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 ====== Reading List ======
+[[Books to Read]]
 On-going continuous learning :-). Once you start on Agile there is no end of learning! See [[webinars_and_videos|Webinars and Videos]] for video version of this.
+[["Thinking in Bets" - Annie Duke]]
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   * [[https://www.amazon.com/Positivity-Top-Notch-Research-Reveals-Upward-ebook/dp/B001NLKWUI/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468540944&sr=8-1&keywords=positivity#nav-subnav|Positivity]] -- Barbara Fredrickson
   * Kanban in Action - Marcus Hammarberg & Joakim Sundén. Note: Not available on Kindle at the moment.
-====== Recently Completed ======
+====== Completed ======
 I decided to take a more disciplined approach to tracking reading and learning when I started my company [[http://focussedagile.com|Focussed Agile LLC]]. This list is the result of this approach:
+  * 2017-03-20: [[Accelerate - Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World - John P Kotter]]
+  * 2017-02-09: [[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" by Alex Yakyma]]
+  * 2017-01-20: [[learning_agile-_understanding_scrum_xp_lean_and_kanban_-_andrew_stellman_jennifer_greene|"Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban" - Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene]]
   * 2016-11-18: [[rolling_rocks_downhill_-_the_agile_business_novel_-_clarks_ching|"Rolling Rocks Downhill: The Agile Business Novel" - Clarks Ching]]
   * 2016-11-08: [[Scrum Guide - Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland|"Scrum Guide" - Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland]]
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   * 2015-12-17: [[agile_extension_to_the_babok_guide_-_iiba|"Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide" - IIBA]]
   * 2015-11-30: [[getting_value_out_of_agile_retrospectives_-_luis_conclaves_and_ben_linders|"Getting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives" - Luis Conclaves and Ben Linders]]
-  * 2015-10-21: [[http://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Enhanced-Leadership-ebook/dp/B006960LQW/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1443806077&sr=1-1&keywords=the+five+dysfunctions+of+a+team|"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"]] - Patrick Lencioni. One of those business "fable" books. Easy read. Good lessons. Starts with understanding that high-performance teams are built on trust.
+  * 2015-10-21: [[the_five_dysfunctions_of_a_team_-_patrick_lencioni|"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" - Patrick Lencioni]]
   * 2015-10-14: [[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. 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.
-  * 2015-10-07: [[http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Machine-Harley-Davidson-Profitability-Revolutionary-ebook/dp/B0038YY1EQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1440185789&sr=1-1&keywords=the+lean+machine|“The Lean Machine: How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development”]] - Dantar P. Oosterwal. Brilliant book, just brilliant, if you are trying to understand how to implement "lean" type thinking approach to the problem of new product development.
+  * 2015-10-07: [[“The Lean Machine- How Harley-Davidson Drove Top-Line Growth and Profitability with Revolutionary Lean Product Development” - Dantar P. Oosterwal]]  Brilliant book, just brilliant, if you are trying to understand how to implement "lean" type thinking approach to the problem of new product development.
   * 2015-10-06: [[https://leanpub.com/actionableagilemetrics|"Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability"]] - Daniel S. Vacant. 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.
   * 2015-09-30: [[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 and Bas Vodde. 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".
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   * 2015-08-08: [[https://pragprog.com/book/d-jrpredict/predicting-the-unpredictable|“Predicting the Unpredictable”]] - Johanna Rothman: Great summary of estimation and planning approaches
   * 2015-08-06: [[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.
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   * [[http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Product-Management-Scrum-Addison-Wesley-ebook/dp/B003BW0C9I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443732725&sr=1-1&keywords=product+owner|"Agile Product Management with Scrum"]] - Roman Pichler. Great book on being a product owner.
   * [[http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Software-Requirements-Enterprise-Development-ebook/dp/B004JLMUJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1443805825&sr=1-1&keywords=agile+software+requirements|"Agile Software Requirements"]] - Dean Leffingwell. Actually not really a book about requirements. More a view of how to develop systems at scale using an agile approach with heavy lean thinking influence.
-  * [[http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation-ebook/dp/B004J4XGN6/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1444424553&sr=1-1&keywords=lean+startup|"Lean Startup"]] by Eric Ries. If you want to understand how to do real innovation and know whether you are making progress, this is the book for you. Key idea is the concept of "validated learning" where you set up experiments based on what you want to find out, and as a result of the feedback generated, make adjustments to your plan.
   * [[http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Estimating-Planning-Mike-Cohn-ebook/dp/B004X1D3TC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1452268806&sr=1-1&keywords=agile+estimating+and+planning|"Agile Estimating and Planning"]] by Mike Cohn. The canonical reference for the basics of estimating using an agile approach, especially applicable at the the team and team of teams level.
   * [[https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_13?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=crossing+the+chasm&sprefix=crossing+the+%2Caps%2C139|"Crossing the Chasm"]] by Geoffrey Moore. Canonical book on product marketing, talks about concepts like the "elevator pitch" and "the product adoption life cycle which begins with innovators and moves to early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards - there is a vast chasm between the early adopters and the early majority".
   * [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767907698?keywords=slack&qid=1455823504&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1|"Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency"]] by Tom DeMarco. Discussion about the counterintuitive principle that explains why efficiency efforts can slow a company down. Fights against the concept that, for example, 100% utilization of people is the most efficient way to get something done.
-  * [[https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation-ebook/dp/B004J4XGN6/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470047468&sr=1-1&keywords=lean+startup#nav-subnav|The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses]] - Eric Ries. Great book! Applies agile / lean approach to the idea of working (and importantly) measuring progress on a true innovation by measuring true learning. While written from the perspective of a startup, the approach can be applied to any innovative endeavor.
+  * [[https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation-ebook/dp/B004J4XGN6/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470047468&sr=1-1&keywords=lean+startup#nav-subnav|The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses]] - Eric Ries. Great book! Applies agile / lean approach to the idea of working (and importantly) measuring progress on a true innovation by measuring true learning. While written from the perspective of a startup, the approach can be applied to any innovative endeavor. If you want to understand how to do real innovation and know whether you are making progress, this is the book for you. Key idea is the concept of "validated learning" where you set up experiments based on what you want to find out, and as a result of the feedback generated, make adjustments to your plan.
+  * [[https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business-ebook/dp/B00AZRBLHO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1487022558&sr=1-1&keywords=phoenix+project|The Phoenix Project]] by Gene Kim.  The Goal is about manufacturing. Today, our constraints aren't robots inside our factories, but it's how we manage technologies. This book shows us how to diminish our modern constraints to help the business win and is useful for anyone wanting to transform their IT.
+====== Other Reading Lists ======
+  * [[http://agilecoachinginstitute.com/agile-coaching-resources/|Agile Coaching Resources]]: By Lyssa Adkins provides a view of recommended books (and other resources) aimed at improving you ability to coach.
+  * [[http://www.scaledagileframework.com/recommended-reading/|SAFe's Recommended Reading list]]: Aimed mainly at leadership.
+  * [[http://heathbrothers.com/member-content/switch-reading-list/|Switch Reading List]]: By the Heath brothers that wrote the book on organizational change called "Switch".
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