50 Books like Practical Kanban

Agile Project Management with Kanban

by Eric Brechner • 2015

Drowning in plans? A visual system that cuts the noise and lets your team ship continuously.

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361

🧭 Kanban Method 🔄 Agile Project Management 🏭 Lean Software Development 🚧 Work In Progress Limits 👁️ Visual Management

Agile Project Management with Kanban Summary

Agile Project Management with Kanban 96%

Drowning in plans? A visual system that cuts the noise and lets your team ship continuously.

by Eric Brechner 2015

3.98

361 ratings

🧭 Kanban Method 🔄 Agile Project Management 🏭 Lean Software Development 🚧 Work In Progress Limits 👁️ Visual Management

The Principles of Product Development Flow

by Donald G. Reinertsen • 2009

Product development waste hides in its invisible queues. The fix is not process, it is economics.

4.19

3k+

🏗️ Product Development 📊 Queueing Theory 💰 Economic Decision Making 🌊 Flow Optimization 📦 Small Batch Production

The Principles of Product Development Flow Summary

The Principles of Product Development Flow 96%

Product development waste hides in its invisible queues. The fix is not process, it is economics.

by Donald G. Reinertsen 2009

4.19

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Product Development 📊 Queueing Theory 💰 Economic Decision Making 🌊 Flow Optimization 📦 Small Batch Production

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 96%

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

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

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Visual Project Management 🔁 Iterative Work 💰 Value Delivery

Being Agile in Business 95%

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

by Belinda Waldock 2015

3.29

28 ratings

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Visual Project Management 🔁 Iterative Work 💰 Value Delivery

Value Stream Mapping

by Karen Martin • 2013

Your hierarchy hides delays. One map reveals them, and a strict method makes the fixes permanent.

3.94

740

⚙️ Lean Methodology 🗺️ Value Stream Mapping 🔄 Organizational Change 📈 Process Improvement 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Value Stream Mapping 95%

Your hierarchy hides delays. One map reveals them, and a strict method makes the fixes permanent.

by Karen Martin 2013

3.94

740 ratings

⚙️ Lean Methodology 🗺️ Value Stream Mapping 🔄 Organizational Change 📈 Process Improvement 🔁 Continuous Improvement

Rethinking Agile

by Klaus Leopold • 2018

Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.

4.30

551

🧩 Agile Methodology 🏢 Business Agility 🏭 Lean Management 🔗 Systems Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

Rethinking Agile 95%

Your teams are agile; the company is slow. The bottleneck is the system, not the team.

by Klaus Leopold 2018

4.30

551 ratings

🧩 Agile Methodology 🏢 Business Agility 🏭 Lean Management 🔗 Systems Thinking ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints

There's Got to Be a Better Way

by Nelson P. Repenning • 2025

Your team drowns in work that never finishes. The fix isn't working harder; it's starting less.

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121

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔧 Process Improvement 🏭 Lean Methodology 🚒 Reactive Organizations 👁️ Visual Management

There's Got to Be a Better Way 95%

Your team drowns in work that never finishes. The fix isn't working harder; it's starting less.

by Nelson P. Repenning 2025

4.16

121 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔧 Process Improvement 🏭 Lean Methodology 🚒 Reactive Organizations 👁️ Visual Management

Project to Product

by Mik Kersten • 2018

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

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1k+

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

Project to Product 95%

Stop running software as projects. A product model that links engineering work to business value.

by Mik Kersten 2018

3.92

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Software Delivery 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Value Stream Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 📦 Product Management

The Haystack Syndrome

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 1990

Cost accounting died decades ago. Three numbers replace it, and most managers never noticed.

3.80

264

⛓️ Theory Of Constraints 🔗 Systems Thinking 📊 Management Accounting 🔄 Process Improvement 📏 Organizational Metrics

The Haystack Syndrome 95%

Cost accounting died decades ago. Three numbers replace it, and most managers never noticed.

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 1990

3.80

264 ratings

⛓️ Theory Of Constraints 🔗 Systems Thinking 📊 Management Accounting 🔄 Process Improvement 📏 Organizational Metrics

Lean Six Sigma

by Michael L. George • 2002

Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Bring them together and lead times drop 80%.

