This is my Gold Standard reading list for learning and practicing the Scrum Software Development Methodology. Not surprisingly, Scrum can be used for any kind of project, not just software development as it’s Lean Management framework was largely borrowed from Lean Manufacturing principles from Lean Six Sigma, TQM, Kanban, Kaizen and the Theory of Constraints. This list was originally borrowed from the Scrum Alliance’s reading list. In addition to the articles found on the Scrum Alliance’s website, the following books will help you on your journey to Scrum.

• Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager’s Guide by Craig Larman
• Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn
• Agile Project Management with Scrum by Ken Schwaber
• Agile Retrospectives by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen
• Agile Software Development by Alistair Cockburn
• Agile Software Development with Scrum by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle ‘
• Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders by Jean Tabaka
• The Enterprise and Scrum by Ken Schwaber
• User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn

All of these books are available via the O’Reilly Safari Books Online website.

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