🔄 Agile Transformation

Guides for organizations navigating the messy, human work of adopting agile methodologies at scale. These books address not just the frameworks but the cultural shifts required to make them stick.

Coaching Agile Teams

by Lyssa Adkins • 2010

Beyond the stand-up: the coaching craft that turns agile compliance into high performance.

4.22

2k+

🌀 Agile Methodology 📋 Scrum 🤝 Team Coaching 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Coaching Agile Teams

Beyond the stand-up: the coaching craft that turns agile compliance into high performance.

by Lyssa Adkins 2010

4.22

2k+ ratings

🌀 Agile Methodology 📋 Scrum 🤝 Team Coaching 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Lean Change Management

by Jason Little • 2013

Organizational change resists five-year plans. Run it as experiments, let feedback steer instead.

4.02

471

🔄 Change Management 📐 Lean Methodology 🧪 Experimental Change 📋 Visual Planning 🌱 Change Agents

Lean Change Management

Organizational change resists five-year plans. Run it as experiments, let feedback steer instead.

by Jason Little 2013

4.02

471 ratings

🔄 Change Management 📐 Lean Methodology 🧪 Experimental Change 📋 Visual Planning 🌱 Change Agents

Manage Your Project Portfolio

by Johanna Rothman • 2008

Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.

3.72

200

📊 Portfolio Management 📋 Work Prioritization 🎯 Strategic Alignment 📏 Capacity Planning 👁️ Visual Management

Manage Your Project Portfolio

Your organization says yes to everything. The framework for choosing what to stop.

by Johanna Rothman 2008

3.72

200 ratings

📊 Portfolio Management 📋 Work Prioritization 🎯 Strategic Alignment 📏 Capacity Planning 👁️ Visual Management

The Rollout

by Alex Yakyma • 2016

A change agent teaches a resistant tech company to ship together, before the market buries it.

4.05

166

💼 Business Fiction 🏢 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Mentor Figure

The Rollout

A change agent teaches a resistant tech company to ship together, before the market buries it.

by Alex Yakyma 2016

4.05

166 ratings

💼 Business Fiction 🏢 Organizational Change 🔗 Systems Thinking 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧠 Mentor Figure

Creating Agile Organizations

by Cesario Ramos • 2022

Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.

4.69

🏗️ Organizational Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 🌊 Flow Optimization 👥 Cross-Functional Teams 💡 Change Management

Creating Agile Organizations

Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.

by Cesario Ramos 2022

4.69

16 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 🌊 Flow Optimization 👥 Cross-Functional Teams 💡 Change Management

Leading the Transformation

by Gary Gruver • 2015

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

3.80

418

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 💻 Technology Leadership 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Leading the Transformation

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

by Gary Gruver 2015

3.80

418 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices 💻 Technology Leadership 🚀 Continuous Delivery

The Professional Agile Leader

by Ron Eringa • 2022

Agile asks leaders to dismantle the very authority that made them successful.

4.41

🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🎯 Outcome Over Output 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌱 Coaching Leadership

The Professional Agile Leader

Agile asks leaders to dismantle the very authority that made them successful.

by Ron Eringa 2022

4.41

44 ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🎯 Outcome Over Output 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌱 Coaching Leadership

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

by Daryl Kulak • 2017

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

4.36

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

The Journey to Enterprise Agility

Copycat agile fails without the worldview: your company is a living system, not a machine.

by Daryl Kulak 2017

4.36

39 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🏢 Enterprise Agility 🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Hacking for Agile Change

by Lena Ross • 2017

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

3.90

🔄 Change Management 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science 🪢 Facilitation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling

Hacking for Agile Change

Agile isn't just for code: the mindset and psychology that make any organizational change stick.

by Lena Ross 2017

3.90

21 ratings

🔄 Change Management 🎨 Design Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Science 🪢 Facilitation Skills 📖 Business Storytelling

The Agile Culture

by Pollyanna Pixton • 2014

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

3.88

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment 🎯 Strategic Alignment

The Agile Culture

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

by Pollyanna Pixton 2014

3.88

58 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment 🎯 Strategic Alignment

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

4.38

🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership ♻️ Continuous Improvement

Unlocking Agility

Enterprise agility: transforming leadership and culture, not just adopting a software framework.

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

4.38

80 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership ♻️ Continuous Improvement

Being Agile in Business

by Belinda Waldock • 2015

Software teams sprint for a reason. Borrow their visual, iterative playbook for whatever you make.

3.29

🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Visual Project Management 🔁 Iterative Work 💰 Value Delivery ⚙️ Workflow Optimization

Being Agile in Business

Software teams sprint for a reason. Borrow their visual, iterative playbook for whatever you make.

by Belinda Waldock 2015

3.29

28 ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Visual Project Management 🔁 Iterative Work 💰 Value Delivery ⚙️ Workflow Optimization

Agile Transformation

by Michael K. Spayd • 2020

Transform the leader, the culture, the structure, and the thinking, all at once.

4.63

🏢 Organizational Change 🧩 Integral Theory 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧠 Adult Development 🌀 Spiral Dynamics

Agile Transformation

Transform the leader, the culture, the structure, and the thinking, all at once.

by Michael K. Spayd 2020

4.63

32 ratings

🏢 Organizational Change 🧩 Integral Theory 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧠 Adult Development 🌀 Spiral Dynamics

The Agile Pocket Guide

by Peter Saddington • 2012

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

3.42

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

The Agile Pocket Guide

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

by Peter Saddington 2012

3.42

48 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

AGILE in Practice

by Sudipta Malakar • 2021

A field manual for Agile beyond software: the Kanban, Scrum, and scaling tactics most guides skip.

5.00

🔄 Agile Methodologies 📋 Project Management 📊 Kanban Systems ⚡ Workflow Optimization 🔁 Continuous Improvement

AGILE in Practice

A field manual for Agile beyond software: the Kanban, Scrum, and scaling tactics most guides skip.

by Sudipta Malakar 2021

5.00

1 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodologies 📋 Project Management 📊 Kanban Systems ⚡ Workflow Optimization 🔁 Continuous Improvement

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