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232

🏭 Lean Methodology 📊 Six Sigma 🔧 Process Improvement ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 🗑️ Waste Reduction

Lean Six Sigma 95%

Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Bring them together and lead times drop 80%.

by Michael L. George 2002

3.7

232 ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 📊 Six Sigma 🔧 Process Improvement ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 🗑️ Waste Reduction

Lean Six Sigma For Dummies

by John A. Morgan • 2012

Find waste, fix bottlenecks, let data drive decisions: the beginner's guide to Lean Six Sigma.

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📋 Quality Management 🔄 Lean Thinking 🎯 Six Sigma 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🗑️ Waste Elimination

Lean Six Sigma For Dummies 94%

Find waste, fix bottlenecks, let data drive decisions: the beginner's guide to Lean Six Sigma.

by John A. Morgan 2012

3.65

271 ratings

📋 Quality Management 🔄 Lean Thinking 🎯 Six Sigma 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🗑️ Waste Elimination

Lean Thinking

by James P. Womack • 1996

Most of what your company does creates no value. Five principles for finding and eliminating it.

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6k+

🏭 Lean Methodology 🗑️ Waste Elimination 🔄 Continuous Improvement 📊 Process Improvement 🎯 Pull Systems

Lean Thinking 94%

Most of what your company does creates no value. Five principles for finding and eliminating it.

by James P. Womack 1996

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🗑️ Waste Elimination 🔄 Continuous Improvement 📊 Process Improvement 🎯 Pull Systems

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 94%

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 Logical Thinking Process

by H. William Dettmer • 2007

A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.

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160

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔗 Constraint Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🧩 Logical Frameworks

The Logical Thinking Process 94%

A systematic method to identify and break the one bottleneck holding your entire organization back.

by H. William Dettmer 2007

4.38

160 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔗 Constraint Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 🧩 Logical Frameworks

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 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧠 Systems Thinking 🌊 Flow Optimization 👥 Cross-Functional Teams

Creating Agile Organizations 94%

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 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧠 Systems Thinking 🌊 Flow Optimization 👥 Cross-Functional Teams

Visual Project Management

by Mark J Woeppel • 2015

Invisible problems sink projects. Ten visual tools that expose them before they do damage.

3.79

📋 Project Management 👁️ Visual Management 📌 Kanban 📊 Data Visualization 🗺️ Process Mapping

Visual Project Management 94%

Invisible problems sink projects. Ten visual tools that expose them before they do damage.

by Mark J Woeppel 2015

3.79

39 ratings

📋 Project Management 👁️ Visual Management 📌 Kanban 📊 Data Visualization 🗺️ Process Mapping

Lean Software Development

by Mary Poppendieck • 2003

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

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1k+

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Lean Software Development 94%

The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.

by Mary Poppendieck 2003

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 🔄 Agile Methods 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🤝 Team Autonomy 🧩 Systems Thinking

Personal Kanban

by Jim Benson • 2011

Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.

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2k+

📋 Visual Task Management ⏱️ Personal Productivity 📌 Kanban 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🥇 Prioritization

Personal Kanban 94%

Your brain isn't built for to-do lists. The visual system that calms the chaos.

by Jim Benson 2011

3.77

2k+ ratings

📋 Visual Task Management ⏱️ Personal Productivity 📌 Kanban 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🥇 Prioritization

Agile Project Management for Beginners

by Bryan Mathis • 2013

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

3.35

🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

Agile Project Management for Beginners Summary

Agile Project Management for Beginners 94%

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

by Bryan Mathis 2013

3.35

71 ratings

🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

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 Summary

The Journey to Enterprise Agility 94%

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

The Goal

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 2004

Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.

4.07

85k+

🏭 Manufacturing ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🔗 Theory Of Constraints 📈 Business Turnaround

The Goal 94%

Busy workers mask a fatal flaw: the novel that taught business to focus on bottlenecks.

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 2004

4.07

85k+ ratings

🏭 Manufacturing ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🔗 Theory Of Constraints 📈 Business Turnaround

Scrum

by Jeff Sutherland • 2014

Why small autonomous teams in short cycles outperform everyone, and how to build one.

4.14

24k+

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Project Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Workflow Optimization

Scrum 94%

Why small autonomous teams in short cycles outperform everyone, and how to build one.

by Jeff Sutherland 2014

4.14

24k+ ratings

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Project Management 🏭 Lean Methodology 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Workflow Optimization

Out of the Crisis

by W. Edwards Deming • 1982

Quotas backfire. Inspection can't find the real problem. The principles that actually fix quality.

