Christopher Chant 🚢 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility
Jonathan Smart
Day 27: 3 Books for Managing Delivery at Scale I love me a good book! Here are 3 I recommend to delivery managers working at scale. • Agile and Lean Program Management - Johanna Rothman • Sooner Safer Happier - Jonathan Smart • Project to Product - Mik Kersten
Paperback, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gardeners Not Mechanics: How to cultivate change at work
Gary Lloyd
At the last book club, we abandoned Emergent Strategy and voted for Gardeners Not Mechanics by Gary Lloyd. We'll cover the first two chapters on the 9th of January. https://t.co/uz5SWFhPkF If anyone fancies joining us, let me know!
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework
Mik Kersten
Project to Product - Mik Kersten If you're trying to understand how you move from delivering projects to working on a product roadmap, the aptly titled Project to Product is a great start.
Paperback, 2018
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
Esther Derby
The book Agile Retrospectives by Esther Derby & Diana Larsen is a great book for optimising, which I highly recommend. Improving as a team is important but staying on top of your goals will propel you to the next level.
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7 Rules for Positive, Productive Change: Micro Shifts, Macro Results [Standard Large Print 16 Pt Edition]
Esther Derby
7 Rules for Positive Productive Change by Esther Derby I love Esther's approach to change, and I've been lucky enough to train with Esther on several occasions. Her books and podcasts a packed with actionable insights.
Paperback, 2019
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Agile and Lean Program Management: Scaling Collaboration Across the Organization
Johanna Rothman
Agile and Lean Program Management - Johanna Rothman As a rule of thumb, if Johanna Rothman has written it, it's worth a read. This book is excellent if you or your company are (still) struggling to deliver change at pace and keep stakeholders happy.
Paperback, 2016
$44.95$22.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Making Work Visible, 2nd Edition: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow
Dominica Degrandis
Making Work Visible by Dominica DeGrandis If you want to improve, you need to know your strengths and weaknesses. Making Work Visible describes the Time Thieves that affect every software development team.
Paperback, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Architecture for Flow: Adaptive Systems with Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Mapping, and Team Topologies
Susanne Kaiser
We’re spoilt for choice at this years #mapcamp Currently listening to Susanne Kaiser talking about Architecture for Flow with Domain Driven-Development and #wardleyMaps
Paperback, 2025
$44.99$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Adrienne Maree Brown
At the last book club, we abandoned Emergent Strategy and voted for Gardeners Not Mechanics by Gary Lloyd. We'll cover the first two chapters on the 9th of January. https://t.co/uz5SWFhPkF If anyone fancies joining us, let me know!
Paperback, 2017
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book