07FHS/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443730999&sr=1-1&keywords=jeff+patton|"User Story Mapping"]] | Jeff Patton | Planning | ProductOwner | Excellent book on the process of working requirements. Tool offers not only a way to define the stories in the first place, but also how to put together a roadmap, use the story map as a way of showing progress and maintaining context. | Easy |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational-ebook/dp/B001PBSDIE/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443731303&sr=1-2&keywords=scaling+agile|"Scaling Lean and Agile Development: Thinking and Organization Tools"]] | Craig Larmon; Bas Vodde | Transformation | Management | This books looks at the process of scaling more from the viewpoint of the original Scrum thinking, that of complexity science. It doesn't specify a lot of practices, by rather suggest experiments with sections labelled "try". | Hard | |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Disciplined-Agile-Delivery-Continuous-ebook/dp/B010BZH1N2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440185710&sr=1-1&keywords=introduction+to+disciplined+agile+delivery|“Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery"]] | Scott Ambler; Mark Lines | Transformation | Management | Another approach to adaptation. Like the focus on risk, although positioning as "something Scrum doesn't worry about" I think is incorrect - we did after all. | Medium |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/User-Story-Mapping-Discover-Product-ebook/dp/B00NF07FHS/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443730999&sr=1-1&keywords=jeff+patton|"User Story Mapping"]] | Jeff Patton | Planning | ProductOwner | Excellent book on the process of working requirements. Tool offers not only a way to define the stories in the first place, but also how to put together a roadmap, use the story map as a way of showing progress and maintaining context. | Easy | Yes |
-| [[https://leanpub.com/b/secretsofconsulting|"Secrets of Consulting"]] | Gerry Weinberg | Consulting | Consultant | Useful for a new consulting business like me. | Medium |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Disciplined-Agile-Delivery-Continuous-ebook/dp/B010BZH1N2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440185710&sr=1-1&keywords=introduction+to+disciplined+agile+delivery|“Introduction to Disciplined Agile Delivery"]] | Scott Ambler; Mark Lines | Transformation | Management | Another approach to adaptation. Like the focus on risk, although positioning as "something Scrum doesn't worry about" I think is incorrect - we did after all. | Medium | |
-| [[https://pragprog.com/book/d-jrpredict/predicting-the-unpredictable|“Predicting the Unpredictable”]] | Johanna Rothman | Planning | ProdictOwner | Great summary of estimation and planning approaches | Medium |
+| [[https://leanpub.com/b/secretsofconsulting|"Secrets of Consulting"]] | Gerry Weinberg | Consulting | Consultant | Useful for a new consulting business like me. | Medium | |
-| [[http://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Rest-Us-Braintrust-Field-ebook/dp/B00IKMDLC4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1440185480&sr=1-1&keywords=scrum+for+the+rest+of+us|“Scrum for the Rest of Us”]] | Brian Rabon: Scrum 101 | BasicAgile | ScrumMaster | | Medium |
+| [[https://pragprog.com/book/d-jrpredict/predicting-the-unpredictable|“Predicting the Unpredictable”]] | Johanna Rothman | Planning | ProductOwner | Great summary of estimation and planning approaches | Medium | Yes |
+| [[http://www.amazon.com/Scrum-Rest-Us-Braintrust-Field-ebook/dp/B00IKMDLC4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1440185480&sr=1-1&keywords=scrum+for+the+rest+of+us|“Scrum for the Rest of Us”]] | Brian Rabon: Scrum 101 | BasicAgile | ScrumMaster | | Medium | |
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