4.01

5k+

📊 Quality Management 🔄 Organizational Change 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🧩 Systems Thinking 🏢 Workplace Culture

Out of the Crisis 93%

Quotas backfire. Inspection can't find the real problem. The principles that actually fix quality.

by W. Edwards Deming 1982

4.01

5k+ ratings

📊 Quality Management 🔄 Organizational Change 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🧩 Systems Thinking 🏢 Workplace Culture

The Toyota Way Fieldbook

by Jeffrey K. Liker • 2005

Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.

4.18

707

🏭 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Process Improvement ✅ Quality Culture 👁️ Visual Management

The Toyota Way Fieldbook 93%

Most lean books end at principles; this one starts with the routines that make them daily reality.

by Jeffrey K. Liker 2005

4.18

707 ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology ⚙️ Operations Management 🔄 Process Improvement ✅ Quality Culture 👁️ Visual Management

Gemba Walks

by James P. Womack • 2011

The org chart is fiction. Value moves sideways, and only a walk to the source reveals it.

3.88

238

🧩 Lean Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🗑️ Waste Elimination 🤝 Respect For People 🦋 Organizational Change

Gemba Walks 93%

The org chart is fiction. Value moves sideways, and only a walk to the source reveals it.

by James P. Womack 2011

3.88

238 ratings

🧩 Lean Management 🔁 Continuous Improvement 🗑️ Waste Elimination 🤝 Respect For People 🦋 Organizational Change

Joy, Inc.

by Richard Sheridan • 2013

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

4.07

2k+

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

Joy, Inc. 93%

From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.

by Richard Sheridan 2013

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Culture 🏗️ Organizational Design 💻 Software Management 🔄 Agile Development 👤 Human-Centered Design

The DevOps Handbook

by Gene Kim • 2015

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

4.29

6k+

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

The DevOps Handbook 93%

Speed and stability without the tradeoff. A practical handbook for unifying your delivery pipeline.

by Gene Kim 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

🛠️ Devops 📦 Software Delivery 🔄 Continuous Delivery 🏭 Lean Methodology 🤝 Just Culture

Automate Your Busywork

by Aytekin Tank • 2023

Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.

3.29

391

🤖 Workflow Automation 🔁 Continuous Improvement ⚙️ Personal Systems 📐 Lean Methodology 🔗 Systems Thinking

Automate Your Busywork 93%

Most of your workday runs on repeat. The no-code playbook for automating it away.

by Aytekin Tank 2023

3.29

391 ratings

🤖 Workflow Automation 🔁 Continuous Improvement ⚙️ Personal Systems 📐 Lean Methodology 🔗 Systems Thinking

Agile IT Organization Design

by Sriram Narayan • 2015

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

4.07

187

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Agile IT Organization Design 93%

Agile IT starts with how you fund and structure teams, not with standups and sticky notes.

by Sriram Narayan 2015

4.07

187 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Methodology 🤝 Cross-Functional Teams 🚀 Continuous Delivery

Pareto's Principle

by 50Minutes • 2015

Eighty percent of what you do barely matters. One chart identifies the twenty percent that does.

3.47

🏭 Business Efficiency ✅ Quality Management 🎯 Resource Prioritization ⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems

Pareto's Principle 93%

Eighty percent of what you do barely matters. One chart identifies the twenty percent that does.

by 50Minutes 2015

3.47

15 ratings

🏭 Business Efficiency ✅ Quality Management 🎯 Resource Prioritization ⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems

Management Challenges for the 21st Century

by Peter F. Drucker • 2009

Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.

4.07

876

🏛️ Management Paradigms 🔮 Strategic Foresight 🌊 Change Leadership 🧠 Knowledge Management 🧘 Self-Management

Management Challenges for the 21st Century Summary

Management Challenges for the 21st Century 93%

Management's old rules are dead. Falling birthrates, knowledge as capital, self-management.

by Peter F. Drucker 2009

4.07

876 ratings

🏛️ Management Paradigms 🔮 Strategic Foresight 🌊 Change Leadership 🧠 Knowledge Management 🧘 Self-Management

The Lean Machine

by Dantar P. Oosterwal • 2010

The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.

3.83

137

🛠️ Product Development 📊 Visual Management 🔄 Business Transformation 📚 Learning Organization 💡 Innovation Management

The Lean Machine 93%

The lean product development playbook behind Harley-Davidson's turnaround, and how to use it.

by Dantar P. Oosterwal 2010

3.83

137 ratings

🛠️ Product Development 📊 Visual Management 🔄 Business Transformation 📚 Learning Organization 💡 Innovation Management

Wiring the Winning Organization

by Gene Kim • 2023

Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.

4.17

336

🏗️ Organizational Design 👷 Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Organizational Learning

Wiring the Winning Organization 93%

Your company's processes either make problems solvable or bury them. A blueprint for fixing that.

by Gene Kim 2023

4.17

336 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 👷 Engineering Management 💻 Tech Leaders 🔗 Systems Thinking 📚 Organizational Learning

Strategic Kaizen

by Masaaki Imai • 2020

The CEO's framework for turning lean principles into strategy, not just shop-floor fixes.

3.90

🏭 Lean Manufacturing 📈 Operational Excellence 🔄 Continuous Improvement ⏱️ Just In Time Production 🎯 Customer-Focused Strategy

Strategic Kaizen 93%

The CEO's framework for turning lean principles into strategy, not just shop-floor fixes.

by Masaaki Imai 2020

3.90

29 ratings

🏭 Lean Manufacturing 📈 Operational Excellence 🔄 Continuous Improvement ⏱️ Just In Time Production 🎯 Customer-Focused Strategy

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The

by Kurt Bittner • 2017

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

4.13

122

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The Summary

Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum, The 93%

How 3 to 9 Scrum teams ship one integrated product every Sprint, no heavy framework required.

by Kurt Bittner 2017

4.13

122 ratings

🏗️ Scaled Agile 📋 Scrum Framework 📈 Scrum Scaling 🔄 Continuous Integration 🧹 Technical Debt

Sense and Respond

by Jeff Gothelf • 2017

Plans break when markets shift fast. The winners listen, experiment, and adapt without waiting.

4.02

540

💻 Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🔧 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Organizations 🎨 Design Thinking

Sense and Respond 93%

Plans break when markets shift fast. The winners listen, experiment, and adapt without waiting.

by Jeff Gothelf 2017

4.02

540 ratings

💻 Digital Transformation 🔄 Organizational Change 🔧 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Organizations 🎨 Design Thinking

Understanding A3 Thinking

by Durward K. Sobek II • 2008

Toyota runs its entire management system on a single handwritten page. The method behind that page.

4.04

283

🏭 Lean Thinking 🌱 Kaizen 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 📊 Visual Management 🗺️ Process Mapping

Understanding A3 Thinking 93%

Toyota runs its entire management system on a single handwritten page. The method behind that page.

by Durward K. Sobek II 2008

4.04

283 ratings

🏭 Lean Thinking 🌱 Kaizen 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 📊 Visual Management 🗺️ Process Mapping

A Team of Leaders

by Paul Gustavson • 2014

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

3.89

132

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

A Team of Leaders 93%

Turn your team from hierarchy to distributed leadership through five deliberate design stages.

by Paul Gustavson 2014

3.89

132 ratings

🤝 Self-Managing Teams 🏗️ Organizational Design 📚 Knowledge Management 👁️ Visual Management 🔄 Change Management

Why Simple Wins

by Lisa Bodell • 2016

Your overflowing calendar and inbox are not your fault. The system for reclaiming your workday.

3.33

412

🏢 Organizational Culture ⚙️ Process Improvement 📊 Workplace Efficiency ⏱️ Time Management 💡 Innovation Culture

Why Simple Wins 93%

Your overflowing calendar and inbox are not your fault. The system for reclaiming your workday.

by Lisa Bodell 2016

3.33

412 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture ⚙️ Process Improvement 📊 Workplace Efficiency ⏱️ Time Management 💡 Innovation Culture

Reset

by Dan Heath • 2025

The two moves that unstick any system: find the right point, then move everything onto it.

4.13

3k+

🔄 Organizational Change ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints 🏭 Lean Methodology 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧪 Rapid Experimentation

Reset 93%

The two moves that unstick any system: find the right point, then move everything onto it.

by Dan Heath 2025

4.13

3k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change ⛓️ Theory Of Constraints 🏭 Lean Methodology 🔗 Systems Thinking 🧪 Rapid Experimentation

Outcomes Over Output

by Josh Seiden • 2019

Stop asking what to build and start asking what your customers should do differently.

4.33

2k+

🧭 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🛠️ Jobs To Be Done 🧪 Lean Experiments 📊 Behavioral Metrics

Outcomes Over Output 93%

Stop asking what to build and start asking what your customers should do differently.

by Josh Seiden 2019

4.33

2k+ ratings

🧭 Product Management 🚀 Lean Startup 🛠️ Jobs To Be Done 🧪 Lean Experiments 📊 Behavioral Metrics

Unlocking Agility

by Jorgen Hesselberg • 2018

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

4.38

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

Unlocking Agility 93%

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

by Jorgen Hesselberg 2018

4.38

80 ratings

🔄 Agile Transformation 🏢 Organizational Change 📐 Lean Methodology 🌱 Culture Change 🤲 Servant Leadership

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education

by W. Edwards Deming • 1991

Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.

4.17

723

🏭 Quality Management 🧠 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 📊 Statistical Thinking 💡 Intrinsic Motivation

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education Summary

The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education 93%

Ranking employees and setting numerical targets are not management. They are sabotage.

by W. Edwards Deming 1991

4.17

723 ratings

🏭 Quality Management 🧠 Systems Thinking 🔄 Organizational Change 📊 Statistical Thinking 💡 Intrinsic Motivation

Product Leadership

by Richard Banfield • 2017

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

3.65

1k+

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Product Leadership 92%

Building products and leading product teams are two different skills. Most PMs only learn the first.

by Richard Banfield 2017

3.65

1k+ ratings

📦 Product Management 💻 Tech Leadership 🧭 Product Strategy 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Doing Agile Right

by Darrell Rigby • 2020

Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.

3.78

890

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 📐 Lean Thinking

Doing Agile Right 92%

Agile and bureaucracy can coexist. The companies that master both leave pure-agile rivals behind.

by Darrell Rigby 2020

3.78

890 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏢 Organizational Change 💡 Innovation Management 🤝 Team Empowerment 📐 Lean Thinking

The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy

by Mark Schwartz • 2020

Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.

4.11

199

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📐 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Management ⚙️ Devops Culture

The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy 92%

Most digital transformations fail because they fight bureaucracy instead of reprogramming it.

by Mark Schwartz 2020

4.11

199 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📐 Lean Methodology 🏃 Agile Management ⚙️ Devops Culture

Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking

by Jeff Gothelf • 2017

Agile for engineers, Lean for product, Design Thinking for design. The power is where they meet.

3.74

704

🧑‍💻 Product Management 👥 Cross-Functional Teams 🧪 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 💡 Design Thinking

Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking Summary

Lean Vs. Agile Vs. Design Thinking 92%

Agile for engineers, Lean for product, Design Thinking for design. The power is where they meet.

by Jeff Gothelf 2017

3.74

704 ratings

🧑‍💻 Product Management 👥 Cross-Functional Teams 🧪 Lean Startup 🔄 Agile Development 💡 Design Thinking

Great Ceos Are Lazy

by Jim Schleckser • 2016

One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.

4.26

393

👔 Ceo Leadership 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Constraint Removal 🌱 Talent Development 🏗️ Business Model Design

Great Ceos Are Lazy 92%

One bottleneck at a time: how top CEOs multiply output by doing less, not more.

by Jim Schleckser 2016

4.26

393 ratings

👔 Ceo Leadership 📊 Corporate Strategy 🔗 Constraint Removal 🌱 Talent Development 🏗️ Business Model Design

Slack

by Tom DeMarco • 2001

Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.

4.02

2k+

🔄 Organizational Change ⏳ Efficiency Critique 🔥 Overwork And Burnout ⚠️ Risk Management 🔗 Systems Thinking

Slack 92%

Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.

by Tom DeMarco 2001

4.02

2k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change ⏳ Efficiency Critique 🔥 Overwork And Burnout ⚠️ Risk Management 🔗 Systems Thinking

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

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

by Peter Saddington 2012

3.42

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